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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Pelee (Pelee Island, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
53
149
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
50
146
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
115
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
115
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
22
113
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
22
113
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
51
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
12
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pelee
12 Genera with 17 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1972Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pelee
17 Species
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Singa eugeni Herbert Walt..., 1972

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Pelee
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
1
Genus
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