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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Sarapiquí (Heredia, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
51
89
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
45
82
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
73
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
70
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
32
67
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
32
67
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
28
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
10
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sarapiquí
10 Genera with 10 Species
Bertrana Keyserling, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1850Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sarapiquí
10 Species
Bertrana laselva Levi, 1989Orb weavers
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Sarapiquí
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
7
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
3
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