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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
99
1782
11863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
91
1742
11733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
1611
10817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
1598
10759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
449
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
99
514
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
99 Genera with 514 Species
#ABCEFGHIKLMNOPSTUVZ
Acacesia Simon, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Acantharachne Tullgren, 19358SpeciesTaxom
Acrosomoides Simon, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18754SpeciesTaxom
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Aethriscus Pocock, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Aethrodiscus Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Aetrocantha Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Afroxya1SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Aquarius Schellenberg, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Araneometa Wunderlich, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1907Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers117SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Aranoethra Butler, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers21SpeciesTaxom
Artonis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Atelacantha Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 201522SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Cladomelea Simon, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Coelossia Simon, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1988Three-lobed Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 195210SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1878Tent spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Exechocentrus Simon, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Faradja Grasshoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Fossilaraneus Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1864Spiny Backed Orb Weaver36SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxya Benoit, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18448SpeciesTaxom
Ideocaira Simon, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1973Box kite spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 195018SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Madacantha Emerit, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Mahembea Grasshoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Manogea Levi, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Megaraneus Lawrence, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 192015SpeciesTaxom
Nemosinga Caporiacco, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Nemospiza Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers47SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Paralarinia Grasshoff, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 19077SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Parmatergus Emerit, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Pasilobus Simon, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Perilla Thorell, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pherenice Thorell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 19241SpeciesTaxom
Poecilarcys Simon, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 188910SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Prasonicella Grasshoff, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Prosthesima C. L. Koch, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Pseudartonis Simon, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopsyllo Strand, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Psyllo Thorell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pulchellaranea Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Pycnosinga Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Sedasta Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1929Striped orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Singafrotypa Benoit, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Togacantha Dahl, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 183322SpeciesTaxom
Umbonata Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ursa Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
514 Species and 62 Subspecies
Acacesia benigna Glueck, 1994
Acantharachne cornuta Tullgren, 1910
Acantharachne giltayi Lessert, 1938
Acantharachne lesserti Giltay, 1930
Acantharachne madecassa Emerit, 2000
Acantharachne milloti Emerit, 2000
Acantharachne psyche Strand, 1913
Acantharachne regalis Hirst, 1925
Acantharachne seydeli Giltay, 1935
Acrosomoides acrosomoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Acrosomoides linnaei Walckenaer, 1842
Acrosomoides tetraedra Walckenaer, 1841
Acrosomoides tetraedrus Walckenaer, 1842
Aculepeira annulipes Lucas, 1838
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Acusilas africanus Simon, 1895
Aethriscus olivaceus Pocock, 1902
Aethriscus pani Lessert, 1930
Aethrodiscus transversalis Strand, 1913
Aetrocantha falkensteini Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Afroxya camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Agalenatea liriope L. Koch, 1875
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Alpaida natal Levi, 1988
Alpaida sulphurea Taczanowski, 1873
Alpaida tabula Simon, 1895
Aquarius mandible DC, 1941
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Aranea drypta Walckenær, 1802
Araneometa excelsa J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneometa herrlingi J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus aballensis Strand, 1906
Araneus adiantiformis Caporiacco, 1941
Araneus aethiopicus Roewer, 1961
Araneus aethiopissa Simon, 1907
Araneus akakensis Strand, 1906
Araneus albiaculeis Strand, 1906
Araneus albilunatus Roewer, 1961
Araneus amygdalaceus Keyserling, 1864
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus annulipes Lucas, 1838
Araneus apicalis Thorell, 1899
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus arganicola Simon, 1909
Araneus bagamoyensis Strand, 1906
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus blackwalli Sherwood, 2021
Araneus bosmani Simon, 1903
Araneus braueri Strand, 1906
Araneus bryantae Brignoli, 1983
Araneus bufo Denis, 1941
Araneus canalae Berland, 1924
Araneus caplandensis Strand, 1907
Araneus carabellus Strand, 1913
Araneus carnifex O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus catospilotus Simon, 1907
Araneus cereolus Simon, 1885
Araneus chiaramontei Caporiacco, 1940
Araneus coccinella Pocock, 1898
Araneus cyclops Caporiacco, 1940
Araneus cyrtoscapus Pocock, 1898
Araneus decoratus Thorell, 1899
Araneus demoniacus Caporiacco, 1939
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus domesticus (Panzer, 1804)⇒ Amaurobius candia Konrad Thale..., 2002
Araneus drygalskii Strand, 1909
Araneus ealensis Giltay, 1935
Araneus eresifrons Pocock, 1898
Araneus fishoekensis Strand, 1909
Araneus fuscinotus Strand, 1908
Araneus gazerti Strand, 1909
Araneus graemii Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Araneus guessfeldi Karsch, 1879
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus haematocnemis
Araneus haematomerus Gerstäcker, 1873
Araneus haploscapellus Strand, 1907
Araneus hirsti Lessert, 1915
Araneus holzapfelae Lessert, 1936
Araneus hortensis Blackwall, 1859
Araneus isabella Vinson, 1863
Araneus kalaharensis Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Araneus karissimbicus Strand, 1913
Araneus kiwuanus Strand, 1913
Araneus klaptoczi Simon, 1908
Araneus kraepelini Lenz, 1891
Araneus ladschicola Strand, 1906
Araneus lamperti Strand, 1907
Araneus lateriguttatus Karsch, 1879
Araneus legonensis Grasshoff & ..., 1979
Araneus lenzi Roewer, 1942
Araneus liberiae Strand, 1906
Araneus luteofaciens Roewer, 1942
Araneus madagascaricus Strand, 1908
Araneus margaritae Caporiacco, 1940
Araneus margitae Strand, 1917
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus marshalli (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Araneus masculus Caporiacco, 1941
Araneus mauensis Caporiacco, 1949
Araneus mauensis mauensis Caporiacco, 1949
Araneus mauensis ocellatus Caporiacco, 1949
Araneus mbogaensis Strand, 1913
Araneus mendoza Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus mensamontis Pocock, 1900
Araneus meus Strand, 1907
Araneus microsoma Banks, 1909Orb weavers
Araneus mimosicola Simon, 1884
Araneus missouri Levi, 2008
Araneus morulus Thorell, 1898
Araneus mossambicanus Pavesi, 1881
Araneus nanus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus nigmanni Strand, 1906
Araneus nigrodecoratus Strand, 1908
Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus nossibeus Strand, 1907
Araneus oxygaster Caporiacco, 1940
Araneus pahli Strand, 1906
Araneus pallescens Lenz, 1891
Araneus pallidus Olivier, 1789
Araneus perincertus Caporiacco, 1947
Araneus petersi Karsch, 1878
Araneus phlyctogena Simon, 1907
Araneus principis Simon, 1907
Araneus punctipedellus Strand, 1908
Araneus purus Simon, 1907
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus raui (Strand, 1907)⇒ Araneus missouri Levi, 2008
Araneus royi Roewer, 1961
Araneus saccalava Strand, 1907
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus sambava Strand, 1907
Araneus septemtuberculatus Thorell, 1899
Araneus striatus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Icius hamatus Carl Ludwig ..., 1846
Araneus strigatellus Strand, 1908
Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885
Araneus subumbrosus Roewer, 1961
Araneus sulfurinus Pavesi, 1883
Araneus tatianae Lessert, 1938
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus thevenoti Simon, 1895
Araneus ursimorphus Strand, 1906
Araneus v-notatus Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Araneus varus Kauri, 1950
Araneus volgeri Simon, 1897
Araneus zelus Strand, 1907
Araneus zuluanus Strand, 1907
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella maderiana Kulczyński, 1905
Aranoethra butleri Pocock, 1899Shyleaf
Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Aranoethra ungari Karsch, 1878
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Argiope anomalopalpis Bjørn, 1997
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurocincta Mary Agard P..., 1898
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope avara (Forskål, 1775)⇒ Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope comorica Bjørn, 1997
Argiope coquereli Vinson, 1863
Argiope crenulata (Roewer, 1938)⇒ Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope pechueli Karsch, 1879
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope ranomafanensis Bjørn, 1997
Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776
Argiope tapinolobata Bjørn, 1997
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argiope trifasciata deserticola Simon, 1906
Argiope trifasciata trifasciata Forsskål, 1775
Artonis gallana Pavesi, 1895
Atelacantha heterodoxa Karsch, 1879
Augusta glyphica Félix Édouar..., 1839
Backobourkia collina Keyserling, 1886
Bijoaraneus legonensis Grasshoff & ..., 1979
Caerostris albescens Pocock, 1899
Caerostris almae Gregorič, 2015
Caerostris bankana Strand, 1915
Caerostris bojani Gregorič, 2015
Caerostris columnifer Pocock, 1902
Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902
Caerostris cowani Arthur Gardi..., 1882
Caerostris darwini Kuntner & Ag..., 2010Darwin’s bark spider
Caerostris ecclesiigera Arthur Gardi..., 1882
Caerostris extrusa Arthur Gardi..., 1882
Caerostris hirsuta Eugène Simon, 1895
Caerostris hnatiukae Roberts, 1983
Caerostris kuntneri Gregorič & Yu, 2025
Caerostris linnaeus Gregorič, 2015
Caerostris mayottensis Manfred Gras..., 1984
Caerostris mitralis Vinson, 1863
Caerostris nodulosa Pocock, 1898
Caerostris pero Gregorič, 2015
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris tinamaze Gregorič, 2015
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Caerostris wallacei Gregorič & ..., 2015
Chorizopes antongilensis M. Emerit, 1997
Chorizopes casictones Kallal & Hor..., 2019
Chorizopes madagascariensis M. Emerit, 1997
Cladomelea akermani J. Hewitt, 1923
Cladomelea debeeri Roff & Dippe..., 2004
Cladomelea longipes Octavius Pic..., 1877
Cladomelea ornata Arthur Stanl..., 1907
Coelossia aciculata Eugène Simon, 1895
Coelossia trituberculata Eugène Simon, 1903
Cyclosa albopunctata Wladislaus K..., 1901
Cyclosa algerica Eugène Simon, 1885
Cyclosa camelodes (Thorell, 1878)⇒ Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa circumlucens Eugène Simon, 1907
Cyclosa concolor Lodovico di ..., 1933
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa deserticola Gershom Levy, 1998
Cyclosa formosa Ferdinand Ka..., 1879Uinta sandwort
Cyclosa hova Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa kibonotensis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Cyclosa lawrencei Lodovico di ..., 1949
Cyclosa maderiana Wladislaus K..., 1899
Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa meruensis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa quavansea Michael J. R..., 1983
Cyclosa sanctibenedicti Vinson, 1863
Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyclosa tripartita Albert Tullgren, 1910
Cyclosa verrucosa Wunderlich, 1988
Cyphalonotus benoiti Archer, 1965
Cyphalonotus columnifer Eugène Simon, 1903
Cyphalonotus larvatus Eugène Simon, 1881
Cyrtarachne bigibbosa Eugène Simon, 1907
Cyrtarachne bilunulata Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtarachne finniganae Roger de Les..., 1936
Cyrtarachne flavopicta Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtarachne grubei Keyserling, 1864
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtarachne lactea Mary Agard P..., 1898
Cyrtarachne madagascariensis M. Emerit, 2000
Cyrtarachne nodosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtarachne termitophila George Newbo..., 1952
Cyrtophora caudata Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora citricola abessinensis Strand, 1906
Cyrtophora citricola citricola Forsskål, 1775
Cyrtophora citricola lurida Karsch, 1879
Cyrtophora citricola obscura Tullgren, 1910
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora gemmosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Cyrtophora petersi Ferdinand Ka..., 1878
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora neufvilleorum Roger de Les..., 1930
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia napiformis Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Eriovixia rhinura Pocock, 1899
Eriovixia turbinata Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Eustala bisetosa Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889
Exechocentrus madilina Scharff & Ho..., 2012
Faradja faradjensis Roger de Les..., 1930
Fossilaraneus incertus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha clarki M. Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha formosana (Saito, 1933)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha hemispaerica C. L. Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha irradiata Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha lunata Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha radiata Gerstäcker, 1873
Gasteracantha resupinata Gerstäcker, 1873
Gasteracantha reuteri Lenz, 1886
Gasteracantha rhomboidea Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha rhomboidea comorensis Strand, 1917
Gasteracantha rhomboidea madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)⇒ Madacantha nossibeana Embrik Strand, 1916
Gasteracantha rhomboidea rhomboidea Guérin, 1838
Gasteracantha rubrospinis Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gasteracantha rufithorax Eugène Simon, 1881
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta andrefanae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta bigoti Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta emeriti Roberts, 1983
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta insulicola Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta legendrei Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta sanguinolenta C. L. Koch, 1844
Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha simoni (Octavius Pic..., 1879)⇒ Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913
Gasteracantha thomasinsulae Archer, 1951
Gasteracantha thorelli Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gasteracantha unguifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha versicolor formosa Vinson, 1863
Gasteracantha versicolor versicolor Walckenaer, 1841
Gasteracantha westringi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Gastroxya benoiti M. Emerit, 1973
Gastroxya krausi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gastroxya leleupi Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gastroxya schoutedeni Pierre L. G...., 1962
Gea africana Eugène Simon, 1895
Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Gea nilotica Eugène Simon, 1906
Gea transversovittata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea bituberculata cuculligera Simon, 1909
Gibbaranea bruuni Lissner, 2016
Gibbaranea occidentalis Wunderlich, 1989
Gibbaranea tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga holzapfelae Lessert, 1936
Hypsosinga lithyphantoides Lodovico di ..., 1947
Hypsosinga lithyphantoides dealbata Caporiacco, 1949
Hypsosinga lithyphantoides lithyphantoides Caporiacco, 1947
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Ideocaira transversa Eugène Simon, 1903
Ideocaira triquetra Eugène Simon, 1903
Isoxya basilewskyi Pierre L. G...., 1975
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Isoxya cowani Arthur Gardi..., 1882
Isoxya kochi O. Pickard-C..., 1877
Isoxya mahafalensis M. Emerit, 1974
Isoxya manangona Agnarsson, S..., 2023
Isoxya milloti M. Emerit, 1974
Isoxya mossamedensis Pierre L. G...., 1962
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Isoxya nigromutica Lodovico di ..., 1939
Isoxya penizoides Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya reuteri Lenz, 1886
Isoxya semiflava Eugène Simon, 1887
Isoxya somalica Lodovico di ..., 1940Burrow worms
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Isoxya testudinaria Eugène Simon, 1901
Isoxya yatesi M. Emerit, 1973
Kilima conspersa Manfred Gras..., 1970
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Kilima griseovariegata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia acuticauda Eugène Simon, 1906
Larinia assimilis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia blandula Grasshoff, 1971
Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826)⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Larinia dasia Michael J. R..., 1983
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinia foko Escobar-Tole..., 2024
Larinia ishango Manfred Gras..., 1971
Larinia kampala Manfred Gras..., 1971
Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Larinia mariaranoensis Escobar-Tole..., 2024
Larinia natalensis Manfred Gras..., 1971
Larinia obtusa Manfred Gras..., 1971
Larinia strandi Lodovico di ..., 1941
Larinia tamatave Grasshoff, 1971
Larinia trifida Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia vara Kauri, 1950
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Larinioides subinermis (Caporiacco, 1940)⇒ Singafrotypa subinermis Caporiacco, 1940
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Leviellus kochi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Lipocrea longissima Eugène Simon, 1881
Madacantha nossibeana Embrik Strand, 1916
Mahembea hewitti Roger de Les..., 1930
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora karschi Roewer, 1942
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Manogea porracea Carl Ludwig ..., 1838Orb weavers
Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Metazygia lagiana Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Metepeira rectangula Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Micrathena aureola C.L.Koch, 1836
Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena picta C. L. Koch, 1836
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Nemoscolus affinis Roger de Les..., 1933
Nemoscolus caudifer Embrik Strand, 1906
Nemoscolus cotti Roger de Les..., 1933
Nemoscolus elongatus George Newbo..., 1947
Nemoscolus kolosvaryi Lodovico di ..., 1947
Nemoscolus lateplagiatis Eugène Simon, 1907
Nemoscolus laurae Eugène Simon, 1868
Nemoscolus niger Lodovico di ..., 1936
Nemoscolus obscurus Eugène Simon, 1897
Nemoscolus rectifrons Carl Friedri..., 1961
Nemoscolus semilugens J. Denis, 1966
Nemoscolus tubicola Eugène Simon, 1887
Nemoscolus turricola Lucien Berland, 1933
Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897
Nemoscolus waterloti Lucien Berland, 1920
Nemosinga atra Lodovico di ..., 1947
Nemosinga atra atra Caporiacco, 1947
Nemosinga atra bimaculata Caporiacco, 1947
Nemosinga strandi Lodovico di ..., 1947
Nemospiza conspicillata Eugène Simon, 1903
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona adianta adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona alberti Embrik Strand, 1913
Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona bucheti Roger de Les..., 1930
Neoscona bucheti avakubiensis Lessert, 1930
Neoscona bucheti bucheti Lessert, 1930
Neoscona bucheti flexuosa Lessert, 1930
Neoscona cereolella Embrik Strand, 1907
Neoscona cereolella cereolella Strand, 1907
Neoscona cereolella setaceola Strand, 1913
Neoscona chiarinii Pavesi, 1883
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona fuscinotum Strand, 1908
Neoscona goliath Pierre L. G...., 1963
Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Neoscona kisangani Manfred Gras..., 1986
Neoscona kivuensis Manfred Gras..., 1986
Neoscona madagascarica Strand, 1908
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona novella Eugène Simon, 1907
Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona quadrigibbosa Manfred Gras..., 1986
Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona rufipalpis buettnerana Strand, 1908
Neoscona rufipalpis nigrodecorata Strand, 1908
Neoscona rufipalpis punctipedella Strand, 1908
Neoscona rufipalpis rufipalpis Lucas, 1858
Neoscona simoni Manfred Gras..., 1986
Neoscona stanleyi Roger de Les..., 1930
Neoscona strigatella Strand, 1908
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona subfusca alboplagiata Caporiacco, 1947
Neoscona subfusca pallidior Thorell, 1899
Neoscona subfusca subfusca C. L. Koch, 1837
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona theisi theisi Walckenaer, 1841
Neoscona theisi theisiella Tullgren, 1910
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neoscona triangula mensamontella Strand, 1907
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Nuctenea cedrorum Simon, 1929
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Ocrepeira gulielmi Herbert Walt..., 1993
Paralarinia agnata Manfred Gras..., 1970
Paralarinia bartelsi Roger de Les..., 1933
Paralarinia denisi Roger de Les..., 1938
Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Paraplectana hemisphaerica Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Paraplectana kittenbergeri Lodovico di ..., 1947
Paraplectana multimaculata Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865
Paraplectana thorntoni occidentalis Strand, 1916
Paraplectana walleri John Blackwall, 1865
Paraplectana walleri ashantensis Strand, 1907
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Pararaneus perforatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Pararaneus pseudostriatus Embrik Strand, 1908
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Pararaneus uncivulva Strand, 1907
Parmatergus coccinelloides M. Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus coccinelloides ambrae Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus coccinelloides coccinelloides Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus lens M. Emerit, 1994
Pasilobus antongilensis M. Emerit, 2000
Pasilobus capuroni M. Emerit, 2000
Pasilobus dippenaarae Roff & Haddad, 2015
Pasilobus insignis Octavius Pic..., 1908
Pasilobus laevis Roger de Les..., 1930
Pasilobus mammosus Mary Agard P..., 1899
Perilla teres Tord Tamerla..., 1895
Pherenice tristis Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Plebs neocaledonicus Berland, 1924
Poecilarcys ditissimus Eugène Simon, 1885
Poltys baculiger Eugène Simon, 1907
Poltys caelatus Eugène Simon, 1907
Poltys corticosus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Poltys fornicatus Eugène Simon, 1907
Poltys furcifer Eugène Simon, 1881
Poltys horridus George Hazel..., 1980
Poltys kochi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Poltys monstrosus Eugène Simon, 1897
Poltys reuteri Lenz, 1886
Poltys vesicularis Eugène Simon, 1889
Prasonica affinis Embrik Strand, 1906
Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895
Prasonica anarillea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Prasonica hamata Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909
Prasonica olivacea Embrik Strand, 1906
Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895
Prasonicella cavipalpis Manfred Gras..., 1971
Prasonicella marsa Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895
Prosthesima iusta (Kulczynski, 1911)⇒ Zelotes sarawakensis Tord Tamerla..., 1890
Prosthesima lutea (F. O. P.-Cam..., 1899)⇒ Urozelotes rusticus L. Koch, 1872
Pseudartonis flavonigra Lodovico di ..., 1947
Pseudartonis lobata Eugène Simon, 1909
Pseudartonis occidentalis Eugène Simon, 1903
Pseudartonis semicoccinea Eugène Simon, 1907
Pseudopsyllo scutigera Embrik Strand, 1916
Psyllo nitida Thorell, 1899Black carpenter ant
Pulchellaranea pedunculata G. Poinar, 2015
Pycnacantha dinteri Wilhelm Meise, 1932
Pycnacantha echinotes Wilhelm Meise, 1932
Pycnacantha fuscosa Eugène Simon, 1903
Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781
Pycnosinga fossilis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Sedasta ferox Eugène Simon, 1894
Singa albobivittata Lodovico di ..., 1947
Singa albodorsata Kauri, 1950
Singa concinna Ferdinand Ka..., 1884
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa lawrencei Roger de Les..., 1930
Singa lucina Jean Victor ..., 1826
Singa lucina eburnea Simon, 1929
Singafrotypa acanthopus Eugène Simon, 1907
Singafrotypa mandela Kuntner & Gu..., 2002
Singafrotypa okavango Kuntner & Gu..., 2002
Singafrotypa subinermis Caporiacco, 1940Burrow worms
Siwa atomaria Octavius Pic..., 1876
Siwa dufouri Eugène Simon, 1874
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Togacantha nordviei Embrik Strand, 1913
Trichonephila clavipes Linnaeus, 1767Golden silk spider
Trichonephila clavipes clavipes Linnaeus, 1767
Trichonephila fenestrata Thorell, 1859Black legged golden orb-web spider
Trichonephila fenestrata fenestrata Thorell, 1859
Trichonephila fenestrata fuelleborni Dahl, 1912
Trichonephila fenestrata venusta Blackwall, 1865
Trichonephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1841Red-legged Golden Orb Weaver
Trichonephila inaurata inaurata Walckenaer, 1841
Trichonephila inaurata madagascariensis Vinson, 1863
Trichonephila komaci Kuntner & Co..., 2009Gaint Golden Orb-Web Spider
Trichonephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1841Banded Golden Orb Weaver
Trichonephila senegalensis annulata Thorell, 1859
Trichonephila senegalensis bragantina Brito Capello, 1867
Trichonephila senegalensis hildebrandti Dahl, 1912
Trichonephila senegalensis huebneri Dahl, 1912
Trichonephila senegalensis keyserlingi Blackwall, 1865
Trichonephila senegalensis nyikae Pocock, 1898
Trichonephila senegalensis senegalensis Walckenaer, 1841
Trichonephila sumptuosa Gerstäcker, 1873
Trichonephila turneri Blackwall, 1833
Trichonephila turneri orientalis Benoit, 1964
Trichonephila turneri turneri Blackwall, 1833
Umbonata spinosissima Albert Tullgren, 1910
Ursa turbinata Eugène Simon, 1895
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella minima Joachim Schmidt, 1968
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
55
330
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SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
23
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SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
8
39
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SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
3
8
Genera
Species

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SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
13
80
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Species

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SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
6
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Links, sources and further information
Araneidae at artfakta.se
Araneidae at biodiversity.org.au
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Araneidae at gbif.org
Araneidae at irmng.org
Araneidae at itis.gov