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Checklist for Subfamily Araneinae Simon, 1895
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
262
1065
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
219
869
2243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
72
559
1623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
550
1611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
501
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
55
500
1422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
152
553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
51
224
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
35
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
35 Genera with 155 Species
#ABCDEHKLMNOPRSTVW
Acacesia Simon, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 198818SpeciesTaxom
Amazonepeira Levi, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1838Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers15SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1758Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 19945SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Dubiepeira Levi, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Edricus O. P.-Cambridge, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Epeiroides Keyserling, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1890Frilled Orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 200717SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 199510SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18923SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 199311SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19927SpeciesTaxom
Pozonia Schenkel, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 20252SpeciesTaxom
Spilasma Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Spinepeira Levi, 20251SpeciesTaxom
Taczanowskia Keyserling, 20242SpeciesTaxom
Tatepeira Levi, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaria Taczanowski, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 20155SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18657SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
155 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Actinosoma pentacanthum Walckenaer, 1842
Alpaida acuta Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida banos Levi, 1988
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Alpaida carminea Taczanowski, 1878
Alpaida cisneros Levi, 1988
Alpaida cuyabeno Levi, 1988
Alpaida delicata Keyserling, 1892
Alpaida iquitos Levi, 1988
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida machala Levi, 1988
Alpaida marmorata Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida niveosigillata Mello-Leitao, 1941
Alpaida septemmammata O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida tabula Simon, 1895
Alpaida tayos Levi, 1988
Alpaida truncata Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Alpaida yuto Levi, 1988
Amazonepeira beno Levi, 1994
Amazonepeira masaka Levi, 1994
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus carchi Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus granadensis Keyserling, 1864
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus horizonte Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus pallidus Olivier, 1789
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus penai Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus riveti Berland, 1913
Araneus taperae Mello-Leitao, 1937
Araneus tiganus Chamberlin, 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Araneus venatrix C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Bertrana elinguis Keyserling, 1883
Bertrana planada Levi, 1989Red carpenter ant
Bertrana poa Levi, 1994
Bertrana striolata Keyserling, 1884Guinea ant
Bertrana urahua Levi, 1994
Carepalxis salobrensis Eugène Simon, 1895
Cyclosa andinas Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa dianasilvae Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa fililineata Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyclosa inca Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa libertad Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa longicauda Władysław ..., 1878
Cyclosa rubronigra Lodovico di ..., 1947Orb weavers
Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Dubiepeira dubitata Soares & Cam..., 1948
Dubiepeira lamolina Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Edricus spiniger Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Epeiroides bahiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eriophora tricentra (Zhu & Da-xia..., 1994)⇒ Plebs tricentrus Zhu & Song, 1994
Eriovixia rhinura Pocock, 1899
Eustala guttata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Eustala meridionalis Baert, 2014
Eustala occidentalis Baert, 2014
Eustala orientalis Baert, 2014
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Hypognatha mozamba Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha putumayo Herbert Walt..., 1996
Hypognatha scutata Josef Anton ..., 1833
Hypognatha testudinaria Władysław ..., 1879
Kaira gibberosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Larinia ambo Harrod, Levi..., 1991
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora alinahui Levi, 2007
Mangora chiguaza Levi, 2007
Mangora colonche Levi, 2007
Mangora cutucu Levi, 2007
Mangora engleri Levi, 2007
Mangora jumboe Levi, 2007
Mangora lechugal Levi, 2007
Mangora logrono Levi, 2007
Mangora manglar Levi, 2007
Mangora mathani Simon, 1895
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora morona Levi, 2007
Mangora palenque Levi, 2007
Mangora tarapuy Levi, 2007
Mangora tefe Levi, 2007
Mangora uraricoera Levi, 2007
Metazygia dubia Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia gregalis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia moldira Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia nobas Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia oro Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metazygia peckorum Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia sendero Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
Metazygia yobena Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira cajabamba Piel, 2001
Metepeira desenderi Léon Baert, 1987
Metepeira glomerabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira gulielmi Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira herrera Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira jamora Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira macintyrei Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira planada Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira tinajillas Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira tumida Eugen von Ke..., 1865
Ocrepeira tungurahua Herbert Walt..., 1993
Ocrepeira viejo Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira yaelae Herbert Walt..., 1993
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia barbacoas Levi, 1992
Parawixia divisoria Levi, 1992
Parawixia hypocrita O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Parawixia rimosa Keyserling, 1892Orb weavers
Parawixia tarapoa Levi, 1992
Pozonia bacillifera Eugène Simon, 1897
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Scoloderus cordatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1879)⇒ Scoloderus nigriceps Octavius Pic..., 1895
Scoloderus neilli Díaz-Guevara..., 2025
Spilasma duodecimguttata Eugen von Ke..., 1879Orb weavers
Spinepeira erwini Díaz-Guevara..., 2025
Taczanowskia onowoka Jordán, Domí..., 2021
Taczanowskia yasuni Díaz-Guevara..., 2024
Tatepeira tatarendensis Albert Tullgren, 1905
Testudinaria charapa Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Testudinaria debsmithae Levi, 2005
Testudinaria derocheae Dupérré & Ta..., 2023
Testudinaria geometrica Władysław ..., 1879Delicate giant-turris
Verrucosa apuela Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa avilesae Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa brachiscapa Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa cuyabenoensis Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Verrucosa tarapoa Lise, Kesste..., 2015
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Wagneriana maseta Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana tayos Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana transitoria Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Wagneriana undecimtuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneinae with occurrences in Ecuador
TribeAraneini
Simon, 1895
17
84
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeBertranini
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCelaenini
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCyclosini
5
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHypognathini
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMangorini
Simon, 1895
8
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePoltyini
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTestudinarini
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom