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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Trinidad (Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
103
288
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
80
240
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
171
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
39
167
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
34
154
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
154
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
55
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
25
50
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad
25 Genera with 50 Species
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Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1838Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1932Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1890Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18477SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 177812SpeciesTaxom
Molinaranea Mello-Leitao, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Paraverrucosa Mello-Leitao, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19922SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18893SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad
50 Species
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida simla Levi, 1988
Alpaida thaxteri Levi, 1988
Araneus argentatus Provancher, 1895
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884Guinea ant
Cyclosa tamanaco Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eustala trinitatis Henry Rought..., 1918
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Hypognatha scutata Josef Anton ..., 1833
Kaira gibberosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Kapogea sellata Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Mangora amchickeringi Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora cumuto
Mangora dianasilvae Levi, 2007
Mangora falconae Schenkel, 1953Orb weavers
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia keyserlingi Richard C. B..., 1929Orb weavers
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena crassa Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960Orb weavers
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena fidelis Richard C. B..., 1909Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena schenkeli Cândido Firm..., 1939
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena triangularispinosa Charles De Geer, 1778
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Paraverrucosa neglecta Mello-Leitão, 1939
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Parawixia matiapa Levi, 1992
Pozonia bacillifera Eugène Simon, 1897
Pronous intus Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Spilasma duodecimguttata Eugen von Ke..., 1879Orb weavers
Verrucosa simla Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Wagneriana neglecta Cândido Firm..., 1939
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Trinidad
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
17
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
12
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