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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
280
876
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
240
754
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
73
330
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
67
323
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
53
298
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
51
296
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
84
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
22
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
20 Genera with 60 Species
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18752SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers16SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1895Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1850Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19428SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17573SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
60 Species
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Araneus andrewsi Archer, 1951
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882Barn orbweaver
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemma McCook, 1888Cat-faced Spider
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus illaudatus (Gertsch & Mu..., 1936)⇒ Araneus abigeatus Levi, 1975
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus montereyensis Archer, 1951
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala californiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885
Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala rosae Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha preciosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinia famulatoria Keyserling, 1883
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Metepeira arizonica Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Metepeira foxi Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Metepeira gosoga Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira pimungan Piel, 2001
Metepeira spinipes Frederick Oc..., 1903
Metepeira ventura Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Zygiella carpenteri (Archer, 1951)⇒ Parazygiella carpenteri Archer, 1951
Zygiella dispar (Kulczynski, 1885)⇒ Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
14
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
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