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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
352
2196
11836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
315
2057
11495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
83
1165
8297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
1153
8277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
64
1097
7705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
60
1076
7562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
434
2413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
68
558
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for China
68 Genera with 558 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTWYZ
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19959SpeciesTaxom
Acusilas Simon, 20213SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Alenatea Song & Zhu, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Aoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18792SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1933Tailed spider5SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 180211SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1963Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers160SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1995Cucumber spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 2010Garden orbweavers25SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 199416SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopesoides Mi & Wang, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Cnodalia Thorell, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 2017Three-lobed Spiders50SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 20223SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 191813SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Deione Thorell, 20215SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 199410SpeciesTaxom
Eriovia Archer, 02SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 202123SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1889Spiny Backed Orb Weaver11SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 19966SpeciesTaxom
Heurodes Keyserling, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 19968SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 199414SpeciesTaxom
Lariniaria Grasshoff, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Leviaraneus Tanikawa & P..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Macracantha Simon, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Magnaranea1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 196314SpeciesTaxom
Melanites1SpeciesTaxom
Milonia Thorell, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Miranda C. L. Koch, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Neogea Levi, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 2011Spotted orbweavers40SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1894Bolas spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pasilobus Simon, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20009SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20249SpeciesTaxom
Porcataraneus Mi & Peng, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Pronoides Schenkel, 20136SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1844Striped orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Songaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 20243SpeciesTaxom
Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Talthybia Thorell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaria Taczanowski, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Testudinaroides1SpeciesTaxom
Tethneus Scudder, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 20232SpeciesTaxom
Yaginumia Archer, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Yinaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 20242SpeciesTaxom
Zhuaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 20014SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17573SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
558 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira armida orientalis Kulczynski, 1901
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira carbonaria sinensis Schenkel, 1953
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Aculepeira luosangensis Yin & al., 1990
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Aculepeira serpentina Guo & Zhang, 2010
Aculepeira taibaishanensis Zhu & Wang, 1995
Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895
Acusilas malaccensis Murphy & Murphy, 1983
Acusilas tongi Mi & Li, 2021
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Alenatea acusiseta Zhu & Song, 1994
Alenatea fuscocolorata Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Alenatea touxie Song & Zhu, 1999
Alenatea wangi Zhu & Song, 1999
Anepsion depressum Thorell, 1877
Anepsion japonicum Yaginuma, 1962
Anepsion maritatum O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Anepsion roeweri Chrysanthus, 1961
Aoaraneus octumaculalus Han & Zhu, 2010
Aoaraneus pentagrammicus Karsch, 1879
Arachnura heptotubercula Yin, Hu & Wang, 1983
Arachnura logio Yaginuma, 1956
Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867Black tail spider
Arachnura pygmaea Thorell, 1890
Arachnura spinosa Saito, 1933
Aranea bosenbergi
Aranea fratella
Aranea longipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea maculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea multiplicans
Aranea nigra (Petagna, 1786)⇒ Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872
Aranea pia (Chamberlin, 1924)⇒ Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Aranea pilipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea pseudo-centrodes Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Aranea sebae (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea triangulosa (Walckenær, 1802)⇒ Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802
Araneus acusisetus Zhu & Song, 1994
Araneus aethus Chang, 2004
Araneus affinis Zhu, Tu & Hu, 1988
Araneus aksuensis Yin, Xie & Bao, 1996
Araneus albabdominalis Zhu & al., 2005
Araneus albomaculatus Yin & al., 1990
Araneus ancurus Zhu, Tu & Hu, 1988
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus anjonensis Schenkel, 1963
Araneus auriculatus Song & Zhu, 1992
Araneus badiofoliatus Schenkel, 1963
Araneus badongensis Song & Zhu, 1992
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus baotianmanensis (Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991)⇒ Plebs baotianmanensis Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991
Araneus basalteus Schenkel, 1936
Araneus beijiangensis Hu & Wu, 1989
Araneus beipiaoensis Chang, 2004
Araneus bicavus Zhu & Wang, 1994
Araneus bidentatoides Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus bidentatus Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus bihamulus Zhu & al., 2005
Araneus biloculatus Qin, Mi & Liu, 2024
Araneus bimaculicollis Hu, 2001
Araneus biprominens Yin, Wang & Xie, 1989
Araneus boesenbergi Fox, 1938
Araneus borealis Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus breviscapus Liu, Li, Mi ..., 2022
Araneus carbonaceus J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus cercidius Yin & al., 1990
Araneus chenjingi Mi, Wang & Gan, 2023
Araneus chunhuaia Zhu, Tu & Hu, 1988
Araneus chunlin Yin, Griswol..., 2009
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus circellus Song & Zhu, 1992
Araneus circumbasilaris Yin & al., 1990
Araneus colubrinus Song & Zhu, 1992
Araneus complanatus Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus conexus Liu, Irfan, ..., 2019
Araneus corbita L. Koch, 1871
Araneus cornutus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Araneus corporosus Keyserling, 1892
Araneus corrugis Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus cucullatus Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus daozhenensis Zhu & al., 2005
Araneus dayongensis Yin & al., 1990
Araneus decentellus Strand, 1907
Araneus diadematoides Zhu, Tu & Hu, 1988
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus diffinis Zhu, Tu & Hu, 1988
Araneus digitatus Liu, Irfan, ..., 2019
Araneus doenitzellus Strand, 1906
Araneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus ellipticus Tikader & Bal, 1981
Araneus elongatus Yin, Wang & Xie, 1989
Araneus falcatus (Guo, Zhang &..., 2011)⇒ Salticus coronatus Camboué, 1887
Araneus fengshanensis Zhu & Song, 1994
Araneus fenzhi Mi & Wang, 2023
Araneus flagelliformis Zhu & Yin, 1998
Araneus floriformis Liu, Li, Mi ..., 2022
Araneus gratiolus Yin & al., 1990
Araneus guandishanensis Zhu, Tu & Hu, 1988
Araneus gurdus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus haruspex O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus himalayaensis (Tikader, 1975)⇒ Plebs himalayaensis Tikader, 1975
Araneus hui Hu, 2001
Araneus inelegans J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus inustus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus khingan Zhou, Zhu & ..., 2017
Araneus leptopoda J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus liae Yin, Griswol..., 2009
Araneus liaoxiensis J. P. Chang, 2004
Araneus licenti Schenkel, 1953
Araneus lihaiboi Mi, Wang & Gan, 2023
Araneus linshuensis Yin & al., 1990
Araneus linzhiensis Hu, 2001
Araneus loczyanus Lendl, 1898
Araneus luianus J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus macacus Uyemura, 1961
Araneus mangarevoides Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus marmoroides Schenkel, 1953
Araneus mayanghe Mi & Wang, 2023
Araneus menglunensis Yin & al., 1990
Araneus metellus Strand, 1907
Araneus minisculus Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus miquanensis Yin & al., 1990
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus motuoensis Yin & al., 1990
Araneus nidus Yin & Gong, 1996
Araneus nigromaculatus Schenkel, 1963
Araneus nympha Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Araneus octodentalis Song & Zhu, 1992
Araneus octumaculalus Han & Zhu, 2009
Araneus ovoideus Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus pahalgaonensis Tikader & Bal, 1981
Araneus paitaensis Schenkel, 1953
Araneus pallasi Thorell, 1875
Araneus papilioformis Qin, Mi & Liu, 2024
Araneus pavlovi Schenkel, 1953
Araneus pecuensis Karsch, 1881
Araneus pentagrammicus Karsch, 1879
Araneus pianmaensis Liu, Li, Mi ..., 2022
Araneus piceus Lin, 1989
Araneus pichoni Schenkel, 1963
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus plenus Yin, Griswol..., 2009
Araneus polydentatus Yin, Griswol..., 2007
Araneus pseudoconicus Schenkel, 1936
Araneus pseudodigitatus Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus pseudosturmii Yin & al., 1990
Araneus pseudoventricosus Schenkel, 1963
Araneus qianshan Zhu, Zhang & Li, 1998
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus reheensis J. P. Chang, 2004
Araneus roseomaculatus Ono, 1992
Araneus ruidipedalis J. Zhang, 1994
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus scutellatus Schenkel, 1963
Araneus seminiger L. Koch, 1878
Araneus semiorbiculatus Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus sericinus Roewer, 1955
Araneus shii Mi, Wang & Gan, 2023
Araneus shiwandashan Mi & Wang, 2023
Araneus shunhuangensis Yin & al., 1990
Araneus stella Karsch, 1879
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus taigunensis Zhu, Tu & Hu, 1988
Araneus tenerius Yin & al., 1990
Araneus tengxianensis Zhu & Zhang, 1994
Araneus tetracanthus Mi & Li, 2022
Araneus tetraspinulus Yin & al., 1990
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus transversivittiger Strand, 1907
Araneus triangulus Fox, 1938
Araneus tricoloratus Zhu, Tu & Hu, 1988
Araneus tsurusakii Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus tubabdominus Zhu & Zhang, 1993
Araneus variegatus Yaginuma, 1960
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus vermimaculatus Zhu & Wang, 1994
Araneus viperifer (Schenkel, 1963)⇒ Araneus tsurusakii Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus virgus Fox, 1938
Araneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Araneus wanghuai Mi, Wang & Gan, 2023
Araneus wulongensis Song & Zhu, 1992
Araneus xianfengensis Song & Zhu, 1992
Araneus xiang Mi & Li, 2023
Araneus xizangensis Hu, 2001
Araneus yadongensis Hu, 2001
Araneus yangchuandongi Mi, Wang & Gan, 2023
Araneus yapingensis Yin, Griswol..., 2009
Araneus yuanminensis Yin & al., 1990
Araneus yuboi Mi, Wang & Gan, 2023
Araneus yunnanensis Yin, Peng & ..., 1994
Araneus yuzhongensis Yin & al., 1990
Araneus zebrinus Zhu & Wang, 1994
Araneus zhangmu Zhang, Song ..., 2006
Araneus zhaoi Zhang & Zhang, 2002
Araneus zhoui Mi & Wang, 2023
Araneus zygielloides Schenkel, 1963
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella inconspicua Simon, 1874
Araniella jilinensis Yin & Zhu, 1994
Araniella nigromaculata Schenkel, 1963
Araniella nympha Simon, 1889
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella plicata Mi & Peng, 2016
Araniella yaginumai Tanikawa, 1995
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aequior (Chamberlin, 1924)⇒ Oxyopes sertatus Ludwig Carl ..., 1878
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989
Argiope amoena L. Koch, 1878
Argiope beibeng Mi & Wang, 2024
Argiope boesenbergi Levi, 1983
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope caesarea Thorell, 1897
Argiope cameloides Zhu & Da-xia..., 1994
Argiope chloreides Chrysanthus, 1961
Argiope chloreis Tord Tamerla..., 1877Sebastopol meadowfoam
Argiope furva Hong, 1985
Argiope jinghongensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope macrochoera Thorell, 1891Oxaeid bees
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Argiope perforata Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881Golden cricket wasp
Argiope pulchelloides Chang-Min Yi..., 1989
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argiope versicolor Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Argiope viabilior Chamberlin, 1924
Argiope vietnamensis Ono, 2010
Bijoaraneus mitificus Simon, 1886
Caerostris sumatrana Embrik Strand, 1915
Chorizopes albus Mi, Wang & Peng, 2016
Chorizopes bengalensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1975)⇒ Porcataraneus bengalensis Tikader, 1975
Chorizopes dicavus Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Chorizopes goosus Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Chorizopes jianfengensis Gan, Wang & Mi, 2020
Chorizopes khanjanes (Benoy Krishn..., 1965)⇒ Chorizopes wulingensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Chorizopes liae Gan, Wang & Mi, 2020
Chorizopes longus Mi, Wang & Peng, 2016
Chorizopes nipponicus Yaginuma, 1963
Chorizopes shimenensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Chorizopes trimamillatus Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Chorizopes tumens Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Chorizopes wulingensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Chorizopes yinae Gan, Wang & Mi, 2020
Chorizopes yui Mi & Li, 2021
Chorizopes zepherus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1994
Chorizopesoides annasestakovae Mi & Li, 2021
Chorizopesoides guoi Mi & Li, 2021
Chorizopesoides orientalis Simon, 1909
Chorizopesoides wulingensis Yin, Wang & Xie, 1994
Cnodalia ampliabdominis Song, Zhang ..., 2006
Cnodalia flavescens Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Cnodalia quadrituberculata Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Cyclosa anjing Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Cyclosa argentata Tanikawa & Ono, 1993
Cyclosa argenteoalba Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa atrata (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa bianchoria Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyclosa bihamata Zhang, Zhang..., 2010
Cyclosa cephalodina Da-xiang Son..., 1996
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa cucurbitoria Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyclosa cylindrata Chang-Min Yi..., 1995
Cyclosa damingensis Xie, Chang-M..., 1995
Cyclosa daodai Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Cyclosa dives Eugène Simon, 1877
Cyclosa formosana Tanikawa & Ono, 1993
Cyclosa ginnaga (Yaginuma, 1959)⇒ Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa gulinensis Xie, Chang-M..., 1995
Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa informis Chang-Min Yi..., 1995
Cyclosa japonica (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa koi Tanikawa & Ono, 1993
Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa laticauda (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Cyclosa monticola Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa longquan Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Cyclosa minora Chang-Min Yi..., 1995
Cyclosa monticola Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa nigra Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyclosa norihisai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa octotuberculata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa onoi Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa parangdives Barrion, Bar..., 2013
Cyclosa pentatuberculata Chang-Min Yi..., 1995
Cyclosa pseudoculata Ehrenfried S..., 1936
Cyclosa quinqueguttata Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Cyclosa reniformis Zhu, Lian & ..., 2006
Cyclosa rostrata Zhou & Zhang, 2017
Cyclosa sachikoae Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa sedeculata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Cyclosa senticauda Zhu & Jia-Fu..., 1994
Cyclosa shinoharai Tanikawa & Ono, 1993
Cyclosa tricauda Saito, 1933
Cyclosa vallata Keyserling, 1886
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyclosa woyangchuan Zhang, Zhang..., 2010
Cyclosa xingqing Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Cyclosa zhangmuensis Hu & S. Q. Li, 1987
Cyclosa zhui Zhou & Zhang, 2017
Cyphalonotus assuliformis Eugène Simon, 1909
Cyphalonotus elongatus Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Cyphalonotus variabilis Yu, Kuntner ..., 2022
Cyrtarachne akirai Tanikawa, 2013
Cyrtarachne bengalensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1961)⇒ Cyrtarachne nagasakiensis Strand, 1918
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtarachne fangchengensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Cyrtarachne gilva Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Cyrtarachne hubeiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Cyrtarachne inaequalis (Thorell, 1895)⇒ Cyrtarachne akirai Tanikawa, 2013
Cyrtarachne menghaiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Cyrtarachne nagasakiensis Strand, 1918
Cyrtarachne schmidi Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Cyrtarachne sinicola Embrik Strand, 1942Peppervine
Cyrtarachne szetschuanensis Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Cyrtarachne yunoharuensis Strand, 1918
Cyrtophora bicauda Kendo Saito, 1933
Cyrtophora bimaculata Han, Zhang &..., 2010
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora cylindroides Charles Atha..., 1842
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora guangxiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyrtophora hainanensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora lacunaris Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Deione cheni Mi & Li, 2021
Deione lingulata Han, Zhu & H..., 2009
Deione ovata Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Deione renaria Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Deione yangi Mi & Li, 2021
Eriophora astridae (Strand, 1917)⇒ Plebs astridae Strand, 1917
Eriophora baotianmanensis (Hu, Jia-Fu W..., 1991)⇒ Plebs baotianmanensis Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991
Eriophora conica Yin, Wang & ..., 1987
Eriophora himalayaensis (Benoy Krishn..., 1975)⇒ Plebs himalayaensis Tikader, 1975
Eriophora oculosa (Zhu & Da-xia..., 1994)⇒ Plebs oculosus Zhu & Song, 1994
Eriophora plumiopedella (Chang-Min Yi..., 1987)⇒ Plebs plumiopedellus Yin, Wang & ..., 1987
Eriophora poecila (Zhu & Jia-Fu..., 1994)⇒ Plebs poecilus Zhu & Wang, 1994
Eriophora sachalinensis (S. Saito, 1934)⇒ Plebs sachalinensis Saito, 1934
Eriophora tricentra (Zhu & Da-xia..., 1994)⇒ Plebs tricentrus Zhu & Song, 1994
Eriophora wangi (Zhu & Song, 1994)⇒ Plebs baotianmanensis Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991
Eriovia laglaizei
Eriovia poonaensis
Eriovixia bannaensis Zhou, Zhu & ..., 2017
Eriovixia cavaleriei (Ehrenfried S..., 1963)⇒ Eriovixia sticta Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Eriovixia enshiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Eriovixia excelsa Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Eriovixia ganae Mi & Li, 2021
Eriovixia hainanensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Eriovixia huwena Han & Zhu, 2010
Eriovixia jianfengensis Han & Zhu, 2010
Eriovixia laglaizei Eugène Simon, 1877
Eriovixia liuhongi Mi & Li, 2021
Eriovixia menglunensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Eriovixia nigrimaculata Han & Zhu, 2010
Eriovixia pengi Mi & Li, 2021
Eriovixia poonaensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Eriovixia pseudocentrodes (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Eriovixia sticta Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Eriovixia sakiedaorum Tanikawa, 1999
Eriovixia sticta Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Eriovixia tangi Mi & Li, 2021
Eriovixia wangchengi Mi & Li, 2021
Eriovixia yaoi Mi & Li, 2021
Eriovixia yinae Mi & Li, 2021
Eriovixia yunnanensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Eriovixia zhengi Mi & Li, 2021
Gasteracantha aureola Mi & Peng, 2013
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha diadesmia Tord Tamerla..., 1887
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha hasselti Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Hasselt's Spiny Spider
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha notata Wladislaus K..., 1910
Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gasteracantha unguifera Eugène Simon, 1889
Gea jingdong Mi, Wang & Gan, 2024
Gea spinipes Carl Ludwig ..., 1843
Gea subarmata Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Gibbaranea abscissa Karsch, 1879
Gibbaranea bifida Guo, Zhang &..., 2011
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea hetian Hu & Wu, 1989
Gibbaranea nanguosa Yin & Gong, 1996
Heurodes fratrellus Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Hypsosinga alboria Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga luzhongxiani Barrion, Bar..., 2013
Hypsosinga pulla Mi & Li, 2021
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Hypsosinga wanica Da-xiang Son..., 1996
Larinia astrigera Yin & al., 1990
Larinia cyclera Yin & al., 1990
Larinia dinanea Yin & al., 1990
Larinia duchengcaii Barrion, Bar..., 2013
Larinia elegans Spassky, 1939
Larinia fangxiangensis Zhu, Lian & ..., 2006
Larinia liuae Yin & Bao, 2012
Larinia macrohooda Yin & al., 1990
Larinia microhooda Yin & al., 1990
Larinia nolabelia Yin & al., 1990
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Larinia sekiguchii Tanikawa, 1989
Larinia triprovina Yin & al., 1990
Larinia wenshanensis Yin & Yan, 1994
Lariniaria argiopiformis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Leviaraneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Lipocrea fusiformis Thorell, 1877
Macracantha arcuata Fabricius, 1793
Magnaranea furva Hong, 1985
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora angulopicta Yin & al., 1990
Mangora baii Mi & Li, 2021
Mangora cephala Mi & Li, 2021
Mangora crescopicta Yin & al., 1990
Mangora foliosa Zhu & Yin, 1997
Mangora herbeoides Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Mangora inconspicua Schenkel, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mangora polypicula Yin & al., 1990
Mangora rhombopicta Yin & al., 1990
Mangora songyangensis Yin & al., 1990
Mangora spiculata (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora placida Hentz, 1847
Mangora tschekiangensis Schenkel, 1963
Melanites orbiculatus Hong, 1985
Milonia gemella Mi & Li, 2021
Miranda zabonika Chamberlin, 1924
Neogea yunnanensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona achine Eugène Simon, 1906
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona adianta persecta Schenkel, 1936
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona chongzuoensis Zhang & Zhang, 2011
Neoscona elliptica Tikader & Bal, 1981
Neoscona flavescens Zhang & Zhang, 2011
Neoscona holmi Schenkel, 1953
Neoscona inusta L. Koch, 1871
Neoscona jinghongensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona kunmingensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona lactea Kendo Saito, 1933
Neoscona leucaspis Ehrenfried S..., 1963
Neoscona maculaticeps Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Neoscona melloteei Simon, 1895
Neoscona mellotteei (Chikuni, 1989)⇒ Neoscona melloteei Simon, 1895
Neoscona menghaiensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona pavida Eugène Simon, 1906
Neoscona piaoyi Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Neoscona polyspinipes Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona pseudonautica Yin & al., 1990
Neoscona pseudoscylla Ehrenfried S..., 1953
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Neoscona scylloides Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Neoscona semilunaris Karsch, 1879
Neoscona shillongensis Benoy Krishn..., 1981
Neoscona sinhagadensis Benoy Krishn..., 1975
Neoscona subpullata Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona tianmenensis Yin & al., 1990
Neoscona triramusa Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Neoscona wuding Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Neoscona xiquanensis Barrion, Bar..., 2013
Neoscona xishanensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona yadongensis Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Neoscona zhui Zhang & Zhang, 2011
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Ordgarius bo Lin & Li, 2022
Ordgarius hobsoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Ordgarius liyuanba Lin & Li, 2022
Ordgarius sexspinosus Thorell, 1894
Paraplectana magnaculata Lin & Li, 2022
Paraplectana mamoniae Basumatary &..., 2019
Paraplectana sakaguchii Uyemura, 1938
Paraplectana tsushimensis Yamaguchi, 1960
Parawixia dehaani Doleschall, 1859
Pasilobus bufoninus Simon, 1867
Pasilobus hupingensis Yin, Bao & Kim, 2001
Plebs astridae Strand, 1917
Plebs baotianmanensis Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991
Plebs himalayaensis Tikader, 1975
Plebs oculosus Zhu & Song, 1994
Plebs plumiopedellus Yin, Wang & ..., 1987
Plebs poecilus Zhu & Wang, 1994
Plebs sachalinensis Saito, 1934
Plebs tricentrus Zhu & Song, 1994
Plebs yanbaruensis Tanikawa, 2000
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys ellipticus Han, Zhang &..., 2010
Poltys hainanensis Han, Zhang &..., 2010
Poltys idae Ausserer, 1871
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Poltys nigrinus Kendo Saito, 1933
Poltys pygmaeus (Han, Zhang &..., 2010)⇒ Arachnura pygmaea Thorell, 1890
Poltys stygius Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Poltys waipo Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Porcataraneus bengalensis Tikader, 1975
Porcataraneus cruciatus Mi & Peng, 2011
Porcataraneus nanshanensis Yin, Wang, X..., 1990
Porcataraneus nanshenensis Yin & al., 1990
Pronoides applanatus Mi & Peng, 2013
Pronoides brunneus Schenkel, 1936
Pronoides fusinus Mi & Peng, 2013
Pronoides guoi Mi & Peng, 2013
Pronoides sutaiensis Zhang, Zhang..., 2010
Pronoides trapezius Mi & Peng, 2013
Pronous shanus Herbert Walt..., 1995Orb weavers
Singa alpigena Chang-Min Yi..., 1983
Singa alpigenoides Da-xiang Son..., 1992
Singa bifasciata Ehrenfried S..., 1936
Singa cruciformis Chang-Min Yi..., 1994
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa kansuensis Ehrenfried S..., 1936
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Songaraneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Songaraneus jiekou Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Songaraneus tuihou Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Talthybia depressa Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Tangaraneus geqian Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Testudinaria papposa Zhang et al., 1994
Testudinaroides papposa J. Zhang, 1994
Tethneus orbiculatus Hong, 1985
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Trichonephila antipodiana Walckenaer, 1841
Trichonephila clavata L. Koch, 1878Jor� spider
Wangaraneus yequ Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Wangaraneus zioni Mi, Li & Pham, 2023
Yaginumia medog Mi & Wang, 2025
Yaginumia qiong Mi & Wang, 2025
Yaginumia sia Strand, 1906
Yinaraneus anhao Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Yinaraneus caihong Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Zhuaraneus daoxiang Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Zilla conica (Chang-Min Yi..., 1987)⇒ Eriophora conica Yin, Wang & ..., 1987
Zilla crownia Chang-Min Yi..., 1996
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zilla qinghaiensis Hsen Hsu Hu, 2001
Zygiella calyptrata (Workman & Wo..., 1894)⇒ Guizygiella guangxiensis Zhu & Zhang, 1993
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in China
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
34
422
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SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
3
29
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SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
4
23
Genera
Species

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SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
12
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
6
Genus
Species

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