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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
9
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
8
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
8
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
8
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kalutara
8 Families width 15 Species
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider5SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae (Bertkau, 1872)Giant crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kalutara
15 Genera with 15 Species
Atelidea Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chrysilla Thorell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cotinusa Simon, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Crossopriza Simon, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Draposa Kronestedt, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1798Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1887Lynx Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Phintella Strand, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Plexippus C. L. Koch, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotheria Simon, 1899Ornamental tarantulas1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kalutara
15 Species
Atelidea spinosa Simon, 1895
Chrysilla volupe Karsch, 1879
Cotinusa dimidiata Eugène Simon, 1900
Crossopriza lyoni Blackwall, 1867Box spiders
Draposa lyrivulva Friedrich Wi..., 1906
Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Menemerus bivittatus Dufour, 1831Gray wall jumper
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Opadometa fastigata Eugène Simon, 1877Pear shaped Leucauge
Oxyopes birmanicus Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Phintella vittata C. L. Koch, 1846
Plexippus petersi Karsch, 1878Jumping spider
Poecilotheria ornata Mary Agard P..., 1899Fringed ornamental

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Kalutara
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
7
14
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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