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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
99
282
408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
80
242
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
46
199
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
42
188
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
179
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
179
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
66
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Seychelles
15 Genera with 29 Species
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1887Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1983Three-lobed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1974Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Paralarinia Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Prasonicella Grasshoff, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18632SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
29 Species and 3 Subspecies
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Caerostris hnatiukae Roberts, 1983
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Cyclosa camelodes (Thorell, 1878)⇒ Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa kibonotensis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa quavansea Michael J. R..., 1983
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Gasteracantha clarki M. Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta emeriti Roberts, 1983
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta insulicola Emerit, 1974
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia dasia Michael J. R..., 1983
Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Poltys horridus George Hazel..., 1980
Prasonica anarillea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895
Prasonicella marsa Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Trichonephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1841Red-legged Golden Orb Weaver
Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Seychelles
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
10
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
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