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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
118
296
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
106
264
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
32
120
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
30
118
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
113
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
113
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
48
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
15
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
15 Genera with 37 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 187710SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1879Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1931Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18923SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
37 Species
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Alpaida angra Levi, 1988
Alpaida atomaria Simon, 1895
Alpaida canoa Levi, 1988
Alpaida citrina Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida imperialis Baptista, Ca..., 2018
Alpaida marista Baptista, Ca..., 2018
Alpaida mendensis Baptista, Ca..., 2018
Alpaida tijuca Levi, 1988
Alpaida venger Castanheira ..., 2015
Alpaida versicolor Keyserling, 1877
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus iguacu Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus orgaos Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus tijuca Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus unanimus Keyserling, 1879
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eustala tristis John Blackwall, 1862
Eustala vellardi Cândido Firm..., 1924
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora strenua Keyserling, 1893
Mastophora carpogaster Cândido Firm..., 1925
Mastophora melloleitaoi Canals, 1931
Mecynogea bigibba Eugène Simon, 1903
Micrathena digitata Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Micrathena fissispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena jundiai Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena sanctispiritus Brignoli, 1983
Micrathena teresopolis Herbert Walt..., 1985
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Verrucosa meridionalis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Verrucosa zebra Eugen von Ke..., 1892

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
8
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
6
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