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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Antarctica (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
112
248
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
95
214
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
72
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
19
65
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
60
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
60
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
32
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
11
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antarctica
11 Genera with 8 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1863Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864
Spotted orbweavers0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Prasonicella Grasshoff, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1902
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antarctica
8 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Cyclosa sanctibenedicti Vinson, 1863
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poltys fornicatus Eugène Simon, 1907
Poltys kochi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Antarctica
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
7
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
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