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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
176
582
1327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
161
552
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
344
1068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
42
344
1068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
336
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
336
1036
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
186
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
21
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
21 Genera with 55 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1971Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers15SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1895Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19423SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parazygiella Wunderlich, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1893Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17573SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
55 Species
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Aculepeira carbonarioides Keyserling, 1892
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus corticarius Emerton, 1884
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus dimidiatus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus gemma McCook, 1888Cat-faced Spider
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus groenlandicola Strand, 1906
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araneus washingtoni Levi, 1971
Araneus yukon Levi, 1971
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Hypsosinga alberta Herbert Walt..., 1972
Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Hypsosinga groenlandica Eugène Simon, 1889
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia borealis Banks, 1894
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides jalimovi Bakhvalov, 1981
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira foxi Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Parazygiella dispar Kulczyn´ski, 1885
Plebs patricius Joseph & Fra..., 2012
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa keyserlingi McCook, 1893
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Alberta
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
17
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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