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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
198
784
1904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
185
745
1843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
49
400
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
394
1158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
41
385
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
385
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
205
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
21
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Belgium
21 Genera with 57 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18021SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1793Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers12SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1837
Triangular spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Atea C. L. Koch, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1757Furrow spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1875Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parazygiella Wunderlich, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1844Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17575SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus angulatus personatus Simon, 1929
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella inconspicua Simon, 1874
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella opistographa (Kulczynski, 1905)⇒ Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Atea sturmi (Hahn, 1831)⇒ Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Atea triguttata — Heimer &..., 1991
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides jalimovi Bakhvalov, 1981
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757Gray Cross Spider
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Parazygiella dispar Kulczyn´ski, 1885
Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella stroemi (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Belgium
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
19
54
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