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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Sumter County (Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
29
58
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
26
55
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
20
48
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
20
48
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
46
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
46
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
12
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sumter County (Alabama)
12 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1850Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sumter County (Alabama)
11 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Kaira alba Nicholas Mar..., 1850Pale Frilled Orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Sumter County (Alabama)
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
1
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