Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 101
280
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 85
246
381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 40
167
284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 36
159
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 32
150
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
| 32
150
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
| 6
49
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders | 20
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Puerto Rico
20 Genera with 34 Species | Acacesia Simon, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrosoma Perty, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1838 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1999 | Three-lobed Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lewisepeira Levi, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1942 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1833 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1863 | Spotted orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocrepeira Marx, 1947 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Puerto Rico
34 Species | Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847 | Orb weavers | | Acrosoma armatum C. L. Koch, 1845 | | | Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873 | | | Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865 | Orb weavers | | Araneus adjuntaensis Petrunkevitch, 1930 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838 | Orb weavers | | Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Garden Spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Cyclosa alayoni Herbert Walt..., 1999 | Scoliid wasps | | Cyclosa haiti Herbert Walt..., 1999 | Scoliid wasps | | Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863 | Orb weavers | | Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844 | Orb weavers | | Eustala delasmata Elizabeth Ba..., 1945 | | | Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | Orb weavers | | Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898 | Orb weavers | | Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865 | Orb weavers | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Lewisepeira maricao Herbert Walt..., 1993 | | | Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Orb weavers | | Metazygia limonal Herbert Walt..., 1995 | | | Metazygia silvestris Elizabeth Ba..., 1942 | | | Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916 | Bicolor cactussnail | | Micrathena brevispina Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena militaris (Johan Christ..., 1775) | ⇒ Micrathena banksi Herbert Walt..., 1985 | | Micrathena spitzi Cândido Firm..., 1932 | | | Micrathena swainsoni Josef Anton ..., 1833 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Ocrepeira rufa Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Orb weavers | | Ocrepeira serrallesi Elizabeth Ba..., 1947 | | | Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863 | | | Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865 | Orb weavers | | Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865 | Orb weavers |
Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
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
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