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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
83
282
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
58
211
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
40
186
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
38
183
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
34
179
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
179
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
41
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afghanistan
9 Genera with 16 Species
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18022SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1875Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
16 Species
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus seminiger L. Koch, 1878
Araneus tartaricus (Kroneberg, 1875)⇒ Araneus seminiger L. Koch, 1878
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Afghanistan
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
8
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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