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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Malaysia (Southeast Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
218
926
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
186
793
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
58
469
1228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
52
455
1200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
43
418
1104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
42
417
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
106
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malaysia
27 Genera with 67 Species
#ACEFGMPTZ
Acusilas Simon, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1867Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1859Garden orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1893Three-lobed Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Friula O. P.-Cambridge, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1775Spiny Backed Orb Weaver15SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Milonia Thorell, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Perilla Thorell, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pitharatus Simon, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaysia
67 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895
Acusilas malaccensis Murphy & Murphy, 1983
Anepsion fuscolimbatum Simon, 1901
Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867Black tail spider
Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus papulatus Thorell, 1887
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope chloreides Chrysanthus, 1961
Argiope chloreis Tord Tamerla..., 1877Sebastopol meadowfoam
Argiope doleschalli Thorell, 1873
Argiope hoiseni Tan , 2018
Argiope reinwardti Doleschall, 1859
Argiope versicolor Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Caerostris sumatrana Embrik Strand, 1915
Cyclosa bifida Doleschall, 1859
Cyclosa confraga Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa paupercula Eugène Simon, 1893
Cyphalonotus selangor Dzulhelmi, 2015
Cyrtarachne conica Octavius Pic..., 1901
Cyrtophora beccarii Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora eczematica Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Eriovixia bannaensis Zhou, Zhu & ..., 2017
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Eriovixia poonaensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Eriovixia pseudocentrodes (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Eriovixia sticta Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Friula wallacei Octavius Pic..., 1896
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha crucigera Bradley, 1877
Gasteracantha cuspidata Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha doriae Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha frontata John Blackwall, 1864
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha mengei Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha vittata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Gea spinipes nigrifrons Simon, 1901
Gea subarmata Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Mangora hemicraera Tord Tamerla..., 1890
Milonia brevipes Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Perilla teres Tord Tamerla..., 1895
Pitharatus junghuhni Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys elevatus Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Poltys stygius Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Pronous affinis Eugène Simon, 1901
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Thelacantha cuspidata C. L. Koch, 1837
Zygiella calyptrata (Workman & Wo..., 1894)⇒ Guizygiella guangxiensis Zhu & Zhang, 1993

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Malaysia
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
15
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
19
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