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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Quintana Roo (Southeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
208
478
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
197
456
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
56
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
19
53
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
52
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
52
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
20
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quintana Roo
10 Genera with 15 Species
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quintana Roo
15 Species
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Metazygia chicanna Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena triserrata (Frederick Oc..., 1904)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Pronous felipe Herbert Walt..., 1995
Pronous quintana Herbert Walt..., 1995
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Quintana Roo
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
4
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