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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
150
543
1118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
132
462
994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
45
257
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
43
252
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
233
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
233
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
78
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
27 Genera with 54 Species
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Acantharachne Tullgren, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Acrosomoides Simon, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1907Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Aranoethra Butler, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1858Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Cladomelea Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1895Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1901Box kite spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Megaraneus Lawrence, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Pasilobus Simon, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pherenice Thorell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudartonis Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopsyllo Strand, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Psyllo Thorell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acantharachne regalis Hirst, 1925
Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842
Acrosomoides tetraedra Walckenaer, 1841
Acrosomoides tetraedrus Walckenaer, 1842
Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Araneus apicalis Thorell, 1899
Araneus cereolus Simon, 1885
Araneus decoratus Thorell, 1899
Araneus luteofaciens Roewer, 1942
Araneus missouri Levi, 2008
Araneus nigmanni Strand, 1906
Araneus pahli Strand, 1906
Araneus raui (Strand, 1907)⇒ Araneus missouri Levi, 2008
Araneus septemtuberculatus Thorell, 1899
Araneus zelus Strand, 1907
Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Cladomelea longipes Octavius Pic..., 1877
Cyrtarachne bilunulata Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtarachne flavopicta Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtarachne nodosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora gemmosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Eriovixia napiformis Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Eriovixia turbinata Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Isoxya penizoides Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya semiflava Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya testudinaria Eugène Simon, 1901
Kilima griseovariegata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona chiarinii Pavesi, 1883
Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona rufipalpis buettnerana Strand, 1908
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Paraplectana multimaculata Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865
Paraplectana walleri John Blackwall, 1865
Pasilobus laevis Roger de Les..., 1930
Pherenice tristis Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Prasonica hamata Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909
Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895
Pseudartonis occidentalis Eugène Simon, 1903
Pseudopsyllo scutigera Embrik Strand, 1916
Psyllo nitida Thorell, 1899Black carpenter ant
Pycnacantha echinotes Wilhelm Meise, 1932
Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
11
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
6
11
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