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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Sarawak (Malaysia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
59
153
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
42
114
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
87
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
85
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
81
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
81
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sarawak
8 Genera with 11 Species
Acusilas Simon, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1886Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1842Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1877Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sarawak
11 Species
Acusilas malaccensis Murphy & Murphy, 1983
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha crucigera Bradley, 1877
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha doriae Eugène Simon, 1877
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee

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

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
5
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