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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Gampaha (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
12
18
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
12
18
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gampaha
6 Families width 11 Species
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider4SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae (Bertkau, 1872)Giant crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gampaha
11 Genera with 11 Species
Asemonea O. P.-Cambridge, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cotinusa Simon, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Draposa Kronestedt, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1798Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Myrmaplata PrószyÅ„ski..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Physocyclus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Sassacus Peckham & Pe..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gampaha
11 Species
Asemonea tenuipes O. P.-Cambridge, 1869
Cotinusa dimidiata Eugène Simon, 1900
Draposa lyrivulva Friedrich Wi..., 1906
Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Myrmaplata plataleoides O. Pickard-C..., 1869Kerengga ant-like jumper
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874Cellar spider
Sassacus aurantiacus Eugène Simon, 1901
Smeringopus pallidus Blackwall, 1858Cellar spider

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Gampaha
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
6
11
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneae (Clerck 1757)
Araneae (Clerck 1757)


Links, sources and further information
Araneae at artfakta.se
Araneae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneae at dyntaxa.se
Araneae at gbif.org
Araneae at irmng.org
Araneae at itis.gov
Araneae at marinespecies.org