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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
53
115
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
43
102
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
81
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
78
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
73
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
73
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
25
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
10 Genera with 25 Species
Anepsion Strand, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 01SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1915Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1910Tent spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1914Spiny Backed Orb Weaver10SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1899Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
25 Species and 6 Subspecies
Anepsion peltoides Thorell, 1878
Aranea moluccensis
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus novaepommerianae Strand, 1913
Araneus relicinus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus toma Strand, 1915
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope brunnescantia Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope brunnescentia Strand, 1911
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyrtophora admiralia Embrik Strand, 1913
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora cylindroides scalaris Strand, 1915
Cyrtophora doriae Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Cyrtophora gazellae Ferdinand Ka..., 1878
Cyrtophora lineata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Gasteracantha aciculata Mary Agard P..., 1899
Gasteracantha notata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Gasteracantha pentagona Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha pentagona anirica Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gasteracantha signifera bistrigella Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera heterospina Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera pustulinota Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha taeniata novahannoveriana Dahl, 1914
Gea eff Herbert Walt..., 1983
Ordgarius bicolor Mary Agard P..., 1899
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Bismarck Archipelago
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
5
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