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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
103
272
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
79
222
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
39
164
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
37
161
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
32
154
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
32
154
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
32
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
11
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
11 Genera with 22 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1886Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1859Garden orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1911Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1838Spiny Backed Orb Weaver6SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1911Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842Garden spider
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope ponape Herbert Walt..., 1983
Argiope truk Herbert Walt..., 1983
Argiope versicolor Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Cyclosa anatipes Keyserling, 1887
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis albidinota Strand, 1911
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha fasciata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha rubrospinis Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona theisi feisiana Strand, 1911
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Micronesia
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
8
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