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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
44
90
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
36
78
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
17
53
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
16
51
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
15
50
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
15
50
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Karnataka
10 Genera with 15 Species
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1886Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1887Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1859Spiny Backed Orb Weaver5SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Karnataka
15 Species
Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895
Anepsion maritatum O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai Ahmed & al., 2015
Eriovixia gryffindori Ahmed, Khal..., 2016
Gasteracantha dalyi Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

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

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
6
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