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Checklist for Subfamily Araneinae Simon, 1895
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
266
1114
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
234
1010
2473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
77
634
1742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
72
620
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
61
591
1608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
591
1608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
187
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
50
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
30
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
30 Genera with 79 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1907Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers16SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Coelossia Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1863Three-lobed Spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Exechocentrus Simon, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1907Spotted orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paralarinia Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Prasonicella Grasshoff, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1758Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
79 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida tabula Simon, 1895
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Araneus amygdalaceus Keyserling, 1864
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus canalae Berland, 1924
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus isabella Vinson, 1863
Araneus kraepelini Lenz, 1891
Araneus lenzi Roewer, 1942
Araneus madagascaricus Strand, 1908
Araneus margitae Strand, 1917
Araneus nossibeus Strand, 1907
Araneus pallescens Lenz, 1891
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus saccalava Strand, 1907
Araneus sambava Strand, 1907
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Chorizopes antongilensis M. Emerit, 1997
Chorizopes casictones Kallal & Hor..., 2019
Chorizopes madagascariensis M. Emerit, 1997
Coelossia trituberculata Eugène Simon, 1903
Cyclosa camelodes (Thorell, 1878)⇒ Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa hova Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa kibonotensis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa quavansea Michael J. R..., 1983
Cyclosa sanctibenedicti Vinson, 1863
Cyphalonotus columnifer Eugène Simon, 1903
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889
Exechocentrus madilina Scharff & Ho..., 2012
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia dasia Michael J. R..., 1983
Larinia foko Escobar-Tole..., 2024
Larinia mariaranoensis Escobar-Tole..., 2024
Larinia tamatave Grasshoff, 1971
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Nemoscolus waterloti Lucien Berland, 1920
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937
Neoscona cereolella Embrik Strand, 1907
Neoscona madagascarica Strand, 1908
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neoscona triangula mensamontella Strand, 1907
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Pararaneus uncivulva Strand, 1907
Poltys horridus George Hazel..., 1980
Poltys kochi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Poltys reuteri Lenz, 1886
Poltys vesicularis Eugène Simon, 1889
Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895
Prasonica anarillea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895
Prasonicella cavipalpis Manfred Gras..., 1971
Prasonicella marsa Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Pycnacantha fuscosa Eugène Simon, 1903
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneinae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
TribeArachnurini
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAraneini
Simon, 1895
10
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCyclosini
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDolophonini
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeExechocentrini
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHypognathini
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMangorini
Simon, 1895
9
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePoltyini
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom