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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Réunion (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
68
131
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
60
118
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
29
71
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
27
67
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
64
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
64
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Réunion
9 Genera with 11 Species
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1863Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1858Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Réunion
11 Species
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Backobourkia collina Keyserling, 1886
Cyclosa sanctibenedicti Vinson, 1863
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Trichonephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1841Red-legged Golden Orb Weaver
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Réunion
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
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