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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Brunca Region (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
74
139
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
62
121
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
43
102
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
40
99
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
37
89
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
37
89
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
31
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brunca Region
7 Families width 32 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brunca Region
31 Genera with 32 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1898Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1869
Whip spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Comb-footed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Dubiaranea Mello-Leitao, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Maymena Gertsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18225SpeciesTaxom
Mysmena Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1884Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Primerigonina Wunderlich, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxus Simon, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1936Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Tutaibo Chamberlin, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brunca Region
32 Species
Araneus selva Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope blanda Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Episinus rio Herbert Walt..., 1967
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala illicita Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Mangora montana Chickering, 1954
Mangora schneirlai Chickering, 1954Orb weavers
Maymena rica Platnick, 1993Minute litter spiders
Mermessus caelebs Alfred Frank..., 1987Sheet-web spiders
Metaleptyphantes vates Rudy Jocqué, 1983
Micrathena brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena furcula Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena parallela (Octavius Pic..., 1890)⇒ Micrathena sanctispiritus Brignoli, 1983
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Parasteatoda nigrovittata Keyserling, 1884
Parawixia rigida O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Primerigonina australis Jörg Wunderl..., 1995Sheet-web spiders
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Synotaxus ecuadoriensis Exline, 1950
Synotaxus turbinatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridiosoma zygops Chamberlin &..., 1936Ray spiders
Thymoites notabilis Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Thymoites stylifrons Eugène Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Wagneriana tauricornis Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wendilgarda mexicana Keyserling, 1886
Wendilgarda mustelina Simon, 1897

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Brunca Region
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
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders, Line Weavers, Line Weaving Spiders, Line-Weaving Spiders, Money Spider/Sheet Weaver, Money Spiders, Sheet weavers, Sheet web spider, Sheet-Web Spinners, Sheet-Web Weavers, Sheetweb And Dwarf Weavers, Sheetweb weavers
7
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySynotaxidae
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid spiders
1
2
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
2
1
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
8
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org