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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
117
419
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
99
386
676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
45
264
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
43
261
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
241
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
241
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
55
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Territory
5 Families width 91 Species
Theridiidae (Sundevall, 1833)Cobweb And Widow Spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders60SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Territory
55 Genera with 91 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Anapistula Gertsch, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1887Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1857Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1890Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1885Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtobill Framenau & S..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1872Tent spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Deliochus Simon, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Dunedinia Millidge, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotarsus Thorell, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Herennia Thorell, 2005Coin spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Heurodes Keyserling, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Hortophora Framenau & C..., 18783SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Laperousea Dalmas, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Lariniophora Framenau, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider3SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1842Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Leviana Framenau & K..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Meta C. L. Koch, 1896Cave Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1804Banana spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1946
Comb-Clawed Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Phonognatha Simon, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1894False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnatha Latreille, 1857Four-jawed spider4SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1942Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tylorida Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
91 Species
Achaearanea decorata (L. Koch, 1867)⇒ Parasteatoda decorata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Anapistula bifurcata Harvey, 1998
Anapistula cuttacutta Harvey, 1998
Araneus acuminatus L. Koch, 1872
Araneus albidus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus cyrtarachnoides Keyserling, 1887
Araneus frosti Hogg, 1896
Araneus ginninderranus Dondale, 1966
Araneus inustus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus speculabundus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus usualis Keyserling, 1887
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope catenulata Doleschall, 1859Grass cross spider
Argiope dietrichae Levi, 1983
Argiope katherina Levi, 1983
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope modesta Tord Tamerla..., 1881Golden cricket wasp
Argiope ocyaloides (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Argiope doboensis Embrik Strand, 1911
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope radon Levi, 1983
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes fissifrons (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869)⇒ Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999
Argyrodes miniaceus (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991
Ariamnes colubrinus (Eugen von Ke..., 1890)⇒ Anelosimus sulawesi Agnarsson, 2006
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia collina Keyserling, 1886
Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Celaenia excavata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867Bird dropping spider
Collinsia spetsbergensis Tord Tamerla..., 1871
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Cyrtobill darwini Volker W. Fr..., 2009
Cyrtophora beccarii Tord Tamerla..., 1878
Cyrtophora cicatrosa Stoliczka, 1869
Cyrtophora cordiformis Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872Tent Web Spider
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora monulfi Pater Chrysa..., 1960
Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Deliochus humilis L.Koch, 1867
Dipoena banksi Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Faiditus americanus Władysław ..., 1874Cobweb spiders
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha quadrispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1879
Gasteracantha sacerdotalis Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Herennia oz Kuntner, 2005Australian Coin Spider
Hortophora cucullus Framenau & C..., 2021
Hortophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Hortophora walesiana Karsch, 1878
Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Larinia tabida (L. Koch, 1872)⇒ Larinia montagui Hogg, 1914
Lariniophora ragnhildae Strand, 1917
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Leucauge granulata Walckenaer, 1842Silver Orb-weaver Spider
Leviana mulieraria Keyserling, 1887
Meta aerea (Hogg, 1896)⇒ Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1842Batik Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila edulis Labillardière, 1799Australian Golden Orb Weaver
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephila plumipes Latreille, 1804Humped Golden Orb-weaving Spider
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Phonognatha graeffei Eugen von Ke..., 1865Leaf curling spider
Poecilopachys speciosa Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys laciniosus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Poltys milledgei Smith, 2006
Poltys millidgei Smith, 2006
Steatoda livens Eugène Simon, 1894
Tetragnatha bituberculata L. Koch, 1867
Tetragnatha demissa L. Koch, 1872
Tetragnatha mandibulata (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Tetragnatha kochi Thorell, 1895
Tetragnatha rubriventris Doleschall, 1857
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Theridion dividuum (Willis J. Ge..., 1942)⇒ Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Northern Territory
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
27
60
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
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySymphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers
1
2
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
9
14
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
15
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


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