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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region New Territories (Hong Kong, China)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
26
100
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
24
98
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
20
93
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
20
93
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
92
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
92
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
27
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
12
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Territories
12 Genera with 34 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1969Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1963Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1992Three-lobed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1879Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1877Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18433SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Territories
34 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus tetraspinulus Yin & al., 1990
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Argiope perforata Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Cyclosa argenteoalba Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa cylindrata Chang-Min Yi..., 1995
Cyclosa ginnaga (Yaginuma, 1959)⇒ Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtophora guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona mellotteei (Chikuni, 1989)⇒ Neoscona melloteei Simon, 1895
Neoscona menghaiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Ordgarius hobsoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys idae Ausserer, 1871
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in New Territories
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
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