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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
55
117
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
45
100
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
37
92
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
37
92
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
84
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
84
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
12
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Karoo
4 Genera with 4 Species
Argiope Audouin, 1805Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1907Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Karoo
4 Species
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Nemoscolus tubicola Eugène Simon, 1887
Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897
Neoscona novella Eugène Simon, 1907

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Central Karoo
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
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