Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 266
1114
2746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 234
1010
2473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 77
634
1742 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 72
620
1700 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 61
591
1608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
| 61
591
1608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
| 11
187
455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders | 50
142 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
50 Genera with 142 Species #ABCEGHIKLMNPSTZ
| Acantharachne Tullgren, 2000 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acrosomoides Simon, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agalenatea Archer, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aquarius Schellenberg, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnura Vinson, 1863 | Tailed spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1907 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847 | Cucumber spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caerostris Thorell, 2015 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1997 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coelossia Simon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1863 | Three-lobed Spiders | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphalonotus Simon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtarachne Thorell, 2000 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exechocentrus Simon, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Gibbaranea Archer, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypognatha Guérin, 1839 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Isoxya Simon, 1886 | Box kite spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Kilima Grasshoff, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1971 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Madacantha Emerit, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoscolus Simon, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1907 | Spotted orbweavers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nuctenea Simon, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralarinia Grasshoff, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parmatergus Emerit, 1994 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pasilobus Simon, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1889 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Prasonica Simon, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prasonicella Grasshoff, 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pronous Keyserling, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Singa C. L. Koch, 1758 | Striped orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thelacantha Hasselt, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonephila Dahl, 1912 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zilla C. L. Koch, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1757 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
142 Species and 13 Subspecies | Acantharachne giltayi Lessert, 1938 | | | Acantharachne madecassa Emerit, 2000 | | | Acantharachne milloti Emerit, 2000 | | | Acrosomoides acrosomoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 | | | Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802 | Oak spider | | Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875 | | | Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763 | | | Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873 | | | Alpaida tabula Simon, 1895 | | | Aquarius mandible DC, 1941 | | | Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863 | | | Araneus amygdalaceus Keyserling, 1864 | | | Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758 | Colletid bees | | Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884 | Green orb-web spider | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus canalae Berland, 1924 | | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus isabella Vinson, 1863 | | | Araneus kraepelini Lenz, 1891 | | | Araneus lenzi Roewer, 1942 | | | Araneus madagascaricus Strand, 1908 | | | Araneus margitae Strand, 1917 | | | Araneus nossibeus Strand, 1907 | | | Araneus pallescens Lenz, 1891 | | | Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879 | | Araneus saccalava Strand, 1907 | | | Araneus sambava Strand, 1907 | | | Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885 | | Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847 | Six-spotted orbweaver | | Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887 | Signature Spider | | Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772 | Orb-weaving Spider | | Argiope comorica Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope coquereli Vinson, 1863 | | | Argiope protensa Koch, 1872 | Longtailed orb-weaving spider | | Argiope ranomafanensis Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Augusta glyphica Félix Édouar..., 1839 | | | Backobourkia collina Keyserling, 1886 | | | Caerostris almae GregoriÄ, 2015 | | | Caerostris bankana Strand, 1915 | | | Caerostris bojani GregoriÄ, 2015 | | | Caerostris cowani Arthur Gardi..., 1882 | | | Caerostris darwini Kuntner & Ag..., 2010 | Darwin’s bark spider | | Caerostris ecclesiigera Arthur Gardi..., 1882 | | | Caerostris extrusa Arthur Gardi..., 1882 | | | Caerostris hirsuta Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Caerostris hnatiukae Roberts, 1983 | | | Caerostris kuntneri Gregorič & Yu, 2025 | | | Caerostris mayottensis Manfred Gras..., 1984 | | | Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863 | | | Caerostris pero GregoriÄ, 2015 | | | Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793 | African bark orb-web spider | | Caerostris wallacei GregoriÄ & ..., 2015 | | | Chorizopes antongilensis M. Emerit, 1997 | | | Chorizopes casictones Kallal & Hor..., 2019 | | | Chorizopes madagascariensis M. Emerit, 1997 | | | Coelossia trituberculata Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Cyclosa camelodes (Thorell, 1878) | ⇒ Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa hova Embrik Strand, 1907 | Carpenter bees | | Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) | ⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyclosa kibonotensis Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992 | | | Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | | Cyclosa quavansea Michael J. R..., 1983 | | | Cyclosa sanctibenedicti Vinson, 1863 | | | Cyphalonotus columnifer Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Cyrtarachne grubei Keyserling, 1864 | | | Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870 | | | Cyrtarachne madagascariensis M. Emerit, 2000 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898 | Orb weavers | | Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889 | | | Exechocentrus madilina Scharff & Ho..., 2012 | | | Gasteracantha clarki M. Emerit, 1974 | | | Gasteracantha formosana (Saito, 1933) | ⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | Gasteracantha reuteri Lenz, 1886 | | | Gasteracantha rhomboidea Félix Édouar..., 1838 | | | Gasteracantha rhomboidea comorensis Strand, 1917 | | | Gasteracantha rhomboidea madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863) | ⇒ Madacantha nossibeana Embrik Strand, 1916 | | Gasteracantha rufithorax Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta andrefanae Emerit, 1974 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta bigoti Emerit, 1974 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta emeriti Roberts, 1983 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta insulicola Emerit, 1974 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae Emerit, 1974 | | | Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914 | | | Gasteracantha thorelli Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | | | Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842 | Kite-spider | | Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae Emerit, 1974 | | | Gasteracantha versicolor formosa Vinson, 1863 | | | Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | | | Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802 | | | Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Isoxya cowani Arthur Gardi..., 1882 | | | Isoxya mahafalensis M. Emerit, 1974 | | | Isoxya manangona Agnarsson, S..., 2023 | | | Isoxya milloti M. Emerit, 1974 | | | Isoxya reuteri Lenz, 1886 | | | Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866 | | | Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910) | ⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | Larinia dasia Michael J. R..., 1983 | | | Larinia foko Escobar-Tole..., 2024 | | | Larinia mariaranoensis Escobar-Tole..., 2024 | | | Larinia tamatave Grasshoff, 1971 | | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758) | ⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757 | | Madacantha nossibeana Embrik Strand, 1916 | | | Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802 | Cricket-bat Orb Weaver | | Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805 | Orb Weavers | | Nemoscolus waterloti Lucien Berland, 1920 | | | Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802 | | | Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937 | | | Neoscona cereolella Embrik Strand, 1907 | | | Neoscona madagascarica Strand, 1908 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857 | | | Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842 | Spider | | Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864 | | | Neoscona triangula mensamontella Strand, 1907 | | | Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758 | Toad Spider | | Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Paraplectana walleri John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Pararaneus uncivulva Strand, 1907 | | | Parmatergus coccinelloides M. Emerit, 1994 | | | Parmatergus coccinelloides ambrae Emerit, 1994 | | | Parmatergus lens M. Emerit, 1994 | | | Pasilobus antongilensis M. Emerit, 2000 | | | Pasilobus capuroni M. Emerit, 2000 | | | Plebs neocaledonicus Berland, 1924 | | | Poltys horridus George Hazel..., 1980 | | | Poltys kochi Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | | | Poltys reuteri Lenz, 1886 | | | Poltys vesicularis Eugène Simon, 1889 | | | Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895 | | | Prasonica anarillea Michael J. R..., 1983 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Prasonicella cavipalpis Manfred Gras..., 1971 | | | Prasonicella marsa Michael J. R..., 1983 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Pycnacantha fuscosa Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Singa hamata Clerck, 1758 | | | Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | | Trichonephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1841 | Red-legged Golden Orb Weaver | | Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863 | | | Trichonephila komaci Kuntner & Co..., 2009 | Gaint Golden Orb-Web Spider | | Trichonephila senegalensis hildebrandti Dahl, 1912 | | | Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802 | Zilla diodia | | Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984 |
Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
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
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