Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids | 332
1603
5979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
| 290
1407
5076 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
| 82
787
3448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders | 78
779
3435 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 62
729
2991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
| 61
718
2943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
| 10
191
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders | 53
158 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Southern Africa
53 Genera with 158 Species #ABCEGHIKLMNPSTUZ
| Acantharachne Tullgren, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acusilas Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethriscus Pocock, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afracantha Dahl, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroxya | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnura Vinson, 1863 | Tailed spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1907 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847 | Cucumber spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caerostris Thorell, 1866 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1870 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cladomelea Simon, 1877 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1992 | Three-lobed Spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphalonotus Simon, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1878 | Tent spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eriophora Simon, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriovixia Archer, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eustala Simon, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gastroxya Benoit, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1844 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ideocaira Simon, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Isoxya Simon, 1973 | Box kite spiders | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Kilima Grasshoff, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinia Simon, 1950 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758 | Furrow spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lipocrea Thorell, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mahembea Grasshoff, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megaraneus Lawrence, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoscolus Simon, 1897 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nemospiza Simon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1865 | Spotted orbweavers | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Paralarinia Grasshoff, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pasilobus Simon, 2015 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prasonica Simon, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pronous Keyserling, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosthesima C. L. Koch, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1781 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sedasta Simon, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Singa C. L. Koch, 1930 | Striped orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Singafrotypa Benoit, 2002 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonephila Dahl, 1859 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ursa Simon, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
158 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acantharachne seydeli Giltay, 1935 | | | Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895 | | | Aethriscus olivaceus Pocock, 1902 | | | Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899 | | | Afroxya camerunensis Thorell, 1899 | | | Alpaida natal Levi, 1988 | | | Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863 | | | Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884 | Green orb-web spider | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus caplandensis Strand, 1907 | | | Araneus coccinella Pocock, 1898 | | | Araneus cyrtoscapus Pocock, 1898 | | | Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758 | Cross orbweaver | | Araneus drygalskii Strand, 1909 | | | Araneus eresifrons Pocock, 1898 | | | Araneus fishoekensis Strand, 1909 | | | Araneus gazerti Strand, 1909 | | | Araneus graemii Pocock, 1900 | Shyleaf | | Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847 | | Araneus haploscapellus Strand, 1907 | | | Araneus holzapfelae Lessert, 1936 | | | Araneus kalaharensis Simon, 1910 | Stocky cerith | | Araneus lamperti Strand, 1907 | | | Araneus legonensis Grasshoff & ..., 1979 | | | Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757 | Marbled Orb Weaver | | Araneus marshalli (Pocock, 1898) | ⇒ Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865 | | Araneus mensamontis Pocock, 1900 | | | Araneus meus Strand, 1907 | | | Araneus morulus Thorell, 1898 | | | Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937 | | | Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870 | Nordmann'S Orbweaver | | Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879 | | Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872 | Fierce Orbweaver | | Araneus striatus (Clerck, 1757) | ⇒ Icius hamatus Carl Ludwig ..., 1846 | | Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885 | | | Araneus tatianae Lessert, 1938 | | | Araneus varus Kauri, 1950 | | | Araneus zuluanus Strand, 1907 | | | Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847 | Six-spotted orbweaver | | Argiope anomalopalpis Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope aurocincta Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805 | | | Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772 | Orb-weaving Spider | | Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772 | Geometric spider | | Argiope protensa Koch, 1872 | Longtailed orb-weaving spider | | Argiope tapinolobata Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Bijoaraneus legonensis Grasshoff & ..., 1979 | | | Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902 | | | Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863 | | | Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793 | African bark orb-web spider | | Caerostris tinamaze GregoriÄ, 2015 | | | Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866 | | | Cladomelea akermani J. Hewitt, 1923 | | | Cladomelea debeeri Roff & Dippe..., 2004 | | | Cladomelea longipes Octavius Pic..., 1877 | | | Cyclosa albopunctata Wladislaus K..., 1901 | | | Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906 | | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834) | ⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992 | | | Cyphalonotus larvatus Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Cyrtophora petersi Ferdinand Ka..., 1878 | | | Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865 | Australian garden orb weaver spider | | Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889 | Fine-sculpted cerith | | Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904 | | | Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898 | Orb weavers | | Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838 | | | Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Gasteracantha unguifera Eugène Simon, 1889 | | | Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842 | Kite-spider | | Gastroxya benoiti M. Emerit, 1973 | | | Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Gea transversovittata Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914 | | | Hypsosinga holzapfelae Lessert, 1936 | | | Hypsosinga lithyphantoides Lodovico di ..., 1947 | | | Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831 | | | Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847 | | | Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844 | | | Ideocaira transversa Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Ideocaira triquetra Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Isoxya mossamedensis Pierre L. G...., 1962 | | | Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Isoxya semiflava Eugène Simon, 1887 | | | Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895 | | | Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859 | | | Isoxya yatesi M. Emerit, 1973 | | | Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866 | | | Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910) | ⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826) | ⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872 | | Larinia ishango Manfred Gras..., 1971 | | | Larinia natalensis Manfred Gras..., 1971 | | | Larinia vara Kauri, 1950 | | | Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758 | Furrow orb spider | | Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758 | Ornamental Orbweaver | | Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872 | | | Lipocrea longissima Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Mahembea hewitti Roger de Les..., 1930 | | | Mangora placida Hentz, 1847 | Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver | | Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Nemoscolus cotti Roger de Les..., 1933 | | | Nemoscolus elongatus George Newbo..., 1947 | | | Nemoscolus obscurus Eugène Simon, 1897 | | | Nemoscolus tubicola Eugène Simon, 1887 | | | Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897 | | | Nemospiza conspicillata Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Neoscona alberti Embrik Strand, 1913 | | | Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937 | | | Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842 | Arabesque orbweaver | | Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886 | | | Neoscona chiarinii Pavesi, 1883 | | | Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Neoscona kivuensis Manfred Gras..., 1986 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Neoscona novella Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879 | | | Neoscona quadrigibbosa Manfred Gras..., 1986 | | | Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | | | Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Common Hairy Field Spider | | Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842 | Spider | | Neoscona theisi theisiella Tullgren, 1910 | | | Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864 | | | Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865 | | | Paralarinia bartelsi Roger de Les..., 1933 | | | Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Paraplectana walleri John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Pararaneus perforatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | | | Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885 | | | Pasilobus dippenaarae Roff & Haddad, 2015 | | | Poltys furcifer Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895 | | | Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909 | | | Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Prosthesima iusta (Kulczynski, 1911) | ⇒ Zelotes sarawakensis Tord Tamerla..., 1890 | | Prosthesima lutea (F. O. P.-Cam..., 1899) | ⇒ Urozelotes rusticus L. Koch, 1872 | | Pycnacantha dinteri Wilhelm Meise, 1932 | | | Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781 | | | Singa albodorsata Kauri, 1950 | | | Singa lawrencei Roger de Les..., 1930 | | | Singafrotypa mandela Kuntner & Gu..., 2002 | | | Singafrotypa okavango Kuntner & Gu..., 2002 | | | Trichonephila fenestrata Thorell, 1859 | Black legged golden orb-web spider | | Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863 | | | Trichonephila komaci Kuntner & Co..., 2009 | Gaint Golden Orb-Web Spider | | Trichonephila senegalensis annulata Thorell, 1859 | | | Ursa turbinata Eugène Simon, 1895 | |
Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
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
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