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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
160
556
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
133
485
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
66
370
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
365
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
342
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
51
339
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
76
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
32
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
32 Genera with 65 Species
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Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1950Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942
Cucumber spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladomelea Simon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Mahembea Grasshoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Megaraneus Lawrence, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers12SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Sedasta Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1930Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1902
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
65 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Alpaida natal Levi, 1988
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus holzapfelae Lessert, 1936
Araneus legonensis Grasshoff & ..., 1979
Araneus marshalli (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885
Araneus varus Kauri, 1950
Argiope aurocincta Mary Agard P..., 1898
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Cladomelea akermani J. Hewitt, 1923
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Hypsosinga lithyphantoides Lodovico di ..., 1947
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Lipocrea longissima Eugène Simon, 1881
Mahembea hewitti Roger de Les..., 1930
Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Nemoscolus cotti Roger de Les..., 1933
Nemoscolus elongatus George Newbo..., 1947
Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897
Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona chiarinii Pavesi, 1883
Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865
Paraplectana walleri John Blackwall, 1865
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Pararaneus perforatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Poltys furcifer Eugène Simon, 1881
Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895
Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909
Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895
Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781
Singa albodorsata Kauri, 1950
Singa lawrencei Roger de Les..., 1930

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
18
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
11
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