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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
60
141
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
52
128
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
101
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
101
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
27
88
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
27
88
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
15
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Queensland
15 Genera with 22 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1872Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1866
Three-lobed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1859Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1872Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1897Bolas spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Queensland
22 Species
Araneus arenaceus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus dimidiatus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus praesignis L. Koch, 1872
Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Cyrtophora cordiformis Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Ordgarius furcatus Octavius Pic..., 1877Hairy imperial spider
Ordgarius magnificus Rainbow, 1897Magnificent spider
Paraplectanoides crassipes Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys laciniosus Eugen von Ke..., 1886

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Central Queensland
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
3
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