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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
50
119
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
44
110
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
32
92
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
92
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
83
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
83
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
21
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Tasmania
4 Families width 26 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Tasmania
21 Genera with 26 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1879Triangular spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1872Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Novakiella Court & Forster, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1894False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognatha Hickman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Tasmania
26 Species
Achaearanea propera Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus circulissparsus Keyserling, 1887
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Arkys alticephala Urquhart, 1891
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Dipoena aculeata Vernon Victo..., 1951
Dolophones conifera Eugen von Ke..., 1886Wrap-around spider
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Novakiella trituberculosa Carl Friedri..., 1942
Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamel spider
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda livens Eugène Simon, 1894
Symphytognatha globosa Hickman, 1931
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Northeast Tasmania
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
14
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySymphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers
1
1
Genus
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
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org