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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Flinders Island (Northeast Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
10
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
9
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
7
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
7
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
7
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
7
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Flinders Island
3 Families width 7 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Flinders Island
7 Genera with 7 Species
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Flinders Island
7 Species
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Flinders Island
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
5
5
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
1
1
Genus
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org