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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
113
312
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
91
250
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
169
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
164
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
28
158
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
28
158
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
36
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
15
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South India
15 Genera with 33 Species
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1921Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1881Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1892Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 20153SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1859Spiny Backed Orb Weaver6SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1977Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
33 Species
Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895
Anepsion maritatum O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bilunifer Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus viridisomus Gravely, 1921
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859Grass cross spider
Argiope macrochoera Thorell, 1891Oxaeid bees
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Cyclosa albisternis Eugène Simon, 1888Trashline orbweaver
Cyclosa neilensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Cyclosa oatesi Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Cyrtarachne inaequalis (Thorell, 1895)⇒ Cyrtarachne akirai Tanikawa, 2013
Cyrtarachne invenusta Tord Tamerla..., 1891Oxaeid bees
Cyrtarachne sunjoymongai Ahmed & al., 2015
Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eriovixia gryffindori Ahmed, Khal..., 2016
Gasteracantha cuspidata Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Gasteracantha dalyi Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Plebs mitratus Simon, 1895
Poltys pogonias Tord Tamerla..., 1891Oxaeid bees
Singa haddooensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in South India
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
9
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
7
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