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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Region Caribe (Colombia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
67
196
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
49
170
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
154
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
36
150
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
32
143
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
32
143
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
62
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
24
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Region Caribe
24 Genera with 63 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18658SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1842Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Chaetacis Simon, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Manogea Levi, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18642SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 175811SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18922SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Tatepeira Levi, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18893SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18652SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Region Caribe
63 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Alpaida darlingtoni Levi, 1988
Alpaida eberhardi Levi, 1988
Alpaida kochalkai Levi, 1988
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida marta Levi, 1988
Alpaida septemmammata O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida trispinosa Keyserling, 1892Orb weavers
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus granadensis Keyserling, 1864
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Chaetacis abrahami (Cândido Firm..., 1948)⇒ Micrathena abrahami Mello-Leitao, 1948
Chaetacis carimagua (Herbert Walt..., 1985)⇒ Micrathena carimagua Levi, 1985
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa diversa Octavius Pic..., 1894Orb weavers
Cyclosa nevada Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Mangora amchickeringi Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora falconae Schenkel, 1953Orb weavers
Mangora kochalkai Levi, 2007
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Manogea gaira Herbert Walt..., 1997
Mecynogea sucre Herbert Walt..., 1997
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metepeira compsa Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Micrathena decorata Arthur Merto..., 1960
Micrathena fidelis Richard C. B..., 1909Orb weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena kochalkai Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena lepidoptera Cândido Firm..., 1941Orb weavers
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena marta Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena saccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Ocrepeira magdalena Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira redondo Herbert Walt..., 1993
Parawixia matiapa Levi, 1992
Parawixia rimosa Keyserling, 1892Orb weavers
Pronous wixoides Ralph Vary C..., 1936Orb weavers
Tatepeira tatarendensis Albert Tullgren, 1905
Wagneriana cobella Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana taboga Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Witica cayanus Władysław ..., 1873
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Region Caribe
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
15
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
2
13
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