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Checklist for Tribe Araneini Simon, 1895
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
173
628
1291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
150
540
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
60
314
670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
55
304
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
46
281
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
46
281
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
70
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
29
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
15
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAraneini
Simon, 1895
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
3 Genera with 15 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1915Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 19112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus caudifer Kulczyn´ski, 1911
Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887
Araneus depressatulus Roewer, 1942
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus floriatus Hogg, 1914
Araneus gestroi Thorell, 1881
Araneus macleayi Bradley, 1876
Araneus novaepommerianae Strand, 1913
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus radja Doleschall, 1857
Araneus relicinus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus toma Strand, 1915
Carepalxis beelzebub Hasselt, 1873
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Parawixia dehaani octopunctigera Strand, 1911