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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region New South Wales (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
269
1047
2599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
238
961
2453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
72
573
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
71
572
1840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
58
523
1580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
57
522
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
121
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
50
189
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New South Wales
50 Genera with 189 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNOPSTVZ
Abba Castanheira ..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Acroaspis Karsch, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1878Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers50SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1879Triangular spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Artifex Kallal & Hor..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18713SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18869SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18675SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1886Three-lobed Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtobill Framenau & S..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1955Tent spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 186710SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Heurodes Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hortophora Framenau & C..., 20217SpeciesTaxom
Kangaraneus Castanheira ..., 20232SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lariniophora Framenau, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Leviana Framenau & K..., 20222SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neoarchemorus Mascord, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Novakiella Court & Forster, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Novaranea Court & Forster, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886Bolas spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20126SpeciesTaxom
Pleuromma Doleschall, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Salsa Framenau & C..., 20223SpeciesTaxom
Socca Framenau, Ca..., 18873SpeciesTaxom
Telaprocera Harmer & Fra..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New South Wales
189 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abba transversa Rainbow, 1912
Acroaspis lancearia Keyserling, 1887
Acroaspis mamillana Keyserling, 1887
Acroaspis olorina Karsch, 1878
Acroaspis scutifer Keyserling, 1886
Acroaspis tuberculifera Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Aranea drypta Walckenær, 1802
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus albotriangulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus apobleptus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus arenaceus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamelled Spider
Araneus brisbanae L. Koch, 1867
Araneus circulissparsus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus concinnus Rainbow, 1900
Araneus crinitus Rainbow, 1893
Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887
Araneus decolor L. Koch, 1871
Araneus diabrosis Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus dimidiatus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus diversicolor Rainbow, 1893
Araneus eburnus (Keyserling, 1886)⇒ Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus ginninderranus Dondale, 1966
Araneus hamiltoni Rainbow, 1893
Araneus inquietus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus lacrymosus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus lancearius Keyserling, 1887
Araneus leai Rainbow, 1894
Araneus liberalis Rainbow, 1902
Araneus lodicula Keyserling, 1887
Araneus lutulentus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus macleayi Bradley, 1876
Araneus mamillanus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus nigropunctatus (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Araneus rainbowi Roewer, 1942
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus parvulus Rainbow, 1900
Araneus pius Karsch, 1878
Araneus praesignis L. Koch, 1872
Araneus pronubus Rainbow, 1894
Araneus psittacinus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus pulchriformis Roewer, 1942
Araneus rabiosulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus rotundulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus rubicundulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus rubripunctatus Rainbow, 1893
Araneus scutifer Keyserling, 1886
Araneus separatus Roewer, 1942
Araneus sinuosus Rainbow, 1893
Araneus stolidus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus sydneyicus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus sylvicola Rainbow, 1897
Araneus talipedatus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus urbanus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus urquharti Roewer, 1942
Araneus usualis Keyserling, 1887
Araneus walesianus Karsch, 1878
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope bullocki Rainbow, 1908
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope mascordi Levi, 1983
Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys alatus Keyserling, 1890
Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891
Arkys bulburinensis Heimer, 1984
Arkys cicatricosus Rainbow, 1920
Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872
Arkys curtulus Simon, 1903Small Bird Dropping Spider
Arkys dilatatus Balogh, 1978
Arkys furcatus Balogh, 1978
Arkys hickmani Heimer, 1984
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837Milkweed
Arkys semicirculatus Balogh, 1982
Arkys speechleyi Mascord, 1968
Arkys transversus Balogh, 1978
Arkys tuberculatus Balogh, 1978
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
Artifex melanopyga L.Koch, 1871
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Backobourkia brounii (Framenau & al., 2010)⇒ Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Carepalxis beelzebub Hasselt, 1873
Carepalxis bilobata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Carepalxis coronata William Jose..., 1896
Carepalxis ferreirasousai Castanheira,..., 2025
Carepalxis megalostylus Castanheira,..., 2025
Carepalxis montifera Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Carepalxis poweri William Jose..., 1916
Carepalxis tholos Castanheira,..., 2025
Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Celaenia atkinsoni Octavius Pic..., 1879
Celaenia calotoides William Jose..., 1908
Celaenia distincta Octavius Pic..., 1869
Celaenia dubia Octavius Pic..., 1869
Celaenia excavata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867Bird dropping spider
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyclosa poweri Rainbow, 1916
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Cyclosa vallata Keyserling, 1886
Cyrtarachne rubicunda Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Cyrtarachne simplex Ferdinand Ka..., 1878
Cyrtobill darwini Volker W. Fr..., 2009
Cyrtophora crassipes William Jose..., 1897
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872Tent Web Spider
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyrtophora rainbowi Carl Friedri..., 1955
Dolophones clypeata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Dolophones conifera Eugen von Ke..., 1886Wrap-around spider
Dolophones macleayi Bradley, 1876
Dolophones nasalis Arthur Gardi..., 1876Breckenridge shoulderband
Dolophones notacantha Quoy & Gaimarg, 1824
Dolophones peltata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones simpla Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones testudinea Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Dolophones tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones turrigera Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Heurodes turritus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Hortophora lodicula Keyserling, 1887
Hortophora megacantha Framenau & C..., 2021
Hortophora tatianeae Framenau & C..., 2021
Hortophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Hortophora urbana Keyserling, 1887
Hortophora walesiana Karsch, 1878
Hortophora yesabah Framenau & C..., 2021
Kangaraneus arenaceus Keyserling, 1886
Kangaraneus farhani Castanheira ..., 2023
Larinia delicata (Rainbow, 1920)⇒ Lipocrea diluta Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Larinia jamberoo Framenau & S..., 2008
Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Lariniophora ragnhildae Strand, 1917
Leviana dimidiata L. Koch, 1871
Leviana folium Framenau & K..., 2022
Lipocrea diluta Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Neoarchemorus speechleyi (Mascord, 1968)⇒ Arkys speechleyi Mascord, 1968
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona decolor L. Koch, 1871
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Novakiella boletus Framenau, Vi..., 2021
Novakiella trituberculosa Carl Friedri..., 1942
Novaranea courti Framenau, 2011
Ordgarius furcatus Octavius Pic..., 1877Hairy imperial spider
Ordgarius furcatus distinctus Rainbow, 1900
Ordgarius magnificus Rainbow, 1897Magnificent spider
Ordgarius monstrosus Keyserling, 1886
Paraplectanoides crassipes Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Plebs arleneae Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Plebs arletteae Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamel spider
Plebs cyphoxis Simon, 1908
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Plebs patricius Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poltys grayi Smith, 2006
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys laciniosus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Poltys noblei Smith, 2006
Salsa brisbanae L. Koch, 1867
Salsa fuliginata L. Koch, 1872
Salsa rueda Framenau & C..., 2022
Socca eugeni Framenau, Ca..., 2022
Socca johnnywarreni Framenau, Ca..., 2022
Socca sydneyica Keyserling, 1887
Telaprocera joanae Harmer & Vol..., 2008
Telaprocera maudae Harmer & Vol..., 2008
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in New South Wales
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
25
127
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
5
Genera
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