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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Ambon (South Maluku, Indonesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
41
96
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
34
89
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
77
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
23
75
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
70
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
70
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
16
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ambon
3 Families width 40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ambon
16 Genera with 40 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1857Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1938Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1878Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1857Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1859Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1838Spiny Backed Orb Weaver5SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1878Orchard Spider And Allies6SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1881Hermit spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1897Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Orsinome Thorell, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1859Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ambon
40 Species and 1 Subspecies
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus flavisternis Thorell, 1878
Araneus goniaea Thorell, 1878
Araneus goniaeus Thorell, 1878
Araneus postilena Thorell, 1878
Araneus pupulus Thorell, 1890
Araneus radja Doleschall, 1857
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859Grass cross spider
Argiope crenulata (Roewer, 1938)⇒ Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842
Argyrodes amboinensis Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Argyrodes delicatulus Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Argyrodes tenuis infumatus Thorell, 1878
Ariamnes flagellum Doleschall, 1857
Bijoaraneus postilena Thorell, 1878
Cyclosa bifida Doleschall, 1859
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha audouini Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha biloba Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Gasteracantha lepelletieri Félix Édouar..., 1825
Gasteracantha theisi Félix Édouar..., 1838
Leucauge aurocincta Thorell, 1877
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Leucauge nigrotarsalis Doleschall, 1859
Leucauge pusilla Thorell, 1878
Nephila maculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Ordgarius clypeatus Eugène Simon, 1897
Orsinome cavernicola Thorell, 1878
Orsinome pilatrix Thorell, 1878
Phoroncidia argoides Carl Ludwig ..., 1857
Theridion inquinatum Tord Tamerla..., 1878Carpenter bees
Theridion tubicola Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Tylorida striata Thorell, 1877

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Ambon
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders, Orb Weaver Spiders, Orb weavers, Orb-weaver spider, Orb-weaver spiders, Orb-weavers, Orb-Weaving Spider, Orbweavers, Typical Orb Weavers, Typical orb-weaver spiders
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Horizontal Orb-Web Weavers, Large-Jawed Orb Weavers, Long jawed orb-weavers, Long jawed spiders, Long-jawed orb weavers, Long-Jawed Orbweavers, Long-Jawed Spiders, Longjawed Orb Weavers, Longjawed orbweavers, Stretch spider, Thick-Jawed Spiders
5
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders, Cobweb weavers, Comb-footed spiders, Combfooted Spiders, Scaffold web spider, Scaffolding-Web Spiders, Tangle-web spiders, Theridiids
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org