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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
73
166
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
59
138
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
39
111
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
37
107
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
100
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
100
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
45
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Limon
8 Families width 62 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders36SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxidae Simon, 1894Synotaxid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Limon
45 Genera with 62 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Achaearanea Strand, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ameridion Wunderlich, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anapis Simon, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1991Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Baalzebub Coddington, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Bertrana Keyserling, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1957Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1896cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1850Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtognatha Keyserling, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Epeirotypus O. P.-Cambridge, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Epilineutes Coddington, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1842Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Maymena Gertsch, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 198510SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1767Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Synotaxus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1945Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1936Ray spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18733SpeciesTaxom
Wendilgarda Keyserling, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limon
62 Species
Achaearanea machaera Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Alpaida bicornuta Taczanowski, 1878Orb weavers
Ameridion lathropi Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Anapis heredia Norman I. Pl..., 1978
Anapis keyserlingi Gertsch, 1941
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus guttatus Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus selva Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Baalzebub baubo Coddington, 1986Ray spiders
Bertrana laselva Levi, 1989Orb weavers
Chrosiothes proximus Octavius Pic..., 1899Cobweb spiders
Chrysometa flava Octavius Pic..., 1894
Chrysometa heredia Herbert W. Levi, 1986Longjawed orb weavers
Chrysso vallensis Herbert Walt..., 1957Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea isana Levi, 1963
Cryptachaea rostrata O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyrtognatha pachygnathoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Longjawed orb weavers
Enacrosoma javium Herbert Walt..., 1996Orb weavers
Epeirotypus brevipes O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Honey bee
Epeirotypus chavarria Coddington, 1986Ray spiders
Epilineutes globosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Ray spiders
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eriophora nephiloides O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Leucauge argyra Walckenaer, 1842Longjawed orb weavers
Mangora fortuna Levi, 2005Orb weavers
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Maymena rica Platnick, 1993Minute litter spiders
Mermessus caelebs Alfred Frank..., 1987Sheet-web spiders
Metaleptyphantes vates Rudy Jocqué, 1983
Metazygia serian Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Micrathena bimucronata Octavius Pic..., 1899Orb weavers
Micrathena brevipes Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena duodecimspinosa Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena hamifera Eugène Simon, 1897
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena ucayali Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrepeira velso Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Ocrepeira covillei Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Ocrepeira viejo Herbert Walt..., 1993Orb weavers
Parawixia rigida O.P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Pronous peje Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Synotaxus turbinatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridion apostoli Cândido Firm..., 1945
Theridiosoma zygops Chamberlin &..., 1936Ray spiders
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana grandicornis Cândido Firm..., 1935Orb weavers
Wagneriana jelskii Władysław ..., 1873
Witica crassicauda Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Limon
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
21
36
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
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilySynotaxidae
Simon, 1894
Synotaxid spiders
1
1
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
4
5
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
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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