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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Mayotte (Comoro Islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
46
146
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
41
140
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
30
122
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
28
120
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
118
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
118
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
59
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
12
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mayotte
12 Genera with 11 Species
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1924Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1997Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1866
Three-lobed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mayotte
11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Araneus canalae Berland, 1924
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope comorica Bjørn, 1997
Caerostris mayottensis Manfred Gras..., 1984
Gasteracantha rhomboidea comorensis Strand, 1917
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Plebs neocaledonicus Berland, 1924
Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Mayotte
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
7
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
3
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