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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
43
97
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
40
94
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
18
64
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
18
64
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
17
63
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
17
63
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
22
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
13
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Delaware
13 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delaware
24 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Delaware
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
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