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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Brisbane (South East Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
98
328
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
92
317
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
223
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
50
222
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
206
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
42
206
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
52
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
23
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brisbane
23 Genera with 42 Species
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Acroaspis Karsch, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1879Triangular spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Artifex Kallal & Hor..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1866
Three-lobed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1872Tent spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
Spiny Backed Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Heurodes Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886Bolas spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Telaprocera Harmer & Fra..., 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brisbane
42 Species
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus albidus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus dimidiatus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus rotundulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus separatus Roewer, 1942
Araneus stolidus Keyserling, 1887
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys alatus Keyserling, 1890
Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837Milkweed
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
Artifex melanopyga L.Koch, 1871
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Cyrtophora cordiformis Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872Tent Web Spider
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Dolophones bituberculata James P. Lamb, 1911
Dolophones turrigera Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Heurodes turritus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Ordgarius furcatus Octavius Pic..., 1877Hairy imperial spider
Ordgarius magnificus Rainbow, 1897Magnificent spider
Ordgarius monstrosus Keyserling, 1886
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poecilopachys speciosa Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys noblei Smith, 2006
Telaprocera maudae Harmer & Vol..., 2008

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Brisbane
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
12
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
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