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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
533
4412
23236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
456
3391
19281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
103
1620
12187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
95
1584
11960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
75
1397
10563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
73
1395
10559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
361
3268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
87
1215
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
87 Genera with 1215 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18959SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 194210SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1889160SpeciesTaxom
Amazonepeira Levi, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers85SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1826Garden orbweavers17SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolasius Simon, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 188410SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18690SpeciesTaxom
Chaetacis Simon, 189510SpeciesTaxom
Colaranea Court & Forster, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1866Three-lobed Spiders45SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1864Tent spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19915SpeciesTaxom
Edricus O. P.-Cambridge, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Encyosaccus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Epeiroides Keyserling, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18648SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Eustacesia Caporiacco, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 189572SpeciesTaxom
Galaporella Levi, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833Spiny Backed Orb Weaver6SpeciesTaxom
Gastercantha1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Heterognatha Nicolet, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hingstepeira Levi, 19954SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 183938SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Frilled Orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 19975SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 187411SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Madrepeira Levi, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1889152SpeciesTaxom
Manogea Levi, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1876Angling spiders34SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 190476SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 190319SpeciesTaxom
Micanthena1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 1833106SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19536SpeciesTaxom
Molinaranea Mello-Leitao, 19408SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Nicolepeira Levi, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Novakiella Court & Forster, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Novaranea Court & Forster, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 188357SpeciesTaxom
Paraverrucosa Mello-Leitao, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 190423SpeciesTaxom
Popperaneus Cabra-García..., 20202SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18818SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1836Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Spinepeira Levi, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Spintharidius Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Taczanowskia Keyserling, 18866SpeciesTaxom
Tatepeira Levi, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaria Taczanowski, 187912SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Ursa Simon, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 188844SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 190440SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Xylethrus Simon, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Zealaranea Court & Forster, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19022SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
59
980
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
3
121
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