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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
186
895
2284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
151
706
1584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
63
498
1226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
59
487
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
48
435
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
48
435
1084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
114
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
36
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
36 Genera with 118 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19481SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18659SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1865Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chaetacis Simon, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1995Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19537SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1890Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Kapogea Levi, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 200712SpeciesTaxom
Manogea Levi, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19956SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 177819SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18922SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaria Taczanowski, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18659SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
118 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Aculepeira travassosi Soares & Cam..., 1948Orb weavers
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Alpaida albocincta Mello-Leitao, 1945
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida haligera Archer, 1971
Alpaida lubinae Levi, 1988
Alpaida nadleri Levi, 1988
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida tullgreni Caporiacco, 1955
Alpaida turrigera Schenkel, 1953
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus aragua Levi, 2008
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bandelieri Simon, 1891
Araneus beebei (Petrunkevitch, 1914)⇒ Araneus aragua Levi, 2008
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus granadensis Keyserling, 1864
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope savignyi Levi, 1968
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Bertrana rufostriata Simon, 1893
Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884Guinea ant
Carepalxis salobrensis Eugène Simon, 1895
Chaetacis carimagua (Herbert Walt..., 1985)⇒ Micrathena carimagua Levi, 1985
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa krusa Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyclosa mavaca Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Dubiepeira dubitata Soares & Cam..., 1948
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eustala bacelarae Lodovico di ..., 1955
Eustala decemtuberculata (Lodovico di ..., 1955)⇒ Parawixia rimosa Keyserling, 1892
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Eustala guttata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Eustala wiedenmeyeri Ehrenfried S..., 1953
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Hypognatha lamoka Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha navio Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha putumayo Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha rancho Herbert Walt..., 1996
Kaira gibberosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Kapogea sellata Eugène Simon, 1895Orb weavers
Kapogea sexnotata Eugène Simon, 1895
Larinia neblina Harrod, Levi..., 1991
Mangora amacayacu Levi, 2007
Mangora amchickeringi Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora corocito Levi, 2007
Mangora dianasilvae Levi, 2007
Mangora falconae Schenkel, 1953Orb weavers
Mangora grande Levi, 2007
Mangora ikuruwa Levi, 2007
Mangora ordaz Levi, 2007
Mangora pia Chamberlin &..., 1936Orb weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mangora semiatra Levi, 2007
Mangora uraricoera Levi, 2007
Manogea gaira Herbert Walt..., 1997
Mastophora fasciata Eduard Reimoser, 1939Orb weavers
Mastophora lara Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mecynogea sucre Herbert Walt..., 1997
Metazygia enabla Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia lazepa Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia lopez Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia paquisha Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia pimentel Herbert Walt..., 1995
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena carimagua Levi, 1985
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena coca Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena crassa Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena fidelis Richard C. B..., 1909Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena furcata Carl Wilhelm..., 1822
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena picta C. L. Koch, 1836
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena pungens Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena quadriserrata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Micrathena reali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena schenkeli Cândido Firm..., 1939
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena triangularispinosa Charles De Geer, 1778
Micrepeira albomaculata Ehrenfried S..., 1953
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Ocrepeira aragua Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira maraca Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira steineri Herbert Walt..., 1993
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Parawixia rimosa Keyserling, 1892Orb weavers
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Spilasma utaca Herbert Walt..., 1995
Testudinaria quadripunctata Władysław ..., 1879Delicate giant-turris
Verrucosa guatopo Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa rancho Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Wagneriana cobella Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Wagneriana maseta Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana neblina Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana taboga Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana transitoria Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Wagneriana turrigera Ehrenfried S..., 1953
Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Witica cayanus Władysław ..., 1873

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
23
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
2
20
Genera
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