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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Kent (Southeast England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
89
203
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
71
160
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
114
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
38
114
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
36
110
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
36
110
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
39
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
17
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kent
17 Genera with 23 Species
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1872Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Colaranea Court & Forster, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1885Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Novakiella Court & Forster, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Novaranea Court & Forster, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1877Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Zealaranea Court & Forster, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kent
23 Species
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Celaenia olivacea Arthur T. Ur..., 1885
Colaranea brunnea Court & Raym..., 1988
Colaranea verutum Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Colaranea viriditas Arthur T. Ur..., 1887Green orbweb spider
Cryptaranea atrihastula Arthur T. Ur..., 1891
Cryptaranea subcompta Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Novakiella trituberculosa Carl Friedri..., 1942
Novaranea queribunda Keyserling, 1887
Ordgarius furcatus Octavius Pic..., 1877Hairy imperial spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Zealaranea crassa Walckenaer, 1842
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Kent
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
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