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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
82
194
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
68
170
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
149
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
47
143
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
131
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
131
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
49
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Neogene
12 Genera with 23 Species
Araneometa Wunderlich, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1994Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1985Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Fossilaraneus Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Mirometa Petrunkevitch, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Molinaranea Mello-Leitao, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Pulchellaranea Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Pycnosinga Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaroides1SpeciesTaxom
Tethneus Scudder, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neogene
23 Species
Araneometa excelsa J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneometa herrlingi J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneometa spirembolus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus carbonaceus J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus exustus A. Petrunkev..., 1963
Araneus inelegans J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus leptopoda J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus luianus J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus molassicus O. Heer, 1865
Araneus nanus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus piceus Lin, 1989
Araneus ruidipedalis J. Zhang, 1994
Argiope furva Hong, 1985
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Enacrosoma verrucosa J. Wunderlich, 1988
Fossilaraneus incertus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Mirometa valdespinosa A. Petrunkev..., 1963
Molinaranea mitnickii E. E. Saupe, 2010
Pulchellaranea pedunculata G. Poinar, 2015
Pycnosinga fossilis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Testudinaroides papposa J. Zhang, 1994
Tethneus orbiculatus Hong, 1985

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Neogene
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
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