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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Yuen Long District (New Territories West, China)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
16
56
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
15
55
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
14
54
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
14
54
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
13
53
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
13
53
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yuen Long District
9 Genera with 14 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1878Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1842Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1857Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18432SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yuen Long District
14 Species
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Neoscona menghaiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Yuen Long District
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
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