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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Cooktown (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
38
83
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
34
79
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
28
73
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
28
73
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
68
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
68
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cooktown
3 Families width 27 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cooktown
21 Genera with 27 Species
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Anepsion Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1871Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1857Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Artifex Kallal & Hor..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1866
Three-lobed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1872Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1872Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864
Spotted orbweavers0SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872
Hermit spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1857Four-jawed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooktown
27 Species
Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argyrodes flavipes William Jose..., 1916
Argyrodes miniaceus (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991
Artifex melanopyga L.Koch, 1871
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872Tent Web Spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Euryopis elegans Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Phonognatha melania Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Poltys frenchi Henry Rought..., 1899
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Tetragnatha biseriata Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Tetragnatha rubriventris Doleschall, 1857
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Cooktown
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
14
17
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
5
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
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org