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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Matale (Central Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
16
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
13
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
12
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
10
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Matale
10 Families width 15 Species
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider4SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae (Bertkau, 1872)Giant crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids1SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Matale
14 Genera with 15 Species
Cotinusa Simon, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1864Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Neotama Baehr & Baehr, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oxytate L. Koch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Phintella Strand, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Poecilotheria Simon, 1895Ornamental tarantulas1SpeciesTaxom
Siler Simon, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Trematocephalus Dahl, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Xestaspis Simon, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Zosis Walckenaer, 17891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Matale
15 Species
Cotinusa dimidiata Eugène Simon, 1900
Gasteracantha remifera Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Menemerus bivittatus Dufour, 1831Gray wall jumper
Neotama variata Mary Agard P..., 1899
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Oxytate chlorion Eugène Simon, 1906
Phintella vittata C. L. Koch, 1846
Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock, 1895Ivory Ornamental
Siler semiglaucus Eugène Simon, 1901Jade jumping spider
Trematocephalus simplex Eugène Simon, 1894
Xestaspis kandy Eichenberger, 2012
Xestaspis sublaevis Eugène Simon, 1893
Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789Grey House Spider

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Matale
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
9
13
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