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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Uruguay (Southern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
94
261
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
83
238
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
49
185
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
185
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
166
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
166
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
46
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
15
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uruguay
15 Genera with 37 Species
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18777SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1879Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18927SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18922SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 17782SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uruguay
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Alpaida gallardoi Levi, 1988
Alpaida grayi Blackwall, 1863
Alpaida latro Fabricius, 1775
Alpaida quadrilorata Simon, 1897
Alpaida rostratula Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida versicolor Keyserling, 1877
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus blumenau Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus lathyrinus Holmberg, 1875
Araneus uniformis Keyserling, 1879
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Eustala belissima Poeta, Marqu..., 2010
Eustala lisei Poeta, 2014
Eustala palmares Poeta, Marqu..., 2010
Eustala perfida Cândido Firm..., 1947
Eustala photographica Cândido Firm..., 1944
Eustala saga Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Eustala taquara Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Larinia bivittata Keyserling, 1885
Mastophora extraordinaria Holmberg, 1876
Mastophora satan Canals, 1931
Mastophora yacare Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mecynogea bigibba Eugène Simon, 1903
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metepeira gressa Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Micrathena furcata Carl Wilhelm..., 1822
Micrathena furva Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Micrathena nigrichelis Embrik Strand, 1908
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia undulata Keyserling, 1892
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes fasciculata De Geer, 1778
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Uruguay
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
9
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
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