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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
139
388
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
114
325
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
52
221
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
216
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
193
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
193
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
50
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
23
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Central Brazil
23 Genera with 58 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolasius Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1999Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18898SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 17786SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1904Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18732SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18655SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
58 Species
Actinosoma pentacanthum Walckenaer, 1842
Alpaida chapada Levi, 1988
Alpaida chickeringi Levi, 1988Orb weavers
Alpaida guimaraes Levi, 1988
Alpaida moka Levi, 1988
Alpaida simla Levi, 1988
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus cuiaba Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus dreisbachi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus leones Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus tellezi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope legionis Motta & Herb..., 2009
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Aspidolasius branicki Taczanowski, 1879
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eustala vellardi Cândido Firm..., 1924
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora aripuana Levi, 2007
Mangora bocaina Levi, 2007
Mangora chavantina Levi, 2007
Mangora dianasilvae Levi, 2007
Mangora insperata Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mangora isabel Levi, 2007
Mangora itabapuana Levi, 2007
Mangora passiva O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Mecynogea erythromela Holmberg, 1876
Mecynogea infelix Soares & Cam..., 1948
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Mecynogea sucre Herbert Walt..., 1997
Metazygia voxanta Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena acuta Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena peregrinatorum Holmberg, 1883
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena pungens Charles Atha..., 1842
Micrathena triangularispinosa Charles De Geer, 1778
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona orizabensis F. O. P.-Cam..., 1904
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Parawixia bistriata Rengger, 1836
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Verrucosa cachimbo Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Wagneriana acrosomoides Cândido Firm..., 1939
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana roraima Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana transitoria Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in West Central Brazil
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
16
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
6
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