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Checklist for Tribe Araneini Simon, 1895
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
270
1110
2490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
232
968
2182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
552
1385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
69
537
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
57
489
1210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
56
488
1208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
133
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
47
218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
25
101
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAraneini
Simon, 1895
7
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
7 Genera with 38 Species
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1924Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers29SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19113SpeciesTaxom
Scoloderus Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpaida grayi Blackwall, 1863
Alpaida leucogramma White, 1841Orb weavers
Alpaida rubellula Keyserling, 1892
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus aubertorum Berland, 1938
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus canacus Berland, 1931
Araneus canalae Berland, 1924
Araneus caudifer Kulczyn´ski, 1911
Araneus cheesmanae Berland, 1938
Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887
Araneus decolor L. Koch, 1871
Araneus depressatulus Roewer, 1942
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus eburnus (Keyserling, 1886)⇒ Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus finneganae Berland, 1938
Araneus flavopunctatus (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Araneus flavosignatus Roewer, 1942
Araneus flavosignatus Roewer, 1942
Araneus floriatus Hogg, 1914
Araneus gestroi Thorell, 1881
Araneus macleayi Bradley, 1876
Araneus neocaledonicus (Berland, 1924)⇒ Plebs opacus Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Araneus noumeensis Simon, 1880
Araneus novaepommerianae Strand, 1913
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus radja Doleschall, 1857
Araneus relicinus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus savesi Simon, 1880
Araneus suavis Rainbow, 1899
Araneus toma Strand, 1915
Araneus woodfordi Pocock, 1898
Araneus yatei Berland, 1924
Carepalxis beelzebub Hasselt, 1873
Metepeira glomerabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Ocrepeira venustula Eugen von Ke..., 1879
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Parawixia dehaani octopunctigera Strand, 1911
Scoloderus tuberculifer Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers