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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
135
460
660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
112
426
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
59
314
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
57
310
514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
47
287
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
47
287
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
83
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
28
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Far North Queensland
28 Genera with 73 Species
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Acroaspis Karsch, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers20SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1879Triangular spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Artifex Kallal & Hor..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1834Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1872Tent spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1872Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Micropoltys Kulczyński, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Far North Queensland
73 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anepsion peltoides Thorell, 1878
Araneus acachmenus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus agastus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus albidus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus argentarius Rainbow, 1916
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus brisbanae L. Koch, 1867
Araneus comptus comptus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887
Araneus dianiphus dianiphus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus dianiphus xanthostichus (Rainbow, 1916)⇒ Araneus dianiphus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus dimidiatus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus fastidiosus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus praesignis L. Koch, 1872
Araneus rotundulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araneus usualis Keyserling, 1887
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
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 trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872
Arkys curtulus Simon, 1903Small Bird Dropping Spider
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837Milkweed
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
Artifex melanopyga L.Koch, 1871
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Carepalxis lichensis William Jose..., 1916
Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Celaenia dubia Octavius Pic..., 1869
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyrtarachne tricolor Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora cordiformis Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
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 parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Dolophones nasalis Arthur Gardi..., 1876Breckenridge shoulderband
Dolophones turrigera Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micropoltys heatherae H.M. Smith &..., 2010
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Ordgarius monstrosus Keyserling, 1886
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poltys frenchi Henry Rought..., 1899
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys jujorum Smith, 2006
Poltys noblei Smith, 2006
Poltys stygius Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Far North Queensland
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
16
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
5
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