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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
53
147
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
49
140
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
111
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
111
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
20
109
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
109
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
56
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Athabasca County
11 Genera with 13 Species
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 18451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Athabasca County
13 Species
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Athabasca County
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
10
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
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