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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
147
467
880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
129
409
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
45
263
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
44
262
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
38
243
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
38
243
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
71
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
36
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
36 Genera with 108 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19483SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 198820SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1893Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chaetacis Simon, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1995Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 2024Frilled Orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20075SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1931Angling spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19304SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 183312SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1875Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Paraverrucosa Mello-Leitao, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18362SpeciesTaxom
Popperaneus Cabra-García..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Spintharidius Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19915SpeciesTaxom
Xylethrus Simon, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
108 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Actinosoma pentacanthum Walckenaer, 1842
Aculepeira albovittata Mello-Leitao, 1941
Aculepeira apa Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Aculepeira vittata Gerschman & ..., 1948
Alpaida alticeps Keyserling, 1879
Alpaida alto Levi, 1988
Alpaida amambay Levi, 1988
Alpaida arvoredo Buckup & Rod..., 2011
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida carminea Taczanowski, 1878
Alpaida chaco Levi, 1988
Alpaida gallardoi Levi, 1988
Alpaida grayi Blackwall, 1863
Alpaida hoffmanni (Levi, 1988)⇒ Alpaida arvoredo Buckup & Rod..., 2011
Alpaida itapua Levi, 1988
Alpaida keyserlingi Levi, 1988
Alpaida latro Fabricius, 1775
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida quadrilorata Simon, 1897
Alpaida rubellula Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida versicolor Keyserling, 1877
Alpaida yuto Levi, 1988
Araneus blumenau Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus lathyrinus Holmberg, 1875
Araneus omnicolor Keyserling, 1893
Araneus unanimus Keyserling, 1879
Araneus uniformis Keyserling, 1879
Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Araneus vincibilis Keyserling, 1893
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope argyrea Badcock, 1932
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884Guinea ant
Carepalxis camelus Eugène Simon, 1895
Chaetacis picta (Carl Ludwig ..., 1836)⇒ Micrathena picta C. L. Koch, 1836
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa diversa Octavius Pic..., 1894Orb weavers
Cyclosa machadinho Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Eustala davalosae Pett & Pai-G..., 2024
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Eustala isosceles (Cândido Firm..., 1939)⇒ Kapogea isosceles Mello-Leitao, 1939
Eustala tribrachiata Badcock, 1932
Eustala vellardi Cândido Firm..., 1924
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Kaira candidissima Cândido Firm..., 1941
Kaira gibberosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Kaira mbywangiae Pett & Pai-G..., 2024
Kapogea isosceles Mello-Leitao, 1939
Kapogea sellata Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Larinia bivittata Keyserling, 1885
Mangora chao Levi, 2007
Mangora leverger Levi, 2007
Mangora peichiuta Levi, 2007
Mangora sandovalae Pett & Pai-G..., 2024
Mangora uziga Levi, 2007
Mastophora holmbergi Canals, 1931
Mastophora reimoseri Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mastophora satan Canals, 1931
Mecynogea erythromela Holmberg, 1876
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metepeira glomerabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Metepeira gressa Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena annulata Eduard Reimoser, 1917
Micrathena aureola C.L.Koch, 1836
Micrathena crassa Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena crassispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena fidelis Richard C. B..., 1909Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena nigrichelis Embrik Strand, 1908
Micrathena patruelis Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Micrathena picta C. L. Koch, 1836
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena schenkeli Cândido Firm..., 1939
Micrathena swainsoni Josef Anton ..., 1833
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Ocrepeira camelus Simon, 1895
Ocrepeira fiebrigi Maria Dahl, 1906
Ocrepeira hirsuta Cândido Firm..., 1942
Ocrepeira venustula Eugen von Ke..., 1879
Paraverrucosa uzaga Levi, 1991
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia bistriata Rengger, 1836
Popperaneus iguape Levi, 1991
Pozonia bacillifera Eugène Simon, 1897
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Spintharidius rhomboidalis Eugène Simon, 1893
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Trichonephila sexpunctata Giebel, 1867
Verrucosa cylicophora Badcock, 1932
Verrucosa meridionalis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana iguape Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana juquia Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana madrejon Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana uzaga Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Xylethrus scrupeus Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Xylethrus superbus Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Paraguay
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
23
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Araneidae at artfakta.se
Araneidae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneidae at dyntaxa.se
Araneidae at gbif.org
Araneidae at irmng.org
Araneidae at itis.gov