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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
110
327
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
96
301
575
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
50
202
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
201
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
183
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
182
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
61
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
24
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Caledonia
24 Genera with 52 Species
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Anepsion Strand, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1924Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1924Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1978Triangular spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Artifex Kallal & Hor..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Artiphex Kallal & Hor..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1885Three-lobed Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1875Tent spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver5SpeciesTaxom
Hortophora Framenau & C..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mangrovia Framenau & C..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1880Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20123SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Salsa Framenau & C..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Caledonia
52 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anepsion semialbum Simon, 1880
Arachnura simoni Berland, 1924
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus canacus Berland, 1931
Araneus canalae Berland, 1924
Araneus eburnus (Keyserling, 1886)⇒ Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus neocaledonicus (Berland, 1924)⇒ Plebs opacus Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Araneus noumeensis Simon, 1880
Araneus savesi Simon, 1880
Araneus yatei Berland, 1924
Argiope caledonia Levi, 1983
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys brevipalpus Karsch, 1878
Arkys grandis Balogh, 1978
Arkys varians Balogh, 1978
Arkys vicarius Balogh, 1978
Artifex joannae Berland, 1924
Artiphex joannae Berland, 1924
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Cyclosa albopunctata Wladislaus K..., 1901
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa pusilla Eugène Simon, 1880
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis cupidinea Thorell, 1875
Dolophones testudinea Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora flavicoma Eugène Simon, 1880
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Gasteracantha gambeyi Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha rubrospinis Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Hortophora capitalis L. Koch, 1871
Hortophora flavicoma Simon, 1880
Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Larinia tabida (L. Koch, 1872)⇒ Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Lipocrea tabida L. Koch, 1872
Mangrovia albida L. Koch, 1871
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona theisi savesi Simon, 1880
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Plebs neocaledonicus Berland, 1924
Plebs opacus Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poltys timmeh Smith, 2006
Salsa canalae Berland, 1924
Trichonephila edulis Labillardiè..., 1799Edible Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila plumipes Latreille, 1804

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in New Caledonia
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
11
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
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