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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Papua Province (Western New Guinea, Indonesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
28
49
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
24
42
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
7
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
6
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua Province
6 Families width 13 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae (Bertkau, 1872)Giant crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Psechridae James, 1989Psechrid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua Province
12 Genera with 13 Species
Anepsion Strand, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1914Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1842Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cocalodes Pocock, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1834Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psechrus Thorell, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Selenocosmia Ausserer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua Province
13 Species
Anepsion wichmanni Kulczyn´ski, 1911
Araneus floriatus Hogg, 1914
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842Garden spider
Cocalodes innotabilis Wanless, 1982
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Opadometa grata Guérin, 1838
Psechrus argentatus Doleschall, 1857
Selenocosmia mittmannae Barensteiner..., 2005
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Papua Province
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
5
11
12
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