Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 270
1110
2490 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 232
968
2182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 75
552
1385 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 69
537
1352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 57
489
1210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
| 56
488
1208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
| 9
133
455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders | 47
218 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melanesia
47 Genera with 218 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPSTVZ
| Acacesia Simon, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anepsion Strand, 1969 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnura Vinson, 1924 | Tailed spider | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aranea Linnaeus, 1793 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1924 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Aranoethra Butler, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1911 | Garden orbweavers | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Arkys Walckenaer, 1978 | Triangular spiders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Artifex Kallal & Hor..., 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artiphex Kallal & Hor..., 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Austracantha Dahl, 1914 | Christmas spider | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carepalxis L. Koch, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenia Thorell, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1886 | Three-lobed Spiders | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1857 | Tent spiders | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Dolophones Walckenaer, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1865 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eriovixia Archer, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hortophora Framenau & C..., 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1872 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lipocrea Thorell, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangrovia Framenau & C..., 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Mecynogea Simon, 1903 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathena Sundevall, 1939 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Micropoltys Kulczyński, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1880 | Spotted orbweavers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ocrepeira Marx, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886 | Bolas spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pasilobus Simon, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 2012 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilopachys Simon, 1971 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 2006 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Salsa Framenau & C..., 2022 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scoloderus Simon, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thelacantha Hasselt, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonephila Dahl, 1847 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Verrucosa McCook, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1757 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melanesia
218 Species and 14 Subspecies | Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847 | Orb weavers | | Alpaida grayi Blackwall, 1863 | | | Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841 | Orb weavers | | Alpaida rubellula Keyserling, 1892 | | | Anepsion buchi Chrysanthus, 1969 | | | Anepsion peltoides Thorell, 1878 | | | Anepsion roeweri Chrysanthus, 1961 | | | Anepsion semialbum Simon, 1880 | | | Anepsion wolffi Chrysanthus, 1969 | | | Arachnura caudatella Roewer, 1955 | | | Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867 | Black tail spider | | Arachnura simoni Berland, 1924 | | | Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Aranea longipes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Aranea maculata (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Aranea moluccensis | | | Aranea novae-pomeraniae Strand, 1913 | | | Aranea pilipes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Aranea sebae (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | | Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872 | | | Araneus aubertorum Berland, 1938 | | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus canacus Berland, 1931 | | | Araneus canalae Berland, 1924 | | | Araneus caudifer Kulczyn´ski, 1911 | | | Araneus cheesmanae Berland, 1938 | | | Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus decolor L. Koch, 1871 | | | Araneus depressatulus Roewer, 1942 | | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus eburnus (Keyserling, 1886) | ⇒ Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886 | | Araneus finneganae Berland, 1938 | | | Araneus flavopunctatus (L. Koch, 1871) | ⇒ Araneus flavosignatus Roewer, 1942 | | Araneus flavosignatus Roewer, 1942 | | | Araneus floriatus Hogg, 1914 | | | Araneus gestroi Thorell, 1881 | | | Araneus macleayi Bradley, 1876 | | | Araneus neocaledonicus (Berland, 1924) | ⇒ Plebs opacus Joseph & Fra..., 2012 | | Araneus noumeensis Simon, 1880 | | | Araneus novaepommerianae Strand, 1913 | | | Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870) | ⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870 | | Araneus radja Doleschall, 1857 | | | Araneus relicinus Keyserling, 1887 | | | Araneus savesi Simon, 1880 | | | Araneus suavis Rainbow, 1899 | | | Araneus toma Strand, 1915 | | | Araneus woodfordi Pocock, 1898 | | | Araneus yatei Berland, 1924 | | | Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873 | | | Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842 | | | Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878 | | Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989 | | | Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842 | Garden spider | | Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775 | Banded Garden Spider | | Argiope avara (Forskål, 1775) | ⇒ Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | | Argiope bougainvilla Charles Atha..., 1847 | | | Argiope brunnescantia Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Argiope brunnescentia Strand, 1911 | | | Argiope caledonia Levi, 1983 | | | Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Argiope friedericii Strand, 1911 | | | Argiope halmaherensis Embrik Strand, 1907 | Carpenter bees | | Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878 | St Andrew's Cross spider | | Argiope lihirica (Strand, 1913) | ⇒ Argiope brunnescentia Strand, 1911 | | Argiope magnifica L. Koch, 1871 | | | Argiope novae-pommeraniae Strand, 1915 | | | Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871) | ⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911 | | Argiope pentagona Ludwig Carl ..., 1871 | | | Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871 | | | Argiope protensa Koch, 1872 | Longtailed orb-weaving spider | | Argiope reinwardti Doleschall, 1859 | | | Argiope squallica Strand, 1915 | | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argiope wogeonicola Strand, 1913 | | | Argiope wolfi Strand, 1911 | | | Arkys brevipalpus Karsch, 1878 | | | Arkys coronatus Balogh, 1978 | | | Arkys grandis Balogh, 1978 | | | Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837 | Milkweed | | Arkys roosdorpi Chrysanthus, 1971 | | | Arkys varians Balogh, 1978 | | | Arkys vicarius Balogh, 1978 | | | Artifex joannae Berland, 1924 | | | Artiphex joannae Berland, 1924 | | | Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871 | | | Carepalxis beelzebub Hasselt, 1873 | | | Celaenia excavata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867 | Bird dropping spider | | Cyclosa albopunctata Wladislaus K..., 1901 | | | Cyclosa bifida Doleschall, 1859 | | | Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842) | ⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | Cyclosa bulleri Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | | | Cyclosa camelodes (Thorell, 1878) | ⇒ Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872 | | | Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) | ⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyclosa litoralis Ludwig Carl ..., 1867 | | | Cyclosa machadinho Herbert Walt..., 1999 | Scoliid wasps | | Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992 | | | Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887 | | | Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | | Cyclosa pusilla Eugène Simon, 1880 | | | Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932 | Orb weavers | | Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885 | Three lobed spider | | Cyclosa vallata Keyserling, 1886 | | | Cyrtarachne friederici Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Cyrtarachne tricolor aruana Strand, 1911 | | | Cyrtophora admiralia Embrik Strand, 1913 | | | Cyrtophora beccarii Tord Tamerla..., 1878 | | | Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869 | | | Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Cyrtophora cylindroides scalaris Strand, 1915 | | | Cyrtophora doriae Tord Tamerla..., 1881 | | | Cyrtophora gazellae Ferdinand Ka..., 1878 | | | Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872 | Tent Web Spider | | Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906 | | | Cyrtophora leucopicta Arthur T. Ur..., 1890 | | | Cyrtophora lineata Wladislaus K..., 1910 | | | Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857) | ⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906 | | Cyrtophora moluccensis bukae Strand, 1911 | | | Cyrtophora moluccensis cupidinea Thorell, 1875 | | | Cyrtophora monulfi Pater Chrysa..., 1960 | | | Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857 | | | Dolophones testudinea Ludwig Carl ..., 1871 | | | Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871 | Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider | | Eriophora flavicoma Eugène Simon, 1880 | | | Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844 | Orb weavers | | Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865 | Australian garden orb weaver spider | | Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877 | | | Eustala cazieri Herbert Walt..., 1977 | | | Eustala taquara Eugen von Ke..., 1892 | | | Gasteracantha aciculata Mary Agard P..., 1899 | | | Gasteracantha analispina Strand, 1911 | | | Gasteracantha beccarii (Tord Tamerla..., 1877) | ⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793 | | Gasteracantha bradleyi (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775 | | Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758 | Crab spider | | Gasteracantha clavigera Christoph Go..., 1863 | | | Gasteracantha crucigera Bradley, 1877 | | | Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837) | ⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873 | | Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835 | | | Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775) | ⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914 | | Gasteracantha gambeyi Eugène Simon, 1877 | | | Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Hasselt's Spiny Spider | | Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Gasteracantha lepelletieri Félix Édouar..., 1825 | | | Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838 | | | Gasteracantha mahurica Strand, 1913 | | | Gasteracantha mammeata (Thorell, 1859) | ⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859 | | | Gasteracantha metallica Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Gasteracantha notata Wladislaus K..., 1910 | | | Gasteracantha pentagona Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Gasteracantha pentagona anirica Strand, 1915 | | | Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879 | | | Gasteracantha regalis Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha rubrospinis Félix Édouar..., 1838 | | | Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914 | | | Gasteracantha scintillans Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha signifera Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Gasteracantha signifera bistrigella Strand, 1915 | | | Gasteracantha signifera heterospina Strand, 1915 | | | Gasteracantha signifera pustulinota Strand, 1915 | | | Gasteracantha subaequispina Maria Dahl, 1914 | | | Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Gasteracantha taeniata anirensis Strand, 1911 | | | Gasteracantha taeniata lugubris Simon, 1898 | | | Gasteracantha taeniata novahannoveriana Dahl, 1914 | | | Gasteracantha taeniata obsoletopicta Strand, 1915 | | | Gasteracantha theisi Félix Édouar..., 1838 | | | Gasteracantha vittata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | | Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864 | | | Gea argiopides Embrik Strand, 1911 | | | Gea eff Herbert Walt..., 1983 | | | Gea virginis Strand, 1911 | | | Hortophora capitalis L. Koch, 1871 | | | Hortophora flavicoma Simon, 1880 | | | Hortophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865 | Garden Orb Weaver Spider | | Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914 | | | Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871 | | | Larinia tabida (L. Koch, 1872) | ⇒ Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914 | | Lipocrea tabida L. Koch, 1872 | | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Mangrovia albida L. Koch, 1871 | | | Metepeira glomerabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1892 | | | Micrathena crassispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836 | | | Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena furva Eugen von Ke..., 1892 | | | Micrathena horrida WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873 | Orb weavers | | Micrathena schenkeli Cândido Firm..., 1939 | | | Micropoltys debakkeri H.M. Smith &..., 2010 | | | Neoscona cheesmanae Lucien Berland, 1938 | | | Neoscona decolor L. Koch, 1871 | | | Neoscona flavopunctata L. Koch, 1871 | | | Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875 | Orb weavers | | Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879 | | | Neoscona plebeja Ludwig Carl ..., 1871 | | | Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857 | | | Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842 | Spider | | Neoscona theisi savesi Simon, 1880 | | | Ocrepeira venustula Eugen von Ke..., 1879 | | | Ordgarius bicolor Mary Agard P..., 1899 | | | Ordgarius magnificus Rainbow, 1897 | Magnificent spider | | Ordgarius monstrosus Keyserling, 1886 | | | Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863 | | | Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859 | | | Parawixia dehaani octopunctigera Strand, 1911 | | | Pasilobus mammatus Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887 | Enamel spider | | Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886 | Bush Orb-weaver Spider | | Plebs neocaledonicus Berland, 1924 | | | Plebs opacus Joseph & Fra..., 2012 | | | Plebs salesi Joseph & Fra..., 2012 | | | Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833 | Two-spined Spider | | Poecilopachys jenningsi William Jose..., 1899 | | | Poecilopachys minutissima Pater Chrysa..., 1971 | | | Poltys frenchi Henry Rought..., 1899 | | | Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843 | | | Poltys stygius Tord Tamerla..., 1898 | | | Poltys timmeh Smith, 2006 | | | Salsa canalae Berland, 1924 | | | Salsa neneba Framenau & C..., 2022 | | | Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889 | Orb weavers | | Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857 | | | Trichonephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1841 | | | Trichonephila edulis Labillardiè..., 1799 | Edible Golden Silk Spider | | Trichonephila plumipes Latreille, 1804 | | | Trichonephila vitiana Walckenaer, 1847 | | | Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842 | Arrowhead Orb Weaver | | Verrucosa meridionalis Eugen von Ke..., 1892 | | | Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984 |
Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Melanesia
Links, sources and further information Araneidae at artfakta.se
Araneidae at biodiversity.org.au
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