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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
44
185
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
39
170
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
29
148
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
148
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
26
144
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
144
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
70
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
11
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brussels Capital Region
11 Genera with 18 Species
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brussels Capital Region
18 Species
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Brussels Capital Region
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
10
17
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