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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
78
171
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
66
151
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
103
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
33
101
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
31
92
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
31
92
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
29
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guanacaste
5 Families width 32 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers7SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guanacaste
29 Genera with 32 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Achaearanea Strand, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1842Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nihonhimea Yoshida, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1889Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1936Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guanacaste
32 Species
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Achaearanea micratula Richard C. B..., 1909Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Chrysometa muerte Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa nuboso Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysometa poas Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Cyclosa monteverde Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Episinus rio Herbert Walt..., 1967
Euryopis spinigera O. P.-Cambridge, 1895Cobweb spiders
Eustala bifida Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Glenognatha foxi McCook, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Linyphia postica Richard C. B..., 1909Sheet-web spiders
Mangora craigae Levi, 2005
Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936Orb weavers
Metaleptyphantes vates Rudy Jocqué, 1983
Metazygia incerta Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metepeira pacifica Piel, 2001Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Nihonhimea tesselata Keyserling, 1884
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Stemmops ornatus Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Tetragnatha guatemalensis Octavius Pic..., 1889Ants
Theridiosoma zygops Chamberlin &..., 1936Ray spiders
Wagneriana spicata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Guanacaste
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
12
13
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
2
2
Genera
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
7
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
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org