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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Sarawak (Malaysia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
59
153
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
42
114
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
23
87
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
85
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
18
81
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
18
81
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sarawak
3 Families width 18 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sarawak
14 Genera with 18 Species
Acusilas Simon, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1886Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1842Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Batueta Locket, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1877Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Herennia Thorell, 1859Coin spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Nasoona Locket, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Opadometa Archer, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sarawak
18 Species
Acusilas malaccensis Murphy & Murphy, 1983
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Batueta baculum Tanasevitch, 2014
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Gasteracantha crucigera Bradley, 1877
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha doriae Eugène Simon, 1877
Herennia multipuncta Doleschall, 1859Ornamental tree trunk spider
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Nasoona crucifera Thorell, 1895
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Opadometa kuchingensis Dzulhelmi & ..., 2015
Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & ..., 2015
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Sarawak
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
8
11
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
2
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
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org