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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Hawaii (Polynesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
157
396
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
147
382
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
37
136
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
134
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
31
130
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
31
130
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
44
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
6
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hawaii
6 Genera with 24 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1900Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1900Three-lobed Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hawaii
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus emmae Simon, 1900
Araneus kapiolaniae Simon, 1900
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842Garden spider
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope reinwardti Doleschall, 1859
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argiope trifasciata kauaiensis Simon, 1900
Cyclosa albisternis Eugène Simon, 1888Trashline orbweaver
Cyclosa cucurbitula Eugène Simon, 1900
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa olorina Eugène Simon, 1900
Cyclosa perkinsi Eugène Simon, 1900
Cyclosa simplicicauda Eugène Simon, 1900
Cyclosa simplicicauda rufescens Simon, 1900
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyclosa xanthomelas Eugène Simon, 1900
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Hawaii
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
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