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Checklist for Suborder Araneomorphae Smith, 1902 (True Spiders)
and region Highlands Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
9
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
8
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
6
12
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
6
12
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
6
12
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Highlands Region
6 Families width 9 Species
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873Armored spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae (Sundevall, 1833)Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Highlands Region
12 Genera with 9 Species
Ablemma Roewer, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1867Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1870Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1837
Triangular spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Bathippus Thorell, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Cryptothele L. Koch, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Gamasomorpha Karsch, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Mallinella Strand, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Papuaneon Maddison, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Viribestus Zhang & Madd..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Xysticus Koch, 1758Ground Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands Region
9 Species
Ablemma aiyura Shear, 1978Eastern yellowjacket
Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867Black tail spider
Araneus omoedus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Bathippus directus Zhang & Madd..., 2012
Gasteracantha taeniata Charles Atha..., 1842
Mallinella zebra Thorell, 1881
Papuaneon tualapa Maddison, 2016
Viribestus suyanensis Zhang & Madd..., 2012
Xysticus cristatus (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Xysticus pseudocristatus Azarkina & L..., 2001

Subnodes of Araneomorphae with occurrences in Highlands Region
InfraorderAraneomorphi
Smith, 1902
6
12
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Araneomorphae at artfakta.se
Araneomorphae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneomorphae at dyntaxa.se