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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
136
358
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
118
319
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
41
160
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
40
159
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
38
155
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
36
153
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
42
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West China
7 Genera with 13 Species
Aranea Linnaeus, 01SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1938Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1938Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver3SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West China
13 Species
Aranea bosenbergi
Araneus gurdus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus haruspex O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus triangulus Fox, 1938
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus virgus Fox, 1938
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in West China
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
4
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