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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Otago (South Island, New Zealand)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
53
107
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
44
93
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
32
75
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
75
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
28
70
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
28
70
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Otago
11 Genera with 16 Species
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1872Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Colaranea Court & Forster, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1872Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Novaranea Court & Forster, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Zealaranea Court & Forster, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Otago
16 Species
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Celaenia atkinsoni Octavius Pic..., 1879
Colaranea brunnea Court & Raym..., 1988
Colaranea verutum Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Colaranea viriditas Arthur T. Ur..., 1887Green orbweb spider
Cryptaranea atrihastula Arthur T. Ur..., 1891
Cryptaranea subcompta Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Cryptaranea venustula Arthur T. Ur..., 1891
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Novaranea queribunda Keyserling, 1887
Zealaranea crassa Walckenaer, 1842
Zealaranea prina Court & Forster, 1988
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Otago
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
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