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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
113
253
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
99
215
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
30
100
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
28
95
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
27
91
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
27
91
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
32
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
17
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South-Central Mexico
17 Genera with 27 Species
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Edricus O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Lewisepeira Levi, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1898Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South-Central Mexico
27 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus uruapan Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa krusa Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Edricus productus Octavius Pic..., 1896
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Lewisepeira chichinautzin Herbert Walt..., 1993
Mangora ixtapan Levi, 2005
Mastophora corpulenta Richard C. B..., 1898Orb weavers
Mecynogea apatzingan Herbert Walt..., 1997
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena glyptogonoides Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Ocrepeira pedregal Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in South-Central Mexico
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
11
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
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