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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
140
319
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
126
303
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
161
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
38
161
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
156
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
32
155
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
53
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
23
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Carolina
23 Genera with 49 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1837
Triangular spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1850Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1850Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
49 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope florida Ralph Vary C..., 1944Florida Argiope
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Eustala exigua Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala ingenua Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Eustala tantula Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Kaira alba Nicholas Mar..., 1850Pale Frilled Orbweaver
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora amchickeringi Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora candida Chickering, 1954Orb weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia carolinalis Archer, 1951
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana taboga Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in South Carolina
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
16
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
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