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Taxonomy
Araneidae Clerck, 1757
Nomenclature
SUMMARY
the genera of Araneidae in Central America are as follows [note, Adapted from Scharff & Coddington (1997), where those not explicitly shown in their phylogeny are presented in square brackets]:
Araneidae:
[Testudinaria Taczanowski, 1879 (Testudinarini)]
"ARGIOPOID CLADE"
including "Argiopine clade"
Witica O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 (Argiopinae?, Witiceae)
Subfam. Cyrtophorinae
Cyrtophora Simon, 1864 (subfam. Cyrtophorinae)
Mecynogea Levi, 1997 (subfam. Cyrtophorinae)
[Kapogea Levi, 1997 (subfam. Cyrtophorinae)]
[Manogea Levi, 1997 (subfam. Cyrtophorinae)]
Subfam. Argiopinae
Argiope Audouin, 1826 (subfam. Argiopinae)
Gea C.L. Koch, 1843 (subfam. Argiopinae)
including "Gasteracanthoids"
Subfam. Cytarachninae
Mastophora Holmberg, 1876 (Mastophorini)
Hypognatha Guérin, 1839 (Hypognathini)
Subfam. Micrathinae
Chaetacis Simon, 1895 (Subfam. Micratheninae)
Micrathena Sundevall, 1833 (Subfam. Micratheninae)
Xylethrus Simon, 1895 (Subfam. Micratheninae)
Subfam. Gasteracanthinae
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833 (Gasteracanthini)
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ARANEINAE Simon, 1895
Acanthepeira Marx, 1883 (Araneini)
"Hyposinga clade"
Kaira O. Pickard-Cambridge, 188 (Poltyini)
Metepeira F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 (Araneini)
"Coxal hook clade" (in Scharff & Coddington 1997)
Cyclosa Menge, 1866 (Cycloseae/ Cyclosini)
Eriophora Simon, 1864 (Cycloseae/ Cyclosini)
Verrucosa McCook, 1888 (Cycloseae/ Cyclosini)
[Allocyclosa Levi, 1999 (Cyclosini)]
[Edricus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890 (Cyclosini)]
Including "Clade 56" (of Scharff & Coddington 1997)
Aculepeira Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 (Araneini)
Araneus Clerck, 1757 (Araneini)
Metazygia F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneini)
Alpaida O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 (Araneini)
Bertrana Keyserling, 1884 (Bertranini)
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitão, 1932 (?Micratheninae?)
Pronous Keyserling, 1881 (?Micratheninae? or insertae sedis)
Acacesia Simon, 1895 (Mangorini)
Eustala Simon, 1895 (Mangorini)
Larinia Simon, 1874 (Mangorini)
Mangora O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 (Mangorini)
Neoscona Simon, 1864 (Mangorini)
"Unplaced Araneini" (in Scharff & Coddington 1997)
[Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872 (Araneini)]
[Epeiroides Keyserling, 1885 (Araneini)]
[Lewisepeira Levi, 1993 (Araneini)]
[Ocrepeira Marx, 1883 (Araneini) ]
[Parawixia F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneini)]
[Pozonia Schenkel, 1953 (Araneini)]
[Spilasma Simon, 1897 (Mangorini)]
[Rubrepeira Levi, 1992 (Araneini)]
[Scoloderus Simon, 1887 (Araneini)]
[Tatepeira Levi, 1995 (Araneini)]
[Wagneriana F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneini)]
Incertae sedis
Micrepeira Schenkel, 1953