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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Tai Po District (New Territories East, China)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
21
71
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
19
69
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
17
67
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
17
67
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
16
66
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
16
66
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
21
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
11
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tai Po District
11 Genera with 27 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1969Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1963Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1879Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18432SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tai Po District
27 Species
Araneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus tetraspinulus Yin & al., 1990
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope perforata Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Cyclosa argenteoalba Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa cylindrata Chang-Min Yi..., 1995
Cyclosa ginnaga (Yaginuma, 1959)⇒ Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona menghaiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Tai Po District
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
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