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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
66
115
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
52
87
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
43
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
20
42
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
17
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Togo
4 Genera with 5 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1908Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Aranoethra Butler, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1908Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Togo
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneus nigrodecoratus Strand, 1908
Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Neoscona fuscinotum Strand, 1908
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona rufipalpis buettnerana Strand, 1908

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Togo
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
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