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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
127
443
876
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
115
423
852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
54
310
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
305
689
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
285
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
283
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
77
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
21
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central China
21 Genera with 63 Species
#ACDEGHLNOPTY
Aoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 2023Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 2010Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 2013Three-lobed Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Deione Thorell, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 19995SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 2013Spotted orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1894Bolas spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20106SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Yaginumia Archer, 20251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central China
63 Species
Aoaraneus octumaculalus Han & Zhu, 2010
Aranea pseudo-centrodes Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus fenzhi Mi & Wang, 2023
Araneus loczyanus Lendl, 1898
Araneus mayanghe Mi & Wang, 2023
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus sericinus Roewer, 1955
Araneus tetraspinulus Yin & al., 1990
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Araneus zhoui Mi & Wang, 2023
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Argiope perforata Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Argiope vietnamensis Ono, 2010
Chorizopes jianfengensis Gan, Wang & Mi, 2020
Cyclosa argentata Tanikawa & Ono, 1993
Cyclosa argenteoalba Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa cylindrata Chang-Min Yi..., 1995
Cyclosa ginnaga (Yaginuma, 1959)⇒ Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa parangdives Barrion, Bar..., 2013
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtophora guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Deione lingulata Han, Zhu & H..., 2009
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia hainanensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Eriovixia jianfengensis Han & Zhu, 2010
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Eriovixia sakiedaorum Tanikawa, 1999
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Hypsosinga luzhongxiani Barrion, Bar..., 2013
Larinia duchengcaii Barrion, Bar..., 2013
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona mellotteei (Chikuni, 1989)⇒ Neoscona melloteei Simon, 1895
Neoscona menghaiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Neoscona xiquanensis Barrion, Bar..., 2013
Ordgarius hobsoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Ordgarius liyuanba Lin & Li, 2022
Ordgarius sexspinosus Thorell, 1894
Paraplectana tsushimensis Yamaguchi, 1960
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys ellipticus Han, Zhang &..., 2010
Poltys hainanensis Han, Zhang &..., 2010
Poltys idae Ausserer, 1871
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys pygmaeus (Han, Zhang &..., 2010)⇒ Arachnura pygmaea Thorell, 1890
Yaginumia qiong Mi & Wang, 2025

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Central China
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
11
43
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
3
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