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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
31
72
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
29
68
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
24
62
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
24
62
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
20
57
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
57
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
21
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
13
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gordonvale
13 Genera with 27 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1837Triangular spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1872Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1775Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gordonvale
27 Species and 3 Subspecies
Araneus acachmenus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus agastus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus argentarius Rainbow, 1916
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 fastidiosus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus rotundulus Keyserling, 1887
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837Milkweed
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872Tent Web Spider
Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Ordgarius monstrosus Keyserling, 1886
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poltys stygius Tord Tamerla..., 1898

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Gordonvale
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
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