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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Southeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
214
695
1155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
194
605
1043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
48
263
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
45
260
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
41
240
488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
240
488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
78
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
23
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Brazil
23 Genera with 94 Species
#ACEGMOPTVW
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 187720SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1879Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1894Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19244SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 200714SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1931Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19976SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 183615SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18923SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19913SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Brazil
94 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Actinosoma pentacanthum Walckenaer, 1842
Alpaida alticeps Keyserling, 1879
Alpaida angra Levi, 1988
Alpaida atomaria Simon, 1895
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida bischoffi Levi, 1988
Alpaida canoa Levi, 1988
Alpaida citrina Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida grayi Blackwall, 1863
Alpaida imperialis Baptista, Ca..., 2018
Alpaida keyserlingi Levi, 1988
Alpaida latro Fabricius, 1775
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida marista Baptista, Ca..., 2018
Alpaida mendensis Baptista, Ca..., 2018
Alpaida quadrilorata Simon, 1897
Alpaida tijuca Levi, 1988
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida venger Castanheira ..., 2015
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida versicolor Keyserling, 1877
Araneus abeicus Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus fronki Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus iguacu Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus omnicolor Keyserling, 1893
Araneus orgaos Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus tijuca Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus unanimus Keyserling, 1879
Araneus uniformis Keyserling, 1879
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa diversa Octavius Pic..., 1894Orb weavers
Cyrtarachne quinquespinosa
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eustala nigerrima Cândido Firm..., 1940
Eustala perfida Cândido Firm..., 1947
Eustala tristis John Blackwall, 1862
Eustala vellardi Cândido Firm..., 1924
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora bemberg Levi, 2007
Mangora bocaina Levi, 2007
Mangora caballero Levi, 2007
Mangora chacobo Levi, 2007
Mangora enseada Levi, 2007
Mangora hirtipes Taczanowski, 1878
Mangora insperata Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mangora mathani Simon, 1895
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora missa Levi, 2007
Mangora nonoai Levi, 2007
Mangora sobradinho Levi, 2007
Mangora strenua Keyserling, 1893
Mangora tefe Levi, 2007
Mastophora carpogaster Cândido Firm..., 1925
Mastophora melloleitaoi Canals, 1931
Mecynogea bigibba Eugène Simon, 1903
Mecynogea buique Herbert Walt..., 1997
Mecynogea erythromela Holmberg, 1876
Mecynogea infelix Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Mecynogea sucre Herbert Walt..., 1997
Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Micrathena digitata Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Micrathena fissispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena furcata Carl Wilhelm..., 1822
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena jundiai Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena nigrichelis Embrik Strand, 1908
Micrathena patruelis Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena reali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena ruschii Mello-Leitao, 1945
Micrathena sanctispiritus Brignoli, 1983
Micrathena swainsoni Josef Anton ..., 1833
Micrathena teresopolis Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Ocrepeira venustula Eugen von Ke..., 1879
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia bistriata Rengger, 1836
Parawixia monticola Keyserling, 1892
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Verrucosa meridionalis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Verrucosa scapofracta Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa zebra Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Wagneriana dimastophora Mello-Leitao, 1940
Wagneriana gavensis Hélio Ferraz..., 1950
Wagneriana juquia Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Southeast Brazil
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
15
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
15
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