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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
184
662
1378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
159
555
1136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
49
238
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
233
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
39
218
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
38
217
503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
54
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
30
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
30 Genera with 66 Species
#ACGHIKLMNPST
Acantharachne Tullgren, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Aethriscus Pocock, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1885Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Aranoethra Butler, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Cladomelea Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1834Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1899Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Mahembea Grasshoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Megaraneus Lawrence, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Paralarinia Grasshoff, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1930Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
66 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acantharachne seydeli Giltay, 1935
Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895
Aethriscus olivaceus Pocock, 1902
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Araneus carabellus Strand, 1913
Araneus ealensis Giltay, 1935
Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885
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
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora gemmosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Gea transversovittata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
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 trifida Albert Tullgren, 1910
Lipocrea longissima Eugène Simon, 1881
Mahembea hewitti Roger de Les..., 1930
Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Nemoscolus lateplagiatis Eugène Simon, 1907
Neoscona alberti Embrik Strand, 1913
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 subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Paralarinia agnata Manfred Gras..., 1970
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
Poltys fornicatus Eugène Simon, 1907
Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895
Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909
Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895
Singa lawrencei Roger de Les..., 1930
Trichonephila senegalensis keyserlingi Blackwall, 1865

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
15
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
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