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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
41
79
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
38
76
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
21
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
21
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
20
55
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
55
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denton County
10 Genera with 12 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denton County
12 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Denton County
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
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