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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
210
775
1695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
185
672
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
64
395
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
60
388
966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
50
361
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
49
360
915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
96
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
27 Genera with 69 Species
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Acantharachne Tullgren, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1897Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1910Three-lobed Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1910Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1901Box kite spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Nemosinga Caporiacco, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Paralarinia Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1947Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Umbonata Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
69 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acantharachne cornuta Tullgren, 1910
Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895
Aranea drypta Walckenær, 1802
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus carnifex O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus cereolus Simon, 1885
Araneus coccinella Pocock, 1898
Araneus hirsti Lessert, 1915
Araneus karissimbicus Strand, 1913
Araneus perincertus Caporiacco, 1947
Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885
Araneus sulfurinus Pavesi, 1883
Araneus thevenoti Simon, 1895
Araneus volgeri Simon, 1897
Argiope aurocincta Mary Agard P..., 1898
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope coquereli Vinson, 1863
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa meruensis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa tripartita Albert Tullgren, 1910
Cyphalonotus larvatus Eugène Simon, 1881
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora citricola obscura Tullgren, 1910
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Gea transversovittata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Isoxya penizoides Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Isoxya testudinaria Eugène Simon, 1901
Kilima griseovariegata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia assimilis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia trifida Albert Tullgren, 1910
Nemosinga atra Lodovico di ..., 1947
Nemosinga atra bimaculata Caporiacco, 1947
Nemosinga strandi Lodovico di ..., 1947
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona chiarinii Pavesi, 1883
Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona subfusca alboplagiata Caporiacco, 1947
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Paraplectana kittenbergeri Lodovico di ..., 1947
Pararaneus pseudostriatus Embrik Strand, 1908
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Poltys furcifer Eugène Simon, 1881
Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909
Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895
Singa albobivittata Lodovico di ..., 1947
Trichonephila komaci Kuntner & Co..., 2009Gaint Golden Orb-Web Spider
Trichonephila senegalensis keyserlingi Blackwall, 1865
Umbonata spinosissima Albert Tullgren, 1910

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
15
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
14
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