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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Kuala Lumpur (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
38
66
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
34
62
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
39
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
16
37
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
13
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
13
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kuala Lumpur
5 Families width 11 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kuala Lumpur
10 Genera with 11 Species
Argiope Audouin, 1877Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1927Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Coddingtonia Miller, Gris..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1834Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1887Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Risdonius Hickman, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuala Lumpur
11 Species
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope chloreis Tord Tamerla..., 1877Sebastopol meadowfoam
Argyrodes kualensis Henry Rought..., 1927
Coddingtonia anaktakun Labarque & G..., 2014
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Leucauge tessellata Thorell, 1887
Nephila kuhlii Doleschall, 1859
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Kuala Lumpur
FamilyAnapidae
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers
1
0
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
4
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
3
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org