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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
117
419
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
99
386
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
45
264
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
43
261
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
241
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
241
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
55
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Territory
27 Genera with 60 Species
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Anepsion Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1885Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtobill Framenau & S..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1872Tent spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Heurodes Keyserling, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Hortophora Framenau & C..., 18783SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Lariniophora Framenau, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Leviana Framenau & K..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
60 Species
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus albidus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887
Araneus frosti Hogg, 1896
Araneus ginninderranus Dondale, 1966
Araneus inustus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus speculabundus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus usualis Keyserling, 1887
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859Grass cross spider
Argiope dietrichae Levi, 1983
Argiope katherina Levi, 1983
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope modesta Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope radon Levi, 1983
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia collina Keyserling, 1886
Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Celaenia excavata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867Bird dropping spider
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Cyrtobill darwini Volker W. Fr..., 2009
Cyrtophora beccarii Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869
Cyrtophora cordiformis Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
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 monulfi Pater Chrysa..., 1960
Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Hortophora cucullus Framenau & C..., 2021
Hortophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Hortophora walesiana Karsch, 1878
Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Larinia tabida (L. Koch, 1872)⇒ Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Lariniophora ragnhildae Strand, 1917
Leviana mulieraria Keyserling, 1887
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Poecilopachys speciosa Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys laciniosus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Poltys milledgei Smith, 2006
Poltys millidgei Smith, 2006
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Northern Territory
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
12
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
6
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