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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Canberra (Australian Capital Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
47
91
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
45
88
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
22
54
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
54
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
19
51
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
19
51
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
19
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canberra
3 Families width 25 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canberra
19 Genera with 25 Species
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1886Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1872Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Deliochus Simon, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
Spiny Backed Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1799Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1838False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1872Four-jawed spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canberra
25 Species
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Araneus albotriangulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus arenaceus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus brisbanae L. Koch, 1867
Araneus circulissparsus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus lutulentus Keyserling, 1886
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Deliochus zelivira Eugen von Ke..., 1887
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Canberra
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
15
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
4
4
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
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org