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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
76
160
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
67
146
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
34
103
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
103
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
31
97
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
31
97
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
34
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saint Helena
5 Genera with 6 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1834Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Helena
6 Species
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Saint Helena
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
4
5
Genera
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