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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
265
1111
2516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
229
922
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
68
543
1635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
63
536
1626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
486
1474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
52
486
1474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
146
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
48
294
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Peru
48 Genera with 294 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNOPRSTVWX
Acacesia Simon, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19483SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 198830SpeciesTaxom
Amazonepeira Levi, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers18SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolasius Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chaetacis Simon, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Encyosaccus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 194212SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 199610SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1993Frilled Orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 200741SpeciesTaxom
Manogea Levi, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 199523SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 20017SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 201134SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 199312SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19929SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Spinepeira Levi, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Spintharidius Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Taczanowskia Keyserling, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tatepeira Levi, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaria Taczanowski, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 186511SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Xylethrus Simon, 18953SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peru
294 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia benigna Glueck, 1994
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acacesia peruviana Chamberlin, 1916
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Aculepeira machu Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Aculepeira travassosi Soares & Cam..., 1948Orb weavers
Aculepeira vittata Gerschman & ..., 1948
Alpaida acuta Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida calotypa Chamberlin, 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Alpaida carminea Taczanowski, 1878
Alpaida delicata Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida haligera Archer, 1971
Alpaida hartliebi Levi, 1988
Alpaida iquitos Levi, 1988
Alpaida itapua Levi, 1988
Alpaida itauba Levi, 1988
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida losamigos Deza & Andía, 2014
Alpaida marmorata Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida moka Levi, 1988
Alpaida monzon Levi, 1988
Alpaida nancho Levi, 1988
Alpaida negro Levi, 1988
Alpaida penca Deza & Andía, 2014
Alpaida picchu Levi, 1988
Alpaida rossi Levi, 1988
Alpaida septemmammata O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida tabula Simon, 1895
Alpaida tayos Levi, 1988
Alpaida trilineata Taczanowski, 1878
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida utcuyacu Levi, 1988
Alpaida vanzolinii Levi, 1988
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida weyrauchi Levi, 1988
Amazonepeira beno Levi, 1994
Amazonepeira callaria Levi, 1991
Amazonepeira herrera Levi, 1989Red carpenter ant
Araneus acolla Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus compsus Soares & Cam..., 1948
Araneus cornutus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Araneus dianiphus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus granadensis Keyserling, 1864
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus koepckeorum Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus lechugalensis Keyserling, 1883
Araneus lintatus Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus moretonae Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus sponsus Thorell, 1887
Araneus tambopata Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus tiganus Chamberlin, 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Araneus urubamba Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope savignyi Levi, 1968
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Aspidolasius branicki Taczanowski, 1879
Bertrana elinguis Keyserling, 1883
Bertrana nancho Levi, 1989Red carpenter ant
Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884Guinea ant
Carepalxis salobrensis Eugène Simon, 1895
Chaetacis cucharas (Herbert Walt..., 1985)⇒ Micrathena cucharas Levi, 1985
Chaetacis necopinata (Arthur Merto..., 1960)⇒ Micrathena necopinata Chickering, 1960
Chaetacis woytkowskii (Herbert Walt..., 1985)⇒ Micrathena woytkowskii Levi, 1985
Cyclosa cajamarca Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa dianasilvae Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa libertad Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa picchu Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa triquetra Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Cyclosa vieirae Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Dubiepeira amablemaria Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Dubiepeira amacayacu Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Dubiepeira lamolina Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Dubiepeira neptunina Cândido Firm..., 1948
Enacrosoma anomalum Władysław ..., 1873
Enacrosoma multilobatum Eugène Simon, 1897
Encyosaccus sexmaculatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eustala andina Ralph Vary C..., 1916
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala guianensis Władysław ..., 1873
Eustala guttata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala monticola Ralph Vary C..., 1916Orb weavers
Eustala orina (Ralph Vary C..., 1916)⇒ Eustala guianensis WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873
Eustala rubroguttulata Eugen von Ke..., 1879
Eustala smaragdinea Władysław ..., 1878
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Eustala vellardi Cândido Firm..., 1924
Eustala viridipedata Carl Friedri..., 1942
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypognatha cacau Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha carpish Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha divuca Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha maranon Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha maria Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha matisia Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha mozamba Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha tampo Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha testudinaria Władysław ..., 1879
Hypognatha tingo Herbert Walt..., 1996
Kaira dianae Herbert Walt..., 1993
Kaira erwini Herbert Walt..., 1993
Kaira gibberosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Kaira shinguito Herbert Walt..., 1993
Kapogea cyrtophoroides Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Kapogea sellata Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Kapogea sexnotata Eugène Simon, 1895
Larinia ambo Harrod, Levi..., 1991
Larinia lampa Harrod, Levi..., 1991
Larinia tucuman Harrod, Levi..., 1991
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Mangora acre Levi, 2007
Mangora amacayacu Levi, 2007
Mangora apaporis Levi, 2007
Mangora apobama Levi, 2007
Mangora chacobo Levi, 2007
Mangora chanchamayo Levi, 2007
Mangora chiguaza Levi, 2007
Mangora chispa Levi, 2007
Mangora cochuna Levi, 2007
Mangora colonche Levi, 2007
Mangora comaina Levi, 2007
Mangora dianasilvae Levi, 2007
Mangora explorama Levi, 2007
Mangora hirtipes Taczanowski, 1878
Mangora huallaga Levi, 2007
Mangora huancabamba Levi, 2007
Mangora ikuruwa Levi, 2007
Mangora insperata Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mangora kuntur Levi, 2007
Mangora laga Levi, 2007
Mangora lechugal Levi, 2007
Mangora mathani Simon, 1895
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora moyobamba Levi, 2007
Mangora novempupillata Mello-Leitao, 1940
Mangora nuco Levi, 2007
Mangora oxapampa Levi, 2007
Mangora pagoreni Levi, 2007
Mangora porcullo Levi, 2007
Mangora puerto Levi, 2007
Mangora punctipes Taczanowski, 1878
Mangora ruinas
Mangora semiatra Levi, 2007
Mangora taczanowskii Levi, 2007
Mangora tambo Levi, 2007
Mangora tarma Levi, 2007
Mangora umbrata Simon, 1897
Mangora unam Levi, 2007
Mangora uraricoera Levi, 2007
Mangora uru Levi, 2007
Mangora zona Levi, 2007
Manogea porracea Carl Ludwig ..., 1838Orb weavers
Mastophora dizzydeani Eberhard, 1981
Mastophora escomeli Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia atalaya Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia castaneoscutata Eugène Simon, 1895
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia genaro Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia lagiana Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia limonal Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia lopez Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia manu Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia moldira Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia octama Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia paquisha Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia pastaza Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia patiama Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia peckorum Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia pimentel Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia samiria Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia sendero Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia tapa Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia uma Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia vaupes Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia yobena Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia yucumo Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira cajabamba Piel, 2001
Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Metepeira glomerabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Metepeira inca Piel, 2001
Metepeira lima Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Metepeira nigriventris Władysław ..., 1878
Metepeira tarapaca Piel, 2001
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena agriliformis Władysław ..., 1879Orb weavers
Micrathena armigera Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Micrathena beta Caporiacco, 1947
Micrathena bicolor Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Micrathena bifida Władysław ..., 1879
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena coca Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena crassa Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena cucharas Levi, 1985
Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960Orb weavers
Micrathena exlinae Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena fidelis Richard C. B..., 1909Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena furcata Carl Wilhelm..., 1822
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena huanuco Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena kirbyi Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena macfarlanei Arthur Merto..., 1961Orb weavers
Micrathena miles Eugène Simon, 1895
Micrathena necopinata Chickering, 1960
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena pungens Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena raimondi Władysław ..., 1879
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena triangularispinosa Charles De Geer, 1778
Micrathena ucayali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena vigorsi Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena woytkowskii Levi, 1985
Micrathena yanomami Magalhaes & ..., 2011
Micrepeira fowleri Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrepeira hoeferi Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrepeira pachitea Herbert Walt..., 1995
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Ocrepeira abiseo Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira albopunctata Władysław ..., 1879
Ocrepeira barbara Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira comaina Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira cuy Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira duocypha Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Ocrepeira gibbosa O. Pickard-C..., 1889
Ocrepeira herrera Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira maltana Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira pista Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira viejo Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Parawixia divisoria Levi, 1992
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Parawixia maldonado Levi, 1992
Parawixia matiapa Levi, 1992
Parawixia monticola Keyserling, 1892
Parawixia ouro Levi, 1992
Parawixia rimosa Keyserling, 1892Orb weavers
Parawixia tarapoa Levi, 1992
Parawixia tomba Levi, 1992
Pozonia bacillifera Eugène Simon, 1897
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Scoloderus cordatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1879)⇒ Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Scoloderus gibber Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Spilasma utaca Herbert Walt..., 1995
Spinepeira schlingeri Herbert Walt..., 1995
Spintharidius rhomboidalis Eugène Simon, 1893
Taczanowskia striata Eugen von Ke..., 1879
Tatepeira carrolli Herbert Walt..., 1995
Tatepeira tatarendensis Albert Tullgren, 1905
Testudinaria debsmithae Levi, 2005
Testudinaria elegans Władysław ..., 1879Delicate giant-turris
Testudinaria geometrica Władysław ..., 1879Delicate giant-turris
Testudinaria quadripunctata Władysław ..., 1879Delicate giant-turris
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Verrucosa benavidesae Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa cajamarca Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa chanchamayo Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa meridionalis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Verrucosa silvae Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa undecimvariolata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana bamba Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana huanca Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Wagneriana lechuza Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana pakitza Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana silvae Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana tayos Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana transitoria Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Witica cayanus Władysław ..., 1873
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Witica crassicaudus Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Xylethrus anomid Herbert Walt..., 1996
Xylethrus scrupeus Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Xylethrus superbus Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Peru
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
32
230
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
3
40
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