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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region North Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
72
179
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
64
167
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
116
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
36
116
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
104
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
104
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
27
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Queensland
4 Families width 33 Species
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Queensland
27 Genera with 33 Species
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Agyneta Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1872Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1880Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1837
Triangular spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1885Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Deliochus Simon, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1872Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Laetesia Simon, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1881Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Mesida Kulczynski, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1857Four-jawed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1916Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Queensland
33 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argyrodes antipodianus Octavius Pic..., 1880Dew Drop Spider
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Deliochus humilis L.Koch, 1867
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Leucauge dromedaria Thorell, 1881Horizontal orb spider
Mesida argentiopunctata Rainbow, 1916
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Tetragnatha bituberculata L. Koch, 1867
Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetragnatha montana Simon, 1874
Tetragnatha rubriventris Doleschall, 1857
Theridion nivosum William Jose..., 1916

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in North Queensland
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
11
17
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
2
0
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
10
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
8
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org