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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
89
223
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
79
209
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
150
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
42
150
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
136
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
136
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
34
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
15
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sydney
15 Genera with 34 Species
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1879Triangular spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1886Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1879Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Heurodes Keyserling, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1897Bolas spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
34 Species
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Araneus albotriangulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus brisbanae L. Koch, 1867
Araneus eburnus (Keyserling, 1886)⇒ Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus inquietus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus lodicula Keyserling, 1887
Araneus sydneyicus Keyserling, 1887
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837Milkweed
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Carepalxis beelzebub Hasselt, 1873
Celaenia atkinsoni Octavius Pic..., 1879
Celaenia calotoides William Jose..., 1908
Celaenia distincta Octavius Pic..., 1869
Celaenia excavata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867Bird dropping spider
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyclosa vallata Keyserling, 1886
Dolophones conifera Eugen von Ke..., 1886Wrap-around spider
Dolophones peltata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dolophones turrigera Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Heurodes turritus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Ordgarius furcatus Octavius Pic..., 1877Hairy imperial spider
Ordgarius magnificus Rainbow, 1897Magnificent spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys noblei Smith, 2006

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Sydney
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
10
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
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