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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
70
222
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
61
210
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
29
157
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
29
157
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
152
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
152
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
63
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
14
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Connecticut
14 Genera with 34 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1875Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
34 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
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 aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Mastophora stowei Herbert Walt..., 2003
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona benjamina (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Singa maculata (Thorell, 1875)⇒ Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Connecticut
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
11
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
3
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