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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
362
1673
5682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
319
1536
5381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
85
829
3617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
83
822
3587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
69
748
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
67
746
3032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
12
193
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
62
305
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
62 Genera with 305 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNOPSTVZ
Abba Castanheira ..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Acroaspis Karsch, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1867Tailed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1878Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers88SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers16SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1879Triangular spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Artifex Kallal & Hor..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Artiphex Kallal & Hor..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18705SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18721SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 188611SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1886Three-lobed Spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtobill Framenau & S..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1871Tent spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 186715SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver12SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Heurodes Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hortophora Framenau & C..., 20218SpeciesTaxom
Kangaraneus Castanheira ..., 20232SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Lariniophora Framenau, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Leviana Framenau & K..., 18875SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mangrovia Framenau & C..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Micropoltys Kulczyński, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Neoarchemorus Mascord, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Novakiella Court & Forster, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Novaranea Court & Forster, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886Bolas spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20127SpeciesTaxom
Pleuromma Doleschall, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18988SpeciesTaxom
Salsa Framenau & C..., 20223SpeciesTaxom
Socca Framenau, Ca..., 18877SpeciesTaxom
Telaprocera Harmer & Fra..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Venomius Rossi, Casta..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
305 Species and 6 Subspecies
Abba transversa Rainbow, 1912
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Acroaspis lancearia Keyserling, 1887
Acroaspis mamillana Keyserling, 1887
Acroaspis olorina Karsch, 1878
Acroaspis scutifer Keyserling, 1886
Acroaspis tuberculifera Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Alpaida calotypa Chamberlin, 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Anepsion peltoides Thorell, 1878
Arachnura caudatella Roewer, 1955
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867Black tail spider
Aranea drypta Walckenær, 1802
Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775
Araneus acachmenus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus agastus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus albidus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus albotriangulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus anatipes Keyserling, 1887
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus apobleptus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus arenaceus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus argentarius Rainbow, 1916
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus blumenau Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamelled Spider
Araneus brisbanae L. Koch, 1867
Araneus circulissparsus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus coccinella Pocock, 1898
Araneus comptus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus comptus comptus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus comptus fuscocapitatus (Rainbow, 1916)⇒ Araneus comptus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus concinnus Rainbow, 1900
Araneus crinitus Rainbow, 1893
Araneus cyphoxis Simon, 1908
Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887
Araneus decolor L. Koch, 1871
Araneus diabrosis Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus dianiphus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus dianiphus dianiphus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus dianiphus xanthostichus (Rainbow, 1916)⇒ Araneus dianiphus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus dimidiatus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus diversicolor Rainbow, 1893
Araneus eburnus (Keyserling, 1886)⇒ Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus fastidiosus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus favorabilis Rainbow, 1916
Araneus fictus Rainbow, 1896
Araneus ginninderranus Dondale, 1966
Araneus hamiltoni Rainbow, 1893
Araneus humilis L. Koch, 1867
Araneus idoneus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus inquietus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus interjectus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus inustus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus lacrymosus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus lancearius Keyserling, 1887
Araneus leai Rainbow, 1894
Araneus liberalis Rainbow, 1902
Araneus lodicula Keyserling, 1887
Araneus lutulentus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus macleayi Bradley, 1876
Araneus mamillanus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus mastersi Bradley, 1876
Araneus memoryi Hogg, 1900
Araneus mulierarius Keyserling, 1887
Araneus nigropunctatus (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Araneus rainbowi Roewer, 1942
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus notandus Rainbow, 1912
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus parvulus Rainbow, 1900
Araneus pius Karsch, 1878
Araneus praesignis L. Koch, 1872
Araneus pronubus Rainbow, 1894
Araneus psittacinus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus pulchriformis Roewer, 1942
Araneus rabiosulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus rainbowi Roewer, 1942
Araneus rani Thorell, 1881
Araneus rarus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus rotundulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus rubicundulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus rubripunctatus Rainbow, 1893
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus scutifer Keyserling, 1886
Araneus scutigerens Hogg, 1900
Araneus separatus Roewer, 1942
Araneus sinuosus Rainbow, 1893
Araneus speculabundus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus squamifer Keyserling, 1886
Araneus stolidus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus sydneyicus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus sylvicola Rainbow, 1897
Araneus talipedatus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus tamerlani Roewer, 1942
Araneus transversus (Rainbow, 1912)⇒ Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araneus urbanus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus urquharti Roewer, 1942
Araneus usualis Keyserling, 1887
Araneus walesianus Karsch, 1878
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope bullocki Rainbow, 1908
Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope katherina Levi, 1983
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope kochi Levi, 1983
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope magnifica L. Koch, 1871
Argiope mascordi Levi, 1983
Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope probata Rainbow, 1916
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope radon Levi, 1983
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys alatus Keyserling, 1890
Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891
Arkys bulburinensis Heimer, 1984
Arkys cicatricosus Rainbow, 1920
Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872
Arkys curtulus Simon, 1903Small Bird Dropping Spider
Arkys dilatatus Balogh, 1978
Arkys furcatus Balogh, 1978
Arkys gracilis Heimer, 1984
Arkys hickmani Heimer, 1984
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837Milkweed
Arkys latissimus Balogh, 1982
Arkys multituberculatus Balogh, 1982
Arkys semicirculatus Balogh, 1982
Arkys speechleyi Mascord, 1968
Arkys transversus Balogh, 1978
Arkys tuberculatus Balogh, 1978
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
Artifex melanopyga L.Koch, 1871
Artiphex melanopyga L. Koch, 1871
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Backobourkia brounii (Framenau & al., 2010)⇒ Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Backobourkia collina Keyserling, 1886
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Backobourkia thyridota Thorell, 1870
Bijoaraneus praesignis L. Koch, 1872
Carepalxis beelzebub Hasselt, 1873
Carepalxis bilobata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Carepalxis coronata William Jose..., 1896
Carepalxis ferreirasousai Castanheira,..., 2025
Carepalxis furcifera Keyserling, 1886
Carepalxis lichensis William Jose..., 1916
Carepalxis megalostylus Castanheira,..., 2025
Carepalxis montifera Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Carepalxis poweri William Jose..., 1916
Carepalxis tholos Castanheira,..., 2025
Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Celaenia atkinsoni Octavius Pic..., 1879
Celaenia calotoides William Jose..., 1908
Celaenia distincta Octavius Pic..., 1869
Celaenia dubia Octavius Pic..., 1869
Celaenia excavata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867Bird dropping spider
Cryptaranea venustula Arthur T. Ur..., 1891
Cyclosa anatipes Keyserling, 1887
Cyclosa apoblepta Rainbow, 1916
Cyclosa argentaria Rainbow, 1916
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa lichensis Rainbow, 1916
Cyclosa poweri Rainbow, 1916
Cyclosa rhombocephala Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Cyclosa vallata Keyserling, 1886
Cyrtarachne latifrons Henry Rought..., 1900
Cyrtarachne latifrons atuberculata (Hogg, 1900)⇒ Cyrtarachne latifrons Henry Rought..., 1900
Cyrtarachne rubicunda Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Cyrtarachne simplex Ferdinand Ka..., 1878
Cyrtarachne tricolor Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Cyrtobill darwini Volker W. Fr..., 2009
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora cordiformis Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Cyrtophora crassipes William Jose..., 1897
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872Tent Web Spider
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyrtophora rainbowi Carl Friedri..., 1955
Cyrtophora trigona Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Dolophones bituberculata James P. Lamb, 1911
Dolophones clypeata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Dolophones conifera Eugen von Ke..., 1886Wrap-around spider
Dolophones elfordi Dunn & Dunn, 1946
Dolophones macleayi Bradley, 1876
Dolophones mammeata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones maxima Henry Rought..., 1900
Dolophones nasalis Arthur Gardi..., 1876Breckenridge shoulderband
Dolophones notacantha Quoy & Gaimarg, 1824
Dolophones peltata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones pilosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones simpla Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones testudinea Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Dolophones tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones turrigera Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora collina (Eugen von Ke..., 1886)⇒ Backobourkia collina Keyserling, 1886
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha bradleyi (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Heurodes turritus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Hortophora cucullus Framenau & C..., 2021
Hortophora lodicula Keyserling, 1887
Hortophora megacantha Framenau & C..., 2021
Hortophora tatianeae Framenau & C..., 2021
Hortophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Hortophora urbana Keyserling, 1887
Hortophora walesiana Karsch, 1878
Hortophora yesabah Framenau & C..., 2021
Kangaraneus arenaceus Keyserling, 1886
Kangaraneus farhani Castanheira ..., 2023
Kilima griseovariegata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia delicata (Rainbow, 1920)⇒ Lipocrea diluta Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Larinia jamberoo Framenau & S..., 2008
Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Larinia tabida (L. Koch, 1872)⇒ Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Lariniophora ragnhildae Strand, 1917
Leviana cincinnata Framenau & K..., 2022
Leviana dimidiata L. Koch, 1871
Leviana folium Framenau & K..., 2022
Leviana minima Framenau & K..., 2022
Leviana mulieraria Keyserling, 1887
Lipocrea diluta Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mangrovia albida L. Koch, 1871
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micropoltys debakkeri H.M. Smith &..., 2010
Micropoltys heatherae H.M. Smith &..., 2010
Nemoscolus sandersi Kallal & Hor..., 2020
Neoarchemorus speechleyi (Mascord, 1968)⇒ Arkys speechleyi Mascord, 1968
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona decolor L. Koch, 1871
Neoscona notanda Rainbow, 1912
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Novakiella boletus Framenau, Vi..., 2021
Novakiella trituberculosa Carl Friedri..., 1942
Novaranea courti Framenau, 2011
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Ordgarius furcatus Octavius Pic..., 1877Hairy imperial spider
Ordgarius furcatus distinctus Rainbow, 1900
Ordgarius magnificus Rainbow, 1897Magnificent spider
Ordgarius monstrosus Keyserling, 1886
Paraplectanoides crassipes Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Paraplectanoides kochi Octavius Pic..., 1877
Plebs arleneae Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Plebs arletteae Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamel spider
Plebs cyphoxis Simon, 1908
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Plebs patricius Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Plebs rosemaryae Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poecilopachys speciosa Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Poecilopachys verrucosa Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Poltys frenchi Henry Rought..., 1899
Poltys grayi Smith, 2006
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys jujorum Smith, 2006
Poltys laciniosus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Poltys milledgei Smith, 2006
Poltys noblei Smith, 2006
Poltys stygius Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Salsa brisbanae L. Koch, 1867
Salsa fuliginata L. Koch, 1872
Salsa rueda Framenau & C..., 2022
Socca elvispresleyi Framenau, Ca..., 2022
Socca eugeni Framenau, Ca..., 2022
Socca johnnywarreni Framenau, Ca..., 2022
Socca kullmanni Framenau, Ca..., 2022
Socca levyashini Framenau, Ca..., 2022
Socca pleia Framenau, Ca..., 2022
Socca sydneyica Keyserling, 1887
Telaprocera joanae Harmer & Vol..., 2008
Telaprocera maudae Harmer & Vol..., 2008
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Trichonephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1841
Venomius tomhardyi Rossi, Casta..., 2023
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Verrucosa furcifera Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
33
201
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
14
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
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Araneidae at irmng.org
Araneidae at itis.gov