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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Kwai Tsing District (New Territories West, China)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
14
48
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
13
47
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
12
46
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
12
46
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
12
46
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
12
46
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwai Tsing District
3 Families width 21 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwai Tsing District
16 Genera with 21 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1969Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1963Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1857Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1889Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1992Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1906Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1879Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwai Tsing District
21 Species
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Argiope perforata Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Argyrodes miniaceus (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991
Ariamnes cylindrogaster Simon, 1889
Chrysso lingchuanensis Zhu & Zhang, 1992
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
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
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Rhomphaea sagana Dönitz & Str..., 1906
Thwaitesia margaritifera Octavius Pic..., 1881

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Kwai Tsing District
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
9
14
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
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org