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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
272
950
2357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
251
888
2253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
61
407
1006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
60
406
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
392
959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
51
390
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
12
219
507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
24
57
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denmark
24 Genera with 57 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18021SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1793Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers12SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclososoma Petrunkevitch, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1895Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1835Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1757Furrow spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Miraraneus Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1802Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1758Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17573SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark
57 Species
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus defunctus A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella inconspicua Simon, 1874
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella opistographa (Kulczynski, 1905)⇒ Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyclososoma succini A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Gasteracantha diardi Hippolyte Lucas, 1835
Gea epeiroidea Koch & Berendt, 1854
Gea obscura Koch & Berendt, 1854
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides jalimovi Bakhvalov, 1981
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757Gray Cross Spider
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Miraraneus peregrinus J. Wunderlich, 2004
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zilla gracilis C. L. Koch, 1854
Zilla porrecta C. L. Koch, 1854
Zilla veterana C. L. Koch, 1854
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Denmark
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
17
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
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