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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
114
422
1174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
94
352
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
53
284
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
278
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
259
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
42
259
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
67
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
30
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
30 Genera with 127 Species
#ABCEGLMNPT
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1955Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 01SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1911Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers21SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1971Garden orbweavers17SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1982Triangular spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18782SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1885Three-lobed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eriovia Archer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1838Spiny Backed Orb Weaver19SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18904SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Micropoltys Kulczyński, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Neogea Levi, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Parawia F.O.P.-Cambr..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Thorellina Berg, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18043SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
127 Species and 10 Subspecies
Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895
Anepsion buchi Chrysanthus, 1969
Anepsion hammeni Chrysanthus, 1969
Anepsion peltoides Thorell, 1878
Anepsion reimoseri Chrysanthus, 1961
Anepsion wichmanni Kulczyn´ski, 1911
Arachnura caudatella Roewer, 1955
Aranea moluccensis
Araneus arfakianus Thorell, 1881
Araneus brisbanae L. Koch, 1867
Araneus caudifer Kulczyn´ski, 1911
Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887
Araneus depressatulus Roewer, 1942
Araneus flavisternis Thorell, 1878
Araneus flavisternis momiensis Thorell, 1881
Araneus floriatus Hogg, 1914
Araneus geminatus Thorell, 1881
Araneus gestroi Thorell, 1881
Araneus goniaea Thorell, 1878
Araneus goniaeus Thorell, 1878
Araneus granti Hogg, 1914
Araneus inustus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus macleayi Bradley, 1876
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus poltyoides Chrysanthus, 1971
Araneus postilena Thorell, 1878
Araneus providens Kulczyn´ski, 1911
Araneus simillimus Kulczyn´ski, 1911
Argiope aetherea annulipes Thorell, 1881
Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842Garden spider
Argiope bougainvilla Charles Atha..., 1847
Argiope brunnescantia Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope brunnescentia Strand, 1911
Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859Grass cross spider
Argiope chloreides Chrysanthus, 1961
Argiope chloreis Tord Tamerla..., 1877Sebastopol meadowfoam
Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope halmaherensis Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Argiope madang Herbert Walt..., 1984
Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope reinwardti Doleschall, 1859
Argiope squallica Strand, 1915
Argiope takum Pater Chrysa..., 1971
Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872
Arkys coronatus Balogh, 1978
Arkys kaszabi Balogh, 1978
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837Milkweed
Arkys montanus Balogh, 1978
Arkys nimdol Chrysanthus, 1971
Arkys roosdorpi Chrysanthus, 1971
Arkys sibil Chrysanthus, 1971
Arkys soosi Balogh, 1982
Bijoaraneus mitificus Simon, 1886
Bijoaraneus postilena Thorell, 1878
Carepalxis beelzebub Hasselt, 1873
Carepalxis suberosa Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Carepalxis tricuspidata Pater Chrysa..., 1961
Cyclosa albopunctata Wladislaus K..., 1901
Cyclosa bifida Doleschall, 1859
Cyclosa bulleri Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Cyclosa camelodes (Thorell, 1878)⇒ Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Cyrtarachne friederici Embrik Strand, 1911
Cyrtarachne perspicillata Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Cyrtarachne tricolor aruana Strand, 1911
Cyrtarachne xanthopyga Wladislaus K..., 1911
Cyrtophora beccarii Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869
Cyrtophora cordiformis Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora doriae Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Cyrtophora eczematica Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872Tent Web Spider
Cyrtophora lineata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis rubicundinota Strand, 1911
Cyrtophora monulfi Pater Chrysa..., 1960
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyrtophora trigona Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eriovia laglaizei
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha beccarii (Tord Tamerla..., 1877)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha crucigera Bradley, 1877
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha fasciata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha lepelletieri Félix Édouar..., 1825
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha sapperi Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha subaequispina Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha taeniata analispina Strand, 1911
Gasteracantha taeniata bawensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata jamurensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata oinokensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata sentanensis Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha theisi Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gea argiopides Embrik Strand, 1911
Gea bituberculata Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Gea eff Herbert Walt..., 1983
Gea subarmata Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Micropoltys baitetensis H.M. Smith &..., 2010
Micropoltys debakkeri H.M. Smith &..., 2010
Micropoltys placenta Kulczyński, 1911
Neogea egregia Wladislaus K..., 1911
Neoscona floriata Hogg, 1914
Neoscona granti Hogg, 1914
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona theisi triangulifera Thorell, 1878
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Parawia dehaan
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Parawixia dehaanii (Tikader, 1982)⇒ Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Plebs salesi Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Poecilopachys verrucosa Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Poltys frenchi Henry Rought..., 1899
Prasonica opaciceps Simon, 1895
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Thorellina anepsia Wladislaus K..., 1911
Trichonephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1841
Trichonephila edulis Labillardiè..., 1799Edible Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila plumipes Latreille, 1804

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in New Guinea
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
16
62
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
15
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