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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
64
153
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
57
132
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
41
109
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
41
109
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
95
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
32
94
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
25
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Tasmania
7 Genera with 11 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1879Triangular spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1885Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Tasmania
11 Species
Araneus lancearius Keyserling, 1887
Araneus stolidus Keyserling, 1887
Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
Celaenia distincta Octavius Pic..., 1869
Celaenia excavata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867Bird dropping spider
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Paraplectanoides crassipes Eugen von Ke..., 1886

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in South Tasmania
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
0
0
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