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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Alajuela (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
64
133
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
50
111
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
88
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
85
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
30
74
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
30
74
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alajuela
5 Families width 30 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers8SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alajuela
22 Genera with 30 Species
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Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Azilia Keyserling, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Epilineutes Coddington, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841Orchard Spider And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Opas O. P.-Cambridge, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1946
Comb-Clawed Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1936Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alajuela
30 Species
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus selva Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Azilia guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Chrysometa alajuela Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa craigae Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa poas Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Epilineutes globosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Ray spiders
Episinus rio Herbert Walt..., 1967
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)⇒ Leucauge venusta Walckenaer, 1841
Mangora craigae Levi, 2005
Metazygia incerta Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Micrathena bimucronata Octavius Pic..., 1899Orb weavers
Micrathena brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Opas caudacuta Taczanowski, 1873
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Theridiosoma zygops Chamberlin &..., 1936Ray spiders
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Alajuela
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders, Orb Weaver Spiders, Orb weavers, Orb-weaver spider, Orb-weaver spiders, Orb-weavers, Orb-Weaving Spider, Orbweavers, Typical Orb Weavers, Typical orb-weaver spiders
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Horizontal Orb-Web Weavers, Large-Jawed Orb Weavers, Long jawed orb-weavers, Long jawed spiders, Long-jawed orb weavers, Long-Jawed Orbweavers, Long-Jawed Spiders, Longjawed Orb Weavers, Longjawed orbweavers, Stretch spider, Thick-Jawed Spiders
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders, Cobweb weavers, Comb-footed spiders, Combfooted Spiders, Scaffold web spider, Scaffolding-Web Spiders, Tangle-web spiders, Theridiids
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org