AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
198
834
1968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
171
709
1679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
55
370
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
362
1030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
339
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
338
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
102
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
41
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
41 Genera with 100 Species
#ACEFGHIKLMNPST
Acantharachne Tullgren, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Acrosomoides Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Aethriscus Pocock, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1938Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Aranoethra Butler, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Cladomelea Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1834Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1899Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Faradja Grasshoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Mahembea Grasshoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Megaraneus Lawrence, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers19SpeciesTaxom
Paralarinia Grasshoff, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Pasilobus Simon, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Psyllo Thorell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1930Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Singafrotypa Benoit, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
100 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acantharachne giltayi Lessert, 1938
Acantharachne lesserti Giltay, 1930
Acantharachne regalis Hirst, 1925
Acantharachne seydeli Giltay, 1935
Acrosomoides tetraedra Walckenaer, 1841
Acrosomoides tetraedrus Walckenaer, 1842
Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895
Aethriscus olivaceus Pocock, 1902
Aethriscus pani Lessert, 1930
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Araneus carabellus Strand, 1913
Araneus catospilotus Simon, 1907
Araneus ealensis Giltay, 1935
Araneus haematocnemis
Araneus phlyctogena Simon, 1907
Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885
Araneus tatianae Lessert, 1938
Aranoethra butleri Pocock, 1899Shyleaf
Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Argiope anomalopalpis Bjørn, 1997
Argiope aurocincta Mary Agard P..., 1898
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Cladomelea longipes Octavius Pic..., 1877
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyphalonotus benoiti Archer, 1965
Cyphalonotus larvatus Eugène Simon, 1881
Cyrtarachne termitophila George Newbo..., 1952
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora gemmosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Eriophora neufvilleorum Roger de Les..., 1930
Eriovixia turbinata Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Faradja faradjensis Roger de Les..., 1930
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gastroxya krausi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gastroxya leleupi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gastroxya schoutedeni Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gea africana Eugène Simon, 1895
Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Gea transversovittata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Isoxya basilewskyi Pierre L. G...., 1975
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Kilima conspersa Manfred Gras..., 1970
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Kilima griseovariegata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia assimilis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia ishango Manfred Gras..., 1971
Larinia obtusa Manfred Gras..., 1971
Larinia trifida Albert Tullgren, 1910
Lipocrea longissima Eugène Simon, 1881
Mahembea hewitti Roger de Les..., 1930
Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Nemoscolus affinis Roger de Les..., 1933
Nemoscolus lateplagiatis Eugène Simon, 1907
Neoscona alberti Embrik Strand, 1913
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona bucheti Roger de Les..., 1930
Neoscona bucheti avakubiensis Lessert, 1930
Neoscona bucheti flexuosa Lessert, 1930
Neoscona cereolella Embrik Strand, 1907
Neoscona chiarinii Pavesi, 1883
Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Neoscona kisangani Manfred Gras..., 1986
Neoscona kivuensis Manfred Gras..., 1986
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona stanleyi Roger de Les..., 1930
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Paralarinia agnata Manfred Gras..., 1970
Paralarinia denisi Roger de Les..., 1938
Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Pararaneus perforatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Pararaneus pseudostriatus Embrik Strand, 1908
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Pasilobus laevis Roger de Les..., 1930
Poltys fornicatus Eugène Simon, 1907
Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895
Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909
Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895
Psyllo nitida Thorell, 1899Black carpenter ant
Singa lawrencei Roger de Les..., 1930
Singafrotypa acanthopus Eugène Simon, 1907
Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913
Trichonephila senegalensis keyserlingi Blackwall, 1865

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
20
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
7
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
8
18
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