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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Puntarenas (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
106
250
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
89
223
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
167
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
48
161
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
44
148
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
44
148
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
17
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puntarenas
17 Genera with 38 Species
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1939Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18642SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 182210SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puntarenas
38 Species
Alpaida championi O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus selva Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus ubicki Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Bertrana arena Levi, 1989Orb weavers
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa monteverde Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Enacrosoma quizarra Herbert Walt..., 1996Orb weavers
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora corcovado Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora craigae Levi, 2005
Mangora montana Chickering, 1954
Mangora schneirlai Chickering, 1954Orb weavers
Mangora vito Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mastophora fasciata Eduard Reimoser, 1939Orb weavers
Metazygia keyserlingi Richard C. B..., 1929Orb weavers
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena agriliformis Władysław ..., 1879Orb weavers
Micrathena brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena duodecimspinosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena furcula Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena lepidoptera Cândido Firm..., 1941Orb weavers
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena parallela (Octavius Pic..., 1890)⇒ Micrathena sanctispiritus Brignoli, 1983
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Parawixia rigida O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Puntarenas
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
11
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
10
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