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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
62
124
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
59
115
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
65
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
64
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
21
59
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
57
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
10
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saint Lucia
10 Genera with 17 Species
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1850Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
Spiny Backed Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Lucia
17 Species
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Micrathena duodecimspinosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena ucayali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Saint Lucia
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
5
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