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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
53
115
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
43
102
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
25
81
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
78
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
73
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
73
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
25
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bismarck Archipelago
4 Families width 44 Species and 7 Subspecies
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae (Simon, 1895)Golden orb web spiders25SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers13SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae (Blackwall, 1859)Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bismarck Archipelago
25 Genera with 44 Species
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Anelosimus Simon, 2012Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 01SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1915Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1859Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Comb-footed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1910Tent spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1914Spiny Backed Orb Weaver10SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Herennia Thorell, 2005Coin spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1913Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Metellina Chamberlin &..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1899Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1975Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Porrhomma Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1911False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1975Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bismarck Archipelago
44 Species and 7 Subspecies
Anelosimus pomio Agnarsson, 2012
Anepsion peltoides Thorell, 1878
Aranea moluccensis
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus novaepommerianae Strand, 1913
Araneus relicinus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus toma Strand, 1915
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope brunnescantia Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope brunnescentia Strand, 1911
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes sundaicus Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Cyrtophora admiralia Embrik Strand, 1913
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora cylindroides scalaris Strand, 1915
Cyrtophora doriae Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Cyrtophora gazellae Ferdinand Ka..., 1878
Cyrtophora lineata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Gasteracantha aciculata Mary Agard P..., 1899
Gasteracantha notata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Gasteracantha pentagona Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha pentagona anirica Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gasteracantha signifera bistrigella Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera heterospina Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha signifera pustulinota Strand, 1915
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha taeniata novahannoveriana Dahl, 1914
Gea eff Herbert Walt..., 1983
Herennia milleri Kuntner, 2005Miller's Coin Spider
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Leucauge arbitrariana Embrik Strand, 1913
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leucauge mahurica Embrik Strand, 1913
Mesida wilsoni Chrysanthus, 1975
Metellina merianae Scopoli, 1763
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila tetragnathoides Walckenaer, 1842
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Opadometa grata tomaensis Strand, 1911
Ordgarius bicolor Mary Agard P..., 1899
Parasteatoda valoka Pater Chrysa..., 1975
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851)⇒ Porrhomma microps Carl Friedri..., 1931
Steatoda subannulata Wladislaus K..., 1911
Tetragnatha biseriata Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha yalom Chrysanthus, 1975
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Bismarck Archipelago
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
10
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders, Line Weavers, Line Weaving Spiders, Line-Weaving Spiders, Money Spider/Sheet Weaver, Money Spiders, Sheet weavers, Sheet web spider, Sheet-Web Spinners, Sheet-Web Weavers, Sheetweb And Dwarf Weavers, Sheetweb weavers
1
1
Genus
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
8
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
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org