ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895

Acantharachne Tullgren, 1910
Nomen nudum: A. tuleari Emerit, 1978.- Emerit, 2000: 157, fig. 19.
f giltayi Lessert, 1938....................Congo, Madagascar
  A. g. Lessert, 1938: 451, f. 38-40 (Df).
  A. g. Emerit, 2000: 155, f. 17-18 (f).

f madecassa Emerit, 2000....................Madagascar
  A. m. Emerit, 2000: 153, f. 12-13 (Df).

f milloti Emerit, 2000....................Madagascar
  A. m. Emerit, 2000: 154, f. 14-16 (Df).

Acrosomoides Simon, 1887
f acrosomoides (O. P.-Cambridge, 1879)....................Madagascar
  Gasteracantha a. O. P.-Cambridge, 1879c: 289, pl. 27, f. 19 (Df).
  A. a. Emerit, 1974: 61, f. 20-21, 22A-C, 26C (Tf from Gasteracantha).
  A. a. Emerit, 1982b: 154, f. 1.

Arachnura Vinson, 1863
f scorpionoides Vinson, 1863 *....................Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mauritius
  Arachnoura s. Vinson, 1863: 291, 310, pl. 13, f. 1 (Df).
  Hapalochrota caudata Keyserling, 1864: 82, pl. 3, f. 6-11 (Df).
  A. scorpionides Uyemura, 1976b: 26, f. 1.2, 4, 6, 2.1-2, 3.1, 4.1 (f).

Araneus Clerck, 1757
j isabella (Vinson, 1863)....................Madagascar
  Epeira i. Vinson, 1863: 157, 308, pl. 4, f. 2 (Dj).

f kraepelini (Lenz, 1891)....................Madagascar
  Epeira k. Lenz, 1891: 176, pl. 2, f. 16 (Df).

f lenzi (Roewer, 1942)....................Madagascar
  Epeira albomaculata Lenz, 1886: 388, pl. 10, f. 1 (Df; preoccupied by Lucas, 1846).
  A. l. Roewer, 1942a: 810 (replacement name).

mf madagascaricus (Strand, 1908)....................Madagascar
  Aranea rufipalpis madagascarica Strand, 1908e: 290, 293 (Dmf).
  Aranea m. Roewer, 1942a: 810.

f margitae (Strand, 1917)....................Madagascar
  Epeira cinerea Lenz, 1886: 390, pl. 10, f. 13 (Df; preoccupied).
  Aranea m. Strand, 1917c: 71 (replacement name).

jj nossibeus (Strand, 1907)....................Madagascar
  Aranea nossibea Strand, 1907d: 732 (Djj).
  Aranea nossibea Strand, 1907o: 51 (Djj).

f pallescens (Lenz, 1891)....................Madagascar
  Epeira p. Lenz, 1891: 174, pl. 2, f. 15 (Df).

f saccalava (Strand, 1907)....................Madagascar
  Aranea s. Strand, 1907d: 731 (Df).
  Aranea s. Strand, 1907o: 57 (Df).

f sambava (Strand, 1907)....................Madagascar
  Aranea s. Strand, 1907d: 731 (Df).
  Aranea s. Strand, 1907o: 61 (Df).

Argiope Audouin, 1826
f coquereli (Vinson, 1863)....................Zanzibar, Madagascar
  Epeira coquerelii Vinson, 1863: 201, 312, pl. 8, f. 1 (Df).
  A. c. Karsch, 1879a: 339.
  A. c. Bjørn, 1997: 217, f. 43-48 (f).

mf ranomafanensis Bjørn, 1997....................Madagascar
  A. r. Bjørn, 1997: 235, f. 93-98 (Dmf).

Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
mf glyphica (Guérin, 1839) *....................Madagascar
  Gasteracantha g. Guérin, 1839: 110 (Df).
  Augusta papilionacea O. P.-Cambridge, 1877c: 37, pl. 7, f. 6 (Df).
  A. g. Emerit, 1974: 33, f. 3A-B, 4A-F, 5A-C, 6B (Tf from Gasteracantha, Dm).
  A. g. Scharff & Coddington, 1997: 372, f. 4 (m).

Caerostris Thorell, 1868
f cowani Butler, 1882....................Madagascar
  C. c. Butler, 1882a: 103, pl. 6, f. 4 (Df).
  C. excellens Butler, 1882a: 105, pl. 6, f. 5 (Df).
  C. c. Grasshoff, 1984: 755, f. 34-36 (f, S).

f ecclesiigera Butler, 1882....................Madagascar
  C. e. Butler, 1882a: 102, pl. 6, f. 1-2 (Df).
  C. e. Grasshoff, 1984: 754, f. 31-33 (f).

f extrusa Butler, 1882....................Madagascar
  C. e. Butler, 1882a: 100, pl. 6, f. 3 (Df).
  C. bankana Strand, 1915d: 225 (Df).
  C. e. Grasshoff, 1984: 752, f. 28-30 (f, S).

f hirsuta (Simon, 1895)....................Madagascar
  Trichocharis h. Simon, 1895a: 835 (Df).
  C. h. Grasshoff, 1984: 756, f. 4, 39 (f).

mf mitralis (Vinson, 1863) *....................Central Africa, Madagascar
  Epeira paradoxa Doleschall, 1859: 37, pl. 9, f. 11, pl. 10, f. 8 (Df; preoccupied by Lucas, 1846).
  Epeira m. Vinson, 1863: 230, 314, pl. 9, f. 2-4 (Df).
  C. m. Grasshoff, 1984: 743, f. 10, 13, 19-21, 45 (mf, S).

mf sexcuspidata (Fabricius, 1793)....................Africa, Madagascar, Comoro Is., Aldabra
  Aranea s. Fabricius 1793: 427 (Df).
  Epeira tuberculosa Vinson, 1863: 228, 314, pl. 14, f. 2 (Df).
  C. s. Grasshoff, 1984: 736, f. 8-9, 11, 14-18, 46-47 (mf, S).

Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1870
mf antongilensis Emerit, 1997....................Madagascar
  C. a. Emerit, 1997: 44, f. 1-3 (Dmf).

mf madagascariensis Emerit, 1997....................Madagascar
  C. m. Emerit, 1997: 47, f. 4-5 (Dmf).

Coelossia Simon, 1895
f trituberculata Simon, 1903....................Mauritius, Madagascar
  C. t. Simon, 1903b: 139 (Df).

Cyclosa Menge, 1866
m hova Strand, 1907....................Madagascar
  C. h. Strand, 1907d: 730 (Dm).
  C. h. Strand, 1907o: 47 (Dm).

mf sanctibenedicti (Vinson, 1863)....................Madagascar, Réunion
  Epeira sancti-benedicti Vinson, 1863: 204, 312, pl. 14, f. 3 (Df).
  C. s. Lopez, 1990: 18, f. 7 (Dm).

Cyphalonotus Simon, 1895
f columnifer Simon, 1903....................Madagascar
  C. c. Simon, 1903b: 140 (Df).

Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
mf ixoides (Simon, 1870)....................Mediterranean to Georgia, Madagascar
  Peltosoma i. Simon, 1870b: 315, pl. 3, f. 8 (Df).
  C. tuberculiferum Berland, 1927b: 10, f. 1 (mf).
  C. ixodoides Emerit, 2000: 148, f. 3-5 (f).

f madagascariensis Emerit, 2000....................Madagascar
  C. m. Emerit, 2000: 147, f. 1-2 (Df).

Cyrtophora Simon, 1864
mf citricola (Forskål, 1775) *....................Old World, Hispaniola, Colombia
  Aranea c. Forskål, 1775: 86 (D).
  Epeira opuntiae Vinson, 1863: 212, 313, pl. 9, f. 1 (mf, in part).
  Epeira flava Vinson, 1863: 222, 313, pl. 8, f. 3 (Df).
  Epeira purpurea Vinson, 1863: 225, 313, pl. 8. f. 4 (Df).
  C. c. Scharff & Coddington, 1997: 375, f. 21 (m).
  C. c. Levy, 1998a: 323, f. 47-56 (mf).

Exechocentrus Simon, 1889
f lancearius Simon, 1889 *....................Madagascar
  E. l. Simon, 1889b: 227 (Df).
  E. l. Simon, 1895a: 888, f. 951-953 (f).
  E. l. Emerit, 2000: 159, f. 20-21 (f).

Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
mf rhomboidea madagascariensis Vinson, 1863....................Madagascar
  G. m. Vinson, 1863: 242, 315, pl. 9, f. 6 (Df).
  G. r. m. Emerit, 1974: 91, f. 27C, 28C, 36, 37A-E (f, Dm).

f rufithorax Simon, 1881....................Madagascar
  G. r. Simon, 1881e: 2 (Df).
  G. r. Emerit, 1974: 97, f. 38B, 41B (f, removed from S).

f sanguinolenta andrefanae Emerit, 1974....................Madagascar
  G. s. a. Emerit, 1974: 83, f. 33A-C (Df).

mf sanguinolenta bigoti Emerit, 1974....................Madagascar
  G. s. b. Emerit, 1974: 84, f. 28E, 34, 35A-C (Dmf).

mf sanguinolenta mangrovae Emerit, 1974....................Madagascar
  G. s. m. Emerit, 1974: 87, f. 28D, 32A (Dmf).

mf thorelli Keyserling, 1864....................Madagascar
  G. thorellii Keyserling, 1864: 67, pl. 1, f. 4 (Df).
  G. t. Emerit, 1974: 111, f. 28B, 48C, 50, 51A-C (f, Dm).

f versicolor avaratrae Emerit, 1974....................Madagascar
  G. v. a. Emerit, 1974: 109, f. 48A, 49A-C (Df).

mf versicolor formosa Vinson, 1863....................Madagascar
  G. f. Vinson, 1863: 244, 315, pl. 9, f. 7 (Df).
  G. f. O. P.-Cambridge, 1879c: 285, pl. 26, f. 11 (f).
  G. v. f. Emerit, 1974: 109, f. 2A-C, 27A, 28A, 29, 45A-E, 48B (f, placed as subspecies, Dm).

Isoxya Simon, 1885
mf cowani (Butler, 1882)....................Madagascar
  Gasteracantha c. Butler, 1882b: 766, pl. 57, f. 5 (Dm).
  Gasteracantha c. Dahl, 1914: 255 (Df).
  I. c. Emerit, 1974: 49, f. 7A, 11, 12A-C, 16A (Tmf from Gasteracantha).

mf mahafalensis Emerit, 1974....................Madagascar
  I. m. Emerit, 1974: 43, f. 7C, 8, 9A-C, 10A-C, 16B (Dmf).

f milloti Emerit, 1974....................Madagascar
  I. m. Emerit, 1974: 55, f. 15, 16C (Df).

f reuteri (Lenz, 1886)....................Madagascar
  Gasteracantha r. Lenz, 1886: 382, pl. 10, f. 3 (Df).
  I. r. Emerit, 1974: 51, f. 7B, 13, 14A-C, 16D (f).

Larinia Simon, 1874
(=Drexelia McCook, 1892 by Harrod, Levi & Leibensperger, 1991: 243, after Levi, 1975b: 102)
f tamatave (Grasshoff, 1971)....................Madagascar
  Drexelia t. Grasshoff, 1971a: 91, f. 42a-d (Df).

Madacantha Emerit, 1970
mf nossibeana (Strand, 1916) *....................Madagascar
  Gasteracantha n. Strand, 1916b: 64 (Df).
  Madacantha n. Emerit, 1974: 66, f. 23, 24A-C, 25A-B, 26B (mf).

Nemoscolus Simon, 1895
f waterloti Berland, 1920....................Madagascar
  N. w. Berland, 1920a: 385, f. 1-5 (Df).

Neoscona Simon, 1864
mf angulatula (Schenkel, 1937)....................Madagascar, Aldabra, Kenya
  Araneus angulatulus Schenkel, 1937: 383, f. 4 (Df).
  N. dripaca Roberts, 1983: 275, f. 199-201, 211-212 (Dm).
  N. a. Grasshoff, 1986: 106, f. 153-159 (Tf from Araneus, Sm).

mf cereolella (Strand, 1907)....................Congo, East Africa, Madagascar
  Aranea c. Strand, 1907d: 732 (Dmf).
  Afraranea c. Archer, 1951a: 22 (Tmf from Araneus).

mf moreli (Vinson, 1863)....................Cuba to Argentina, Africa to Seychelles
  Epeira morelii Vinson, 1863: 166, 309, pl. 4, f. 4 (Dm).
  N. m. Grasshoff, 1986: 56, f. 71-78 (mf, S).

mf subfusca (C. L. Koch, 1837)....................Old World
  Atea s. C. L. Koch, 1837b: 4 (D).
  Araneus hoffmanni Schenkel, 1937: 384, f. 5 (Df).
  N. s. Grasshoff, 1986: 15, f. 2, 4, 11-24 (mf, S).

mf triangula (Keyserling, 1864)....................Cape Verde to India
  Epeira nocturna Vinson, 1863: 161, 309, pl. 4, f. 3 (Df; preoccupied by Linnaeus, 1758).
  Epeira triangula Keyserling, 1864: 98, pl. 5, f. 12-14 (Dmf).
  N. t. Grasshoff, 1986: 84, f. 124-135 (mf, S).

m triangula mensamontella (Strand, 1907)....................Madagascar
  Aranea annulata m. Strand, 1907a: 534 (Dm).
  Aranea annulella m. Strand, 1907n: 623.

Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1867
f walleri (Blackwall, 1865)....................West, Central Africa, Madagascar
  Eurysoma w. Blackwall, 1865b: 349 (Df).
  P. w. Simon, 1895a: 876, f. 941 (f).
  P. w. Emerit, 2000: 152

Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1940
f uncivulva (Strand, 1907)....................Madagascar
  Aranea u. Strand, 1907a: 535 (Df).
  P. u. Grasshoff, 1968: 94, f. 66a-d, 74-82 (Tf from Araneus).

Parmatergus Emerit, 1994
mf coccinelloides Emerit, 1994 *....................Madagascar
  P. c. Emerit, 1994: 159, f. 1-2, 3A-C, 4A-C, pl. IA-G, IIA-D (Dmf).

mf coccinelloides ambrae Emerit, 1994....................Madagascar
  P. c. a. Emerit, 1994: 163, f. 5 (Dmf).
  mf lens Emerit, 1994....................Madagascar
  P. l. Emerit, 1994: 164, f. 6A-C, 7A-B, pl. IIE (Dmf).

Pasilobus Simon, 1895
f antongilensis Emerit, 2000....................Madagascar
  P. a. Emerit, 2000: 152, f. 10-11 (Df).

f capuroni Emerit, 2000....................Madagascar
  P. c. Emerit, 2000: 151, f. 8-9 (Df).

Poltys C. L. Koch, 1843
f kochi Keyserling, 1864....................Mauritius, Madagascar
  P. k. Keyserling, 1864: 84, pl. 3, f. 1-5 (Df).
  P. madagascariensis Lenz, 1886: 387 (Df).
  P. k. Simon, 1889b: 225.

f reuteri Lenz, 1886....................Madagascar
  P. r. Lenz, 1886: 386 (Df).

j vesicularis Simon, 1889....................Madagascar
  P. v. Simon, 1889b: 225 (Dj).

Prasonica Simon, 1895
mf albolimbata Simon, 1895 *....................Congo, Madagascar
  P. a. Simon, 1895a: 794 (Df).
  P. a. Grasshoff, 1971b: 299, f. 52c, 53a-f (Simon's f is juvenile, Dmf).

f seriata Simon, 1895....................Africa, Madagascar
  P. s. Simon, 1895a: 794 (Df).
  P. s. Grasshoff, 1971b: 301, f. 49a-b, 50d-f, 51b-c, 52d, 56a-b, 57a-f (f, Dm, S)

Prasonicella Grasshoff, 1971
m cavipalpis Grasshoff, 1971 *....................Madagascar
  P. c. Grasshoff, 1971b: 307, f. 62a-c (Dm).

Pronous Keyserling, 1881
f tetralobus Simon, 1895....................Madagascar
  P. t. Simon, 1895a: 863 (Df).
  P. t. Emerit, 1974: 116

Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1865
m fuscosa Simon, 1903....................Madagascar
  P. f. Simon, 1903b: 139 (Df).

Thelacantha Hasselt, 1882
mf brevispina (Doleschall, 1857) *....................Madagascar, India to Philippines, Australia
  Plectana b. Doleschall, 1857: 423 (Df).
  Gasteracantha borbonica Vinson, 1863: 236, 315, pl. 9, f. 5 (Df).
  T. b. Emerit, 1974: 57, f. 17, 18A-B, 19A-C, 26A, pl. 5, f. E (mf).