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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Msunduzi (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
46
71
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
32
48
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
20
35
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
19
34
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
31
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
31
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Msunduzi
8 Genera with 12 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1950Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Cladomelea Simon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Msunduzi
12 Species
Araneus varus Kauri, 1950
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Cladomelea akermani J. Hewitt, 1923
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895
Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Msunduzi
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
Genus
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