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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
108
240
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
96
214
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
37
116
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
111
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
104
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
104
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
38
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
20
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
20 Genera with 27 Species
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1758Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Coelossia Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1838Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
27 Species
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Araneus amygdalaceus Keyserling, 1864
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Coelossia trituberculata Eugène Simon, 1903
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyrtarachne grubei Keyserling, 1864
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Gasteracantha rhomboidea Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Poltys kochi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Trichonephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1841Red-legged Golden Orb Weaver
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
14
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
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