Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 195
708
1809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 175
657
1622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 67
422
1145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 62
415
1120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 54
397
1055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
| 54
397
1055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
| 10
102
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders | 42
103 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Madagascar
42 Genera with 103 Species #ACEGHILMNPST
| Acantharachne Tullgren, 2000 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Acrosomoides Simon, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 1802 | | 1 | 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 | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1758 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caerostris Thorell, 2015 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1997 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coelossia Simon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1863 | Three-lobed Spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphalonotus Simon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtarachne Thorell, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exechocentrus Simon, 2012 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1863 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 14 | Species | Taxom | Hypognatha Guérin, 1839 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Isoxya Simon, 1886 | Box kite spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1971 | | 4 | 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 | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nuctenea Simon, 1758 | | 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 | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prasonica Simon, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prasonicella Grasshoff, 1971 | | 1 | 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 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Madagascar
103 Species and 10 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 | | Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763 | | | Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873 | | | Alpaida tabula Simon, 1895 | | | Aquarius mandible DC, 1941 | | | Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863 | | | Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758 | Colletid bees | | 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 | | Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772 | Orb-weaving Spider | | Argiope coquereli Vinson, 1863 | | | Argiope ranomafanensis Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Augusta glyphica Félix Édouar..., 1839 | | | 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 kuntneri Gregorič & Yu, 2025 | | | 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 conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa hova Embrik Strand, 1907 | Carpenter bees | | Cyclosa sanctibenedicti Vinson, 1863 | | | Cyphalonotus columnifer Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | 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 formosana (Saito, 1933) | ⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | Gasteracantha reuteri Lenz, 1886 | | | Gasteracantha rhomboidea Félix Édouar..., 1838 | | | 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 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 | | | 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 | | | Larinia dasia Michael J. R..., 1983 | | | Larinia foko Escobar-Tole..., 2024 | | | Larinia mariaranoensis Escobar-Tole..., 2024 | | | Larinia tamatave Grasshoff, 1971 | | | 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 angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937 | | | Neoscona cereolella Embrik Strand, 1907 | | | Neoscona madagascarica Strand, 1908 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864 | | | Neoscona triangula mensamontella Strand, 1907 | | | Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758 | Toad Spider | | 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 | | | Poltys kochi Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | | | Poltys reuteri Lenz, 1886 | | | Poltys vesicularis Eugène Simon, 1889 | | | Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895 | | | Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Prasonicella cavipalpis Manfred Gras..., 1971 | | | Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Pycnacantha fuscosa Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Singa hamata Clerck, 1758 | | | Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | | Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863 | | | Trichonephila komaci Kuntner & Co..., 2009 | Gaint Golden Orb-Web Spider | | Trichonephila senegalensis hildebrandti Dahl, 1912 | |
Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Madagascar
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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