World Spider Catalog

Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: family name and authorship as per ICZN, 2009 Opinion 2224, after application by Kluge, 2007; Arkyinae L. Koch, 1872 (genera Arkys Walckenaer, 1837 and Demadiana Strand, 1929) elevated to Arkyidae by Dimitrov et al., 2017: 244; monophyly of Araneidae stated by Kallal et al., 2018: 138; Nephilinae Simon, 1894 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0111] elevated to family and relimited by Kuntner, 2006: 24, re-synonymized with Araneidae by Dimitrov et al., 2017: 244; Nephilinae and Phonognathinae Simon, 1894 (Simon, 1894a: 746 as Phonognatheae), the valid name for Zygiellinae Simon, 1929 sensu Wunderlich, 2004f, elevated to family by Kuntner et al., 2019: 563, not accepted by Scharff et al., 2020 and Kallal et al., 2020, and confirmed as family by Kuntner et al., 2023: 969-970 along with the separation of Paraplectanoididae Kuntner, Coddington, Agnarsson & Bond, 2023 (with the single genus Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 1886); Nephilinae and Phonognathinae downgraded to subfamily and Paraplectanoididae considered a synonym of Araneidae by Hormiga et al., 2023: 803; Oarcinae (Gnolus and Oarces) transferred from the Mimitidae to the Araneidae by Dimitrov et al., 2012: Suppl. 1, p. 15, re-transfer to the Mimetidae by Eskov & Marusik, 2023: 340 not accepted here (by majority vote of the WSC boards).

Gen. Metepeira F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01517

Transferred to other genera:

Metepeira andamanensis Tikader, 1977 -- see Nephilengys

Metepeira arabesca Mello-Leitão, 1947 -- see Araneus

Metepeira aurantiifemuris Mello-Leitão, 1942 -- see Araneus

Metepeira chilensis (Nicolet, 1849) -- see Molinaranea

Metepeira citrinella (Roewer, 1942) -- see Alpaida

Metepeira delineata Mello-Leitão, 1943 -- see Araneus

Metepeira dubitata Soares & Camargo, 1948 -- see Dubiepeira

Metepeira lathyrina (Holmberg, 1875) -- see Araneus

Metepeira taperae Mello-Leitão, 1937 -- see Araneus

Metepeira uniformis (Keyserling, 1879) -- see Araneus

Metepeira vittata Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1948 -- see Aculepeira

Metepeira wiedenmeyeri Schenkel, 1953 -- see Alpaida

Metepeira workmani (Keyserling, 1884) -- see Araneus

In synonymy:

Metepeira acostai Archer, 1958 = Metepeira triangularis Franganillo, 1930 (Piel, 2001: 63)

Metepeira bani Archer, 1965 = Metepeira triangularis Franganillo, 1930 (Piel, 2001: 63)

Metepeira dakota Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Metepeira grandiosa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 (Levi, 1977b: 212, sub M. grandiosa alpina)

Metepeira dominicana Archer, 1965 = Metepeira vigilax Keyserling, 1893 (Piel, 2001: 30)

Metepeira douglasi Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 = Metepeira spinipes F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 (Levi, 1977b: 198)

Metepeira ensenada Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Metepeira ventura Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 (Levi, 1977b: 204)

Metepeira grandiosa alpina Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Metepeira grandiosa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 (Dondale et al., 2003: 324)

Metepeira grinnelli (Coolidge, 1910) = Metepeira spinipes F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 (Piel, 2001: 34)

Metepeira inerma Bryant, 1945 = Metepeira datona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 (Levi, 1977b: 208)

Metepeira josepha Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Metepeira crassipes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 (Levi, 1977b: 202)

Metepeira keyserlingi (Roewer, 1942, T from Araneus) = Metepeira labyrinthea Hentz, 1847 (Levi, 1977b: 196)

Metepeira latigyna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Metepeira compsa Chamberlin, 1916 (Piel, 2001: 48)

Metepeira nanella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Metepeira foxi Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 (Levi, 1977b: 210)

Metepeira palomara Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Metepeira grandiosa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 (Levi, 1977b: 210)

Metepeira perezi Archer, 1965 = Metepeira compsa Chamberlin, 1916 (Piel, 2001: 48)

Metepeira salei (Keyserling, 1864) = Metepeira incrassata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 (Piel, 2001: 68, N.B.: older name suppressed for lack of usage)

Metepeira santa (Chamberlin, 1916) = Metepeira glomerabilis Keyserling, 1892 (Piel, 2001: 28)

Metepeira seditiosa (Keyserling, 1893) = Metepeira gressa Keyserling, 1892 (Piel, 2001: 54)

Metepeira vaurieorum Archer, 1965 = Metepeira compsa Chamberlin, 1916 (Piel, 2001: 48)

Metepeira virginensis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Metepeira compsa Chamberlin, 1916 (Piel, 2001: 48)

Metepeira arizonica Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016495

Metepeira arizonica Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 69, f. 182-187 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira arizonica Levi, 1977b: 200, f. 12-13, 39-46 (mf)

Metepeira arizonica Piel, 2001: 66, f. 206-212 (mf)

Metepeira arizonica Jiménez, Palacios-Cardiel & Chávez-Lara, 2020: 8, f. 5-8 (mf)

Metepeira atascadero Piel, 2001 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040940

Metepeira atascadero Piel, 2001: 67, f. 214-221 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira bengryi (Archer, 1958) | | Jamaica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016497

Singa bengryi Archer, 1958: 18, f. 38 (Df) Original description

Metepeira bengryi Levi, 1972a: 230 (Tf from Singa)

Metepeira brunneiceps Caporiacco, 1954 | | French Guiana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016498

Metepeira beunneiceps Caporiacco, 1954: 102, f. 23, 23a (Df, lapsus) Original description

Metepeira cajabamba Piel, 2001 | | Ecuador, Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037675

Metepeira cajabamba Piel, 2001: 26, f. 38-45 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira calamuchita Piel, 2001 | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037676

Metepeira calamuchita Piel, 2001: 42, f. 100-107 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira celestun Piel, 2001 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037677

Metepeira celestun Piel, 2001: 74, f. 243-249 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira chilapae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016499

Metepeira chilapae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 45, pl. 13, f. 119-121 (Dm) Original description

Metepeira chilapae Piel, 2001: 78, f. 264-270 (m, Df)

Metepeira comanche Levi, 1977 | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016500

Metepeira comanche Levi, 1977b: 204, f. 61-69 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira comanche Piel, 2001: 62, f. 185-191 (mf)

Metepeira compsa (Chamberlin, 1916) | | Puerto Rico to Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016501

Araneus compsa Chamberlin, 1916: 252, pl. 19, f. 6 (Df) Original description

Metepeira virginensis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 70, f. 188-190 (Dmf)

Metepeira latigyna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 70, f. 191-192 (Df)

Metepeira compsa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 71, f. 193-195 (Tf from Araneus, Dm)

Metepeira perezi Archer, 1965b: 132, f. 14, 16 (Dmf)

Metepeira vaurieorum Archer, 1965b: 133, f. 15, 19 (Dmf)

Metepeira vaurieorum Lopez, 1993: 10, f. 11 (m)

Metepeira compsa Piel, 2001: 48, f. 5, 129-140 (mf, S)

Metepeira crassipes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016502

Metepeira crassipes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 66, f. 171-173 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira josepha Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 64, f. 165 (Df)

Metepeira crassipes Levi, 1977b: 202, f. 47-52 (mf, S)

Metepeira crassipes Piel, 2001: 77, f. 2, 257-263 (mf)

Metepeira datona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | | USA, Caribbean urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016503

Metepeira datona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 68, f. 196 (Df) Original description

Metepeira inerma Bryant, 1945a: 378, f. 20 (Df)

Metepeira datona Levi, 1977b: 208, f. 78-86 (f, Dm, S)

Metepeira datona Piel, 2001: 20, f. 7-13 (mf)

Metepeira desenderi Baert, 1987 | | Ecuador (Galapagos Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016504

Metepeira desenderi Baert, 1987b: 145, f. 16-21 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira desenderi Piel, 2001: 21, f. 15-21 (mf)

Metepeira foxi Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 | | USA, Canada urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016506

Metepeira foxi Gertsch & Ivie, 1936: 20, f. 42-44 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira foxi Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 71, f. 197-198 (m)

Metepeira nanella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 71, f. 199 (Df)

Metepeira foxi Levi, 1977b: 210, f. 87-96 (mf, S)

Metepeira foxi Dondale et al., 2003: 320, f. 749-757 (mf)

Metepeira galatheae (Thorell, 1891) | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016507

Epeira galatheae Thorell, 1891: 53 (Df) Original description

Metepeira galatheae Levi, 1991a: 179 (Tf from Araneus)

Metepeira galatheae Piel, 2001: 43, f. 110-120 (f, Dm)

Metepeira glomerabilis (Keyserling, 1892) | | Colombia to Paraguay, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016437

Epeira glomerabilis Keyserling, 1892: 154, pl. 8. f. 113 (Dmf) Original description

Araneus glomerabilis Petrunkevitch, 1911: 294

Aranea santa Chamberlin, 1916: 254, pl. 19, f. 10 (Df)

Metepeira santa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 67 (Tf from Araneus)

Metepeira glomerabilis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 68, f. 181 (Tmf from Araneus)

Metazygia glomerabilis Levi, 1991a: 179 (Tmf from Metepeira)

Metepeira glomerabilis Piel, 2001: 28, f. 46-52 (Tmf from Metazygia, S)

Metepeira gosoga Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016508

Metepeira gosoga Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 21, pl. 10, f. 82-83 (Df) Original description

Metepeira gosoga Levi, 1977b: 209, f. 28-36 (f, Dm)

Metepeira gosoga Piel, 2001: 59, f. 171-177 (mf)

Metepeira grandiosa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 | | North America urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016509

Metepeira grandiosa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941b: 17, f. 24-26 (Df) Original description

Metepeira palomara Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 72, f. 200-204 (Dmf)

Metepeira dakota Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 73, f. 205-207 (Dmf)

Metepeira alpina Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 74 (Df)

Metepeira grandiosa Levi, 1977b: 210, f. 112-116 (m, Sf)

Metepeira grandiosa alpina Levi, 1977b: 212, f. 99-100, 106-111 (f reduced to subspecies, Sm)

Metepeira grandiosa Piel, 2001: 23, f. 22-28 (mf)

Metepeira grandiosa alpina Piel, 2001: 24, f. 29-35 (mf)

Metepeira grandiosa Dondale et al., 2003: 324, f. 765-772 (mf, S)

Metepeira gressa (Keyserling, 1892) | | Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016512

Epeira gressa Keyserling, 1892: 166, pl. 8, f. 123 (Df) Original description

Epeira seditiosa Keyserling, 1893: 212, pl. 10, f. 157 (Dm)

Araneus gressus Petrunkevitch, 1911: 295

Araneus seditiosus Petrunkevitch, 1911: 314

Eustala seditosa Mello-Leitão, 1943a: 179 (Tm from Araneus)

Metazygia gressa Mello-Leitão, 1943a: 187 (Tf from Araneus)

Metepeira gressa Levi, 1991a: 179 (Tf from Metazygia)

Metepeira seditiosa Levi, 1991a: 180 (Tm from Eustala)

Metepeira gressa Piel, 2001: 54, f. 149-156 (f, Sm)

Metepeira inca Piel, 2001 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037678

Metepeira inca Piel, 2001: 58, f. 164-170 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira incrassata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016514

Epeira salei Keyserling, 1864: 93, pl. 4, f. 10-11 (Df; N.B.: suppressed by Piel, 2001: 68 for lack of usage)

Epeira salei Keyserling, 1892: 196, pl. 9, f. 145 (f)

Metepeira incrassata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903a: 460, pl. 43, f. 11 (Df) Original description

Aranea sallei F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904: 519

Araneus salei Petrunkevitch, 1911: 314

Metepeira salei Levi, 1991a: 180 (Tf from Araneus)

Metepeira incrassata Piel, 2001: 68, f. 222-228 (f, Dm, S)

Metepeira jamaicensis Archer, 1958 | | Hispaniola, Jamaica, Grand Cayman Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037679

Metepeira jamaicensis Archer, 1958: 16, f. 33 (Df) Original description

Metepeira jamaicensis Piel, 2001: 86, f. 293-299 (removed f from S of M. minima, contra Levi, 1977b: 206, Dm)

Metepeira karkii (Tullgren, 1901) | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038314

Araneus karkii Tullgren, 1901b: 219, pl. 17, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Metepeira karkii Piel, 2001: 46, f. 121-128 (removed f from S of M. labyrinthea, Dm)

Metepeira labyrinthea (Hentz, 1847) | | North America urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016515

Epeira labyrinthea Hentz, 1847: 471, pl. 31, f. 3 (Df) Original description

Epeira crucifera Keyserling, 1864: 132, pl. 6, f. 11-12 (Df; preoccupied by Lucas, 1835)

Epeira solitudinis Holmberg, 1881b: 122, pl. 3, f. 2 (Df)

Epeira labyrinthea Emerton, 1884: 314, pl. 34, f. 8, pl. 36, f. 11 (f, Dm)

Epeira labyrinthea Keyserling, 1893: 215, pl. 10, f. 160 (mf)

Epeira labyrinthea McCook, 1894: 171, pl. 7, f. 10-12 (mf)

Epeira labyrinthea Emerton, 1902: 174, f. 408-410 (f)

Metepeira labyrinthea F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903a: 458, pl. 43, f. 6-7 (mf)

Araneus labyrintheus Simon, 1904e: 95

Araneus cruciferus Petrunkevitch, 1911: 287

Araneus solitudinis Petrunkevitch, 1911: 317

Metepeira labyrinthea Chamberlin, 1924b: 648, f. 91-92

Metepeira labyrinthea Petrunkevitch, 1930a: 319, f. 194-196 (mf)

Metepeira labyrinthea Franganillo, 1936c: 75 (S)

Metepeira labyrinthea Comstock, 1940: 476, f. 476 (m)

Metepeira labyrinthea Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 63, f. 161-164 (mf)

Aranea keyserlingi Roewer, 1942a: 861 (replacement name for Epeira crucifera)

Metepeira labyrinthea Muma, 1943: 95, pl. XIV, f. 1 (f)

Metepeira labyrinthea Kaston, 1948: 226, f. 704, 724 (m)

Araneus labyrintheus Bücherl, 1959: 295, f. 19-21 (f)

Metepeira labyrinthea Levi, 1977b: 196, f. 1-11, 14-20 (mf, S)

Metepeira labyrinthea Coddington, 1990: 14, f. 63 (m)

Metepeira labyrinthea Piel, 2001: 7, f. 6 (m)

Metepeira labyrinthea Levi, 2002: 543, f. 120-122, 196 (mf)

Metepeira labyrinthea Dondale et al., 2003: 317, f. 740-748 (mf)

Metepeira labyrinthea Álvarez-Padilla & Hormiga, 2011a: 847, f. 134C (f)

Metepeira lacandon Piel, 2001 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037680

Metepeira lacandon Piel, 2001: 37, f. 76-83 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira lima Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016517

Metepeira lima Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 67, f. 180 (Df) Original description

Metepeira maya Piel, 2001 | | Mexico to Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037681

Metepeira maya Piel, 2001: 56, f. 157-163 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira minima Gertsch, 1936 | | USA to Honduras urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016518

Metepeira minima Gertsch, 1936a: 10, f. 31 (Dm) Original description

Metepeira minima Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 67, f. 174 (Df)

Metepeira minima Levi, 1977b: 206, f. 70-77 (mf, S now rejected)

Metepeira minima Piel, 2001: 82, f. 278-285 (mf)

Metepeira nigriventris (Taczanowski, 1878) | | Peru, Bolivia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016519

Epeira nigriventris Taczanowski, 1878b: 151, pl. 1, f. 6 (Dmf) Original description

Epeira nigriventris Keyserling, 1893: 217, pl. 10, f. 161 (mf)

Araneus nigriventris Petrunkevitch, 1911: 306

Metepeira nigriventris Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 74, f. 211-214 (Tmf from Araneus)

Metepeira nigriventris Piel, 2001: 38, f. 84-91 (mf)

Metepeira olmec Piel, 2001 | | Mexico to Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037682

Metepeira olmec Piel, 2001: 60, f. 178-184 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira pacifica Piel, 2001 | | Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037683

Metepeira pacifica Piel, 2001: 84, f. 286-292 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira palustris Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | | USA, Canada urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016511

Metepeira palustris Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 73, f. 208-210 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira grandiosa palustris Levi, 1977b: 212, f. 97-98, 101-105 (mf, reduced to subspecies)

Metepeira palustris Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 48, f. 338-340 (mf)

Metepeira palustris Dondale et al., 2003: 322, f. 758-764 (mf, elevated to species)

Metepeira petatlan Piel, 2001 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037684

Metepeira petatlan Piel, 2001: 80, f. 271-277 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira pimungan Piel, 2001 | | USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037685

Metepeira pimungan Piel, 2001: 62, f. 192-198 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira rectangula (Nicolet, 1849) | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037398

Epeira rectangula Nicolet, 1849: 500 (Df) Original description

Metepeira rectangula Piel, 2001: 32, f. 60-66 (removed f from S of M. labyrinthea, Dm)

Metepeira revillagigedo Piel, 2001 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037686

Metepeira revillagigedo Piel, 2001: 73, f. 236-242 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira roraima Piel, 2001 | | Colombia, Brazil, Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037687

Metepeira roraima Piel, 2001: 53, f. 141-148 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira spinipes F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016524

Metepeira spinipes F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903a: 459, pl. 43, f. 9-10 (Dmf) Original description

Epeira labyrinthea grinnelli Coolidge, 1910: 281 (Df)

Araneus spinipes Petrunkevitch, 1911: 317

Metepeira douglasi Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941b: 18, f. 21-23 (Df)

Metepeira douglasi Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 66, f. 169-170 (Dm)

Metepeira grinnelli Levi, 1977b: 198, f. 21-27, 37-38 (elevated f from subspecies, Sm)

Metepeira spinipes Piel, 2001: 34, f. 67-75 (mf, S)

Metepeira tarapaca Piel, 2001 | | Peru, Chile urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037688

Metepeira tarapaca Piel, 2001: 40, f. 3, 92-99 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira triangularis (Franganillo, 1930) | | Cuba, Hispaniola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037399

Mangora triangularis Franganillo, 1930: 21, f. 7 (Df) Original description

Metepeira labyrinthea Franganillo, 1936c: 75 (S, rejected)

Metepeira acostai Archer, 1958: 15, f. 36 (Df)

Metepeira triangularis Archer, 1958: 15, f. 37 (f)

Metepeira bani Archer, 1965b: 132, f. 11, 13, 17 (Dmf)

Metepeira triangularis Piel, 2001: 63, f. 199-205 (removed f from S of M. labyrinthea, Sm)

Metepeira uncata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 | | Guatemala to Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016525

Metepeira uncata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903a: 459, pl. 43, f. 8 (Dm) Original description

Metepeira uncata Piel, 2001: 76, f. 250-256 (m, Df)

Metepeira ventura Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016527

Metepeira ventura Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 67, f. 175-179 (Dmf) Original description

Metepeira ensenada Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 65, f. 166-168 (Dm)

Metepeira ventura Levi, 1977b: 204, f. 53-60 (mf, S)

Metepeira ventura Piel, 2001: 71, f. 229-235 (mf)

Metepeira vigilax (Keyserling, 1893) | | Hispaniola, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016528

Epeira vigilax Keyserling, 1893: 211, pl. 10, f. 156 (Dm) Original description

Araneus vigilax Petrunkevitch, 1911: 324

Metepeira dominicana Archer, 1965b: 132, f. 12, 18 (Df)

Metepeira vigilax Levi, 1991a: 180 (Tm from Araneus)

Metepeira vigilax Piel, 2001: 30, f. 53-59 (m, Sf)

Metepeira ypsilonota Mello-Leitão, 1940 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016530

Metepeira ypsilonota Mello-Leitão, 1940d: 205 (Df) Original description