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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
58
162
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
54
157
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
30
124
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
122
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
116
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
116
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
31
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
12
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hong Kong
12 Genera with 39 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1969Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 2010Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1992Three-lobed Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1879Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1877Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18433SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
39 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus loczyanus Lendl, 1898
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus tetraspinulus Yin & al., 1990
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Argiope perforata Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Argiope vietnamensis Ono, 2010
Cyclosa argentata Tanikawa & Ono, 1993
Cyclosa argenteoalba Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa cylindrata Chang-Min Yi..., 1995
Cyclosa ginnaga (Yaginuma, 1959)⇒ Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtophora guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona mellotteei (Chikuni, 1989)⇒ Neoscona melloteei Simon, 1895
Neoscona menghaiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Ordgarius hobsoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys idae Ausserer, 1871
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Hong Kong
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
7
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