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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
42
94
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
31
80
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
67
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
62
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
60
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
60
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
23
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
13
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bangladesh
13 Genera with 36 Species
Araneus Clerck, 2013Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1881Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1998Three-lobed Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 2004Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bangladesh
36 Species
Araneus ellipticus Tikader & Bal, 1981
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus rumiae Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Bijoaraneus mitificus Simon, 1886
Cyclosa bituberculata Biswamoy Bis..., 1998
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa confraga Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyclosa elongata (Biswamoy Bis..., 1998)⇒ Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850
Cyclosa tropica Biswamoy Bis..., 1998
Cyclosa yaginumai Biswamoy Bis..., 1998
Cyrtarachne biswajiti Biswas & Ray..., 2020
Cyrtarachne kaikobadi Biswas & Ray..., 2025
Cyrtarachne sundari Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Cyrtophora lahirii Biswamoy Bis..., 2004
Cyrtophora nareshi Biswamoy Bis..., 2004
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Eriovixia nocturnalis Biswas & Ray..., 2018
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gea subarmata Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826)⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Larinia madhuchhandae Biswas & Ray..., 2012
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Neoscona bengalensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona elliptica Tikader & Bal, 1981
Neoscona govindai Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Neoscona kabiri Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Neoscona molemensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona mukerjei Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Neoscona nasidae Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Neoscona rahamani Biswas & Ray..., 2013
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Bangladesh
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
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