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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Yucatan (Southeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
71
130
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
59
110
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
27
67
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
62
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
23
59
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
59
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
13
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yucatan
13 Genera with 17 Species
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Allocyclosa Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1833Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yucatan
17 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Allocyclosa bifurca McCook, 1887Orb weavers
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884Guinea ant
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Metepeira celestun Piel, 2001
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena saccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Micrathena triserrata (Frederick Oc..., 1904)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Parawixia tredecimnotata F.P.-Cambridge, 1904Orb weavers
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver

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

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
5
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