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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
173
456
574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
142
384
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
53
220
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
212
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
198
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
198
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
68
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Solomon Islands
27 Genera with 60 Species
#ACDEGMNOPSTV
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 01SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1898Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1871Garden orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1914
Christmas spider0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1932Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1911Tent spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1838Spiny Backed Orb Weaver12SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1897Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pasilobus Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
60 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Alpaida grayi Blackwall, 1863
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida rubellula Keyserling, 1892
Anepsion buchi Chrysanthus, 1969
Anepsion wolffi Chrysanthus, 1969
Aranea moluccensis
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus relicinus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus suavis Rainbow, 1899
Araneus woodfordi Pocock, 1898
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope bougainvilla Charles Atha..., 1847
Argiope brunnescantia Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope brunnescentia Strand, 1911
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope magnifica L. Koch, 1871
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Cyclosa bifurcata (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyclosa machadinho Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora lineata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis bukae Strand, 1911
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eustala cazieri Herbert Walt..., 1977
Eustala taquara Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha metallica Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gasteracantha regalis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha scintillans Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha signifera Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gasteracantha signifera heterospina Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera pustulinota Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha subaequispina Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha taeniata lugubris Simon, 1898
Gasteracantha theisi Félix Édouar..., 1838
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira glomerabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Micrathena crassispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena furva Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena schenkeli Cândido Firm..., 1939
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Ocrepeira venustula Eugen von Ke..., 1879
Ordgarius magnificus Rainbow, 1897Magnificent spider
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Pasilobus mammatus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamel spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Trichonephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1841
Trichonephila plumipes Latreille, 1804
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Verrucosa meridionalis Eugen von Ke..., 1892

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Solomon Islands
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
15
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
4
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