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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
284
1524
5154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
243
1292
4506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
795
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
781
3254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
735
2986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
733
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
260
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
49
264
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
49 Genera with 264 Species
#ABCEGHLMNOPSTZ
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1867Tailed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17935SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1921Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers36SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 2020Cucumber spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers12SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 199414SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 2017Three-lobed Spiders24SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 202216SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Eriovia Archer, 03SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 19998SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1889Spiny Backed Orb Weaver16SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19759SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Leviaraneus Tanikawa & P..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Neogea Levi, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1995Spotted orbweavers34SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1894Bolas spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Parawia F.O.P.-Cambr..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Pasilobus Simon, 20222SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18952SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20069SpeciesTaxom
Porcataraneus Mi & Peng, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1895Striped orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19903SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
264 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895
Anepsion keralensis Jose, 2011
Anepsion maritatum O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Arachnura angura Tikader, 1970
Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867Black tail spider
Aranea drypta Walckenær, 1802
Aranea longipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea maculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea pilipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea sebae (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus anantnagensis Tikader & Bal, 1981
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bastarensis Gajbe, 2005
Araneus bilunifer Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Araneus boerneri Strand, 1907
Araneus boerneri clavimaculus Strand, 1907
Araneus boerneri obscurellus Strand, 1907
Araneus camilla Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Araneus decentellus Strand, 1907
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus ellipticus Tikader & Bal, 1981
Araneus enucleatus Karsch, 1879
Araneus fuellus
Araneus fulvellus Roewer, 1942
Araneus himalayaensis (Tikader, 1975)⇒ Plebs himalayaensis Tikader, 1975
Araneus himalayanus Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Araneus hirsutulus Stoliczka, 1869
Araneus liber Leardi, 1902
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus minutalis Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus noegeatus Thorell, 1895
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus nympha Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Araneus pahalgaonensis Tikader & Bal, 1981
Araneus panchganiensis Tikader & Bal, 1981
Araneus praedatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus sponsus Thorell, 1887
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus tubabdominus Zhu & Zhang, 1993
Araneus varpunen Sen & al., 2015
Araneus viridisomus Gravely, 1921
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella levii Zamani & Mar..., 2020
Araniella maasdorpi Zamani & Mar..., 2020
Araniella nympha Simon, 1889
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Araniella villanii Zamani, Maru..., 2020
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Argiope caesarea Thorell, 1897
Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859Grass cross spider
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope lalita Sherriffs, 1928
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope macrochoera Thorell, 1891Oxaeid bees
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Bijoaraneus mitificus Simon, 1886
Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863
Caerostris sumatrana Embrik Strand, 1915
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cercidia punctigera Eugène Simon, 1889
Chorizopes anjanes Benoy Krishn..., 1965
Chorizopes bengalensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1975)⇒ Porcataraneus bengalensis Tikader, 1975
Chorizopes calciope Eugène Simon, 1895
Chorizopes congener Octavius Pic..., 1885
Chorizopes frontalis O. P.-Cambridge, 1870
Chorizopes kastoni Pawan U. Gaj..., 2004
Chorizopes khandaricus Pawan U. Gajbe, 2005
Chorizopes khanjanes (Benoy Krishn..., 1965)⇒ Chorizopes wulingensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Chorizopes khedaensis C. Adinaraya..., 1993
Chorizopes pateli C. Adinaraya..., 1993
Chorizopes quadrituberculata Roy & al., 2014
Chorizopes stoliczkae Octavius Pic..., 1885
Chorizopes tikaderi (Sadana & Kaur, 1974)⇒ Chorizopes khandaricus Pawan U. Gajbe, 2005
Chorizopes wulingensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Cyclosa albisternis Eugène Simon, 1888Trashline orbweaver
Cyclosa bifida Doleschall, 1859
Cyclosa bilobata Sen, Saha & ..., 2012
Cyclosa centrodes Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Cyclosa confraga Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa gossypiata Keswani, 2013
Cyclosa hexatuberculata Benoy Krishn..., 1982
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa krusa Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyclosa micula Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyclosa moonduensis Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa neilensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Cyclosa oatesi Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa purnai Keswani, 2013
Cyclosa quinqueguttata Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Cyclosa simoni Benoy Krishn..., 1982
Cyclosa spirifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Cyclosa tuberascens Eugène Simon, 1906
Cyclosa vankhedensis Dhande, Bodk..., 2017
Cyrtarachne akirai Tanikawa, 2013
Cyrtarachne avimerdaria Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Cyrtarachne bengalensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1961)⇒ Cyrtarachne nagasakiensis Strand, 1918
Cyrtarachne biswamoyi Benoy Krishn..., 1961
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtarachne gravelyi Benoy Krishn..., 1961
Cyrtarachne inaequalis (Thorell, 1895)⇒ Cyrtarachne akirai Tanikawa, 2013
Cyrtarachne invenusta Tord Tamerla..., 1891Oxaeid bees
Cyrtarachne keralensis Jose, 2011
Cyrtarachne nagasakiensis Strand, 1918
Cyrtarachne promilai Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Cyrtarachne raniceps Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Cyrtarachne schmidi Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Cyrtarachne sundari Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai Ahmed & al., 2015
Cyrtarachne wayanadensis Jwala, Sen &..., 2022
Cyrtophora bidenta Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Cyrtophora bituberculata Roy, Saha & ..., 2017
Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora feae Thorell, 1887
Cyrtophora feai Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora jabalpurensis Pawan U. Gaj..., 1999
Cyrtophora ksudra Sherriffs, 1928
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Eriophora himalayaensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1975)⇒ Plebs himalayaensis Tikader, 1975
Eriovia excelsa
Eriovia laglaizei
Eriovia poonaensis
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia gryffindori Ahmed, Khal..., 2016
Eriovixia kachugaonensis P. Basumatar..., 2019
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Eriovixia palawanensis Barrion & Li..., 1995Crown of Thorns Starfish
Eriovixia patulisus Barrion & Li..., 1995Crown of Thorns Starfish
Eriovixia poonaensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Eriovixia sakiedaorum Tanikawa, 1999
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha aureola Mi & Peng, 2013
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha cuspidata Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Gasteracantha dalyi Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha frontata John Blackwall, 1864
Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha remifera Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sororna Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha unguifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Gea subarmata Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Gea zaragosa Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea indiana Roy, Saha & ..., 2015
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Hypsosinga satpuraensis Bodkhe, Uniy..., 2016
Larinia bharatae Bhandari & P..., 2001
Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826)⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Larinia emertoni Pawan U. Gaj..., 2004
Larinia jaysankari Biswamoy Biswas, 1984
Larinia kanpurae Patel & Nigam, 1994
Larinia mandlaensis Pawan U. Gajbe, 2005
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Larinia teiraensis Biswas & Biswas, 2007
Larinia tyloridia Patel, 1975
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Leviaraneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Lipocrea fusiformis Thorell, 1877
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Metazygia yobena Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metepeira andamanensis Tikader, 1977
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Neogea nocticolor Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Neoscona achine Eugène Simon, 1906
Neoscona bengalensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona bihumpi Patel, 1988
Neoscona biswasi Bhandari & P..., 2001
Neoscona bomdilaensis Biswamoy Bis..., 2006
Neoscona chrysanthusi Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona dhruvai Patel & Nigam, 1994
Neoscona dhumani Patel & C. A..., 1993
Neoscona dyali Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Neoscona elliptica Tikader & Bal, 1981
Neoscona enucleata Karsch, 1879
Neoscona molemensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona mukerjei Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Neoscona murthyi Patel & C. A..., 1990
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona odites Eugène Simon, 1906
Neoscona parambikulamensis Patel, 2003
Neoscona pavida Eugène Simon, 1906
Neoscona platnicki Pawan U. Gaj..., 2001
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona raydakensis Subhendu Sek..., 1995
Neoscona sanghi Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Neoscona sanjivani Pawan U. Gajbe, 2004
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Neoscona shillongensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona sinhagadensis Benoy Krishn..., 1975
Neoscona theis Walck. Walck..., 0
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neoscona ujavalai C. Adinaraya..., 1992
Neoscona usbonga Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Neoscona xishanensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona yptinika Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Nuctenea silvicultrix Koch, 1844
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Ordgarius hexapinus Saha & Raych..., 2004
Ordgarius hexaspinus Subhendu Sek..., 2004Common blunt armed sea star
Ordgarius hobsoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Ordgarius sexspinosus Thorell, 1894
Paraplectana gravelyi Tikader, 1961
Paraplectana mamoniae Basumatary &..., 2019
Paraplectana rajashree Ahmed & al., 2015
Parawia dehaan
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Parawixia dehaanii (Tikader, 1982)⇒ Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Pasilobus kotigeharus Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Pasilobus sahyadriensis Jwala, Sen &..., 2022
Plebs himalayaensis Tikader, 1975
Plebs mitratus Simon, 1895
Poltys bhaban Tikader, 1970
Poltys bhabanii Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Poltys bhavnagarensis Patel, 1988
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys godrejii Bastawade & ..., 2006
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys nagpurensis Benoy Krishn..., 1982
Poltys pogonias Tord Tamerla..., 1891Oxaeid bees
Poltys rehmanii Bastawade & ..., 2006
Porcataraneus bengalensis Tikader, 1975
Prasonica insolens Eugène Simon, 1909
Singa chota Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Singa haddooensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Singa keyserlingi McCook, 1893
Singa myrrhea Eugène Simon, 1895
Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Trichonephila clavata L. Koch, 1878Jor� spider
Zilla globosa Subhendu Sek..., 2004Common blunt armed sea star
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella indica (Benoy Krishn..., 1980)⇒ Guizygiella indica Tikader & Bal, 1980
Zygiella shivui (Patel & C. A..., 1990)⇒ Guizygiella shivui Patel & Reddy, 1990

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
28
176
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
4
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
20
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