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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region East England (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
216
725
1054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
188
651
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
64
430
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
63
427
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
50
401
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
50
401
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
170
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
33
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East England
33 Genera with 63 Species
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Acroaspis Karsch, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1793Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers13SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1879Triangular spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Carepalxis L. Koch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1885Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1872Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1775Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Heurodes Keyserling, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1841Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18862SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East England
63 Species
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Araneus arenaceus Keyserling, 1886
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamelled Spider
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus dimidiatus L. Koch, 1871
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus scutigerens Hogg, 1900
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope magnifica L. Koch, 1871
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837Milkweed
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879Walckenaer's Studded Triangular Spider
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Carepalxis tuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Dolophones turrigera Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora transmarina Keyserling, 1865Australian garden orb weaver spider
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Eustala rosae Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Gasteracantha fornicata (Johan Christ..., 1775)⇒ Gasteracantha sauteri Maria Dahl, 1914
Gea theridioides Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona benjamina (Walckenaer, 1841)⇒ Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamel spider
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Poltys laciniosus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Poltys noblei Smith, 2006
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in East England
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
23
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
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