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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Pakistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
98
406
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
79
341
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
38
231
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
37
230
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
223
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
223
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
61
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
17
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pakistan
17 Genera with 58 Species
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18021SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1934Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers15SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1889Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1859Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriovia Archer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1887Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pakistan
58 Species
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Araneus alboquadratus Dyal, 1935
Araneus altitudinum Caporiacco, 1934
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bigibbosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus camilla Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Araneus carnifex O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus formosellus Roewer, 1942
Araneus fuellus
Araneus fulvellus Roewer, 1942
Araneus gurdus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus nympha Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Araneus obscurissimus Caporiacco, 1934
Araneus paenulatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus pontii Caporiacco, 1934
Araniella nympha Simon, 1889
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argiope versicolor Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Bijoaraneus mitificus Simon, 1886
Chorizopes rajanpurensis Mukhtar & Tahir, 2013
Cyclosa chichawatniensis Mukhtar & Mu..., 2005
Cyclosa confraga Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyclosa hexatuberculata Benoy Krishn..., 1982
Cyclosa kashmirica Lodovico di ..., 1934
Cyclosa krusa Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyclosa mohini Dyal, 1935
Cyclosa punjabiensis Ghafoor & Beg, 2002
Cyclosa saismarka Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyclosa spirifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Cyrtarachne nagasakiensis Strand, 1918
Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eriovia excelsa
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha dalyi Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Gibbaranea ullrichi Hahn, 1835
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Macracantha hasselti C. L. Koch, 1837
Neoscona bengalensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona chrysanthusi Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona huzaifi Mukhtar, 2012
Neoscona mukerjei Benoy Krishn..., 1980
Neoscona pavida Eugène Simon, 1906
Neoscona polyspinipes Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Neoscona shillongensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona sinhagadensis Benoy Krishn..., 1975
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Pronous shanus Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Pakistan
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
8
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
4
Genera
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