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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
58
162
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
54
157
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
30
124
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
122
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
116
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
116
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
31
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hong Kong
5 Families width 71 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders39SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers15SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hong Kong
31 Genera with 71 Species
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Anelosimus Simon, 1906Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1969Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 2010Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1857Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1889Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chikunia Yoshida, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1992Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1992Three-lobed Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Glenognatha Simon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Hylyphantes Simon, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ketambea Millidge & R..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1887Orchard Spider And Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Nasoona Locket, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1879Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1877Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Orsinome Thorell, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanapis Simon, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1934Four-jawed spider7SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hong Kong
71 Species
Anelosimus crassipes Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus loczyanus Lendl, 1898
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus tetraspinulus Yin & al., 1990
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Argiope perforata Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Argiope vietnamensis Ono, 2010
Argyrodes fissifrons (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869)⇒ Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999
Argyrodes miniaceus (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991
Ariamnes cylindrogaster Simon, 1889
Chikunia nigra O.Pickard-Ca..., 1880
Chrysso lingchuanensis Zhu & Zhang, 1992
Cyclosa argentata Tanikawa & Ono, 1993
Cyclosa argenteoalba Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa cylindrata Chang-Min Yi..., 1995
Cyclosa ginnaga (Yaginuma, 1959)⇒ Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtophora guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Glenognatha dentata Zhu & Wen, 1978
Hylyphantes graminicola Sundevall, 1830
Ketambea nigripectoris Oi, 1960
Leucauge celebesiana Walckenaer, 1842Black-striped orchard spider
Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864
Leucauge tessellata Thorell, 1887
Meotipa pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Nasoona crucifera Thorell, 1895
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona mellotteei (Chikuni, 1989)⇒ Neoscona melloteei Simon, 1895
Neoscona menghaiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Ordgarius hobsoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Orsinome diporusa Zhu, Song & ..., 2003
Orsinome vethi Hasselt, 1882
Parasteatoda celsabdomina Zhu, 1998
Parasteatoda songi Chuandian Zhu, 1998
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys idae Ausserer, 1871
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Pseudanapis serica Brignoli, 1981
Rhomphaea sagana Dönitz & Str..., 1906
Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869
Tetragnatha lauta Yaginuma, 1959
Tetragnatha nitens (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Tetragnatha boydi Octavius Pic..., 1898
Tetragnatha praedonia (L. Koch, 1878)⇒ Tetragnatha sociella Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Tetragnatha serra Doleschall, 1857
Tetragnatha squamata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Tetragnatha yesoensis Saito, 1934
Thwaitesia glabicauda Chuandian Zhu, 1998
Thwaitesia margaritifera Octavius Pic..., 1881
Tylorida ventralis Thorell, 1877

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Hong Kong
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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
12
39
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
3
3
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
6
15
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
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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