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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Northeast Tasmania (Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
50
119
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
44
110
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
32
92
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
92
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
83
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
83
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Tasmania
14 Genera with 18 Species
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1879Triangular spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1872Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Novakiella Court & Forster, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Tasmania
18 Species
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus circulissparsus Keyserling, 1887
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Dolophones conifera Eugen von Ke..., 1886Wrap-around spider
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Novakiella trituberculosa Carl Friedri..., 1942
Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamel spider
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Northeast Tasmania
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
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