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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
75
165
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
63
130
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
22
61
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
56
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
54
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
54
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East India
4 Genera with 9 Species
Anepsion Strand, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1881Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1857Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East India
9 Species
Anepsion maritatum O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Argiope caesarea Thorell, 1897
Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859Grass cross spider
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in East India
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
3
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