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Checklist for Tribe Araneini Simon, 1895
and region West Canada (Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
262
864
2024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
238
814
1968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
60
430
1360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
58
428
1358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
48
417
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
48
417
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
209
666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
23
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
18
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAraneini
Simon, 1895
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Canada
7 Genera with 28 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1971Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers16SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19424SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1893Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Canada
28 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Aculepeira carbonarioides Keyserling, 1892
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus corticarius Emerton, 1884
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus dimidiatus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus gemma McCook, 1888Cat-faced Spider
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus groenlandicola Strand, 1906
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araneus washingtoni Levi, 1971
Araneus yukon Levi, 1971
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Metepeira foxi Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa keyserlingi McCook, 1893