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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Roberts County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
17
28
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
15
26
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
11
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
10
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
10
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
10
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Roberts County (Texas)
5 Genera with 7 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1842Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Roberts County (Texas)
7 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Roberts County (Texas)
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
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