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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
210
706
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
181
622
1554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
69
402
1302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
395
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
50
373
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
50
373
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
121
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
29
107
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
29 Genera with 107 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers26SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Colphepeira Archer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 189810SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1977Frilled Orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1757Furrow spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19306SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1919Spotted orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
107 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Araneus abigeatus Levi, 1975
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentarius McCook, 1888
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894
Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882Barn orbweaver
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus cochise Levi, 1973
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemma McCook, 1888Cat-faced Spider
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus illaudatus (Gertsch & Mu..., 1936)⇒ Araneus abigeatus Levi, 1975
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus kerr Levi, 1981
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus nashoba Levi, 1973
Araneus nicaraguensis Keyserling, 1884
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus texanus Archer, 1951
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Colphepeira catawba Banks, 1911
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala brevispina Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Eustala cameronensis Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala clavispina Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Kaira alba Nicholas Mar..., 1850Pale Frilled Orbweaver
Kaira altiventer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Kaira hiteae Herbert Walt..., 1977
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides jalimovi Bakhvalov, 1981
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757Gray Cross Spider
Mangora calcarifera F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904Orb weavers
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mangora spiculata (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora placida Hentz, 1847
Mastophora alvareztoroi Ibarra & Mau..., 2003
Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora leucabulba Willis J. Ge..., 1955Orb weavers
Mastophora phrynosoma Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora stowei Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Metepeira arizonica Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Metepeira comanche Herbert Walt..., 1977
Metepeira foxi Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira minima Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
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 benjamina (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neoscona utahana Chamberlin, 1919
Ocrepeira ectypa Charles Atha..., 1842
Ocrepeira georgia Herbert Walt..., 1976Purple sun star
Ocrepeira globosa Frederick Oc..., 1904
Ocrepeira redempta Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
21
90
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
6
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