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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
142
405
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
126
380
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
49
251
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
251
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
41
240
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
239
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
98
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Georgia (USA)
27 Genera with 59 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18021SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers15SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1867Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Telaprocera Harmer & Fra..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Georgia (USA)
59 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus partitus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
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 bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope florida Ralph Vary C..., 1944Florida Argiope
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia bonneti Spassky, 1939
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia wittfeldae Henry Christ..., 1894Orb weavers
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 domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona spasskyi Brignoli, 1983
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Ocrepeira ectypa Charles Atha..., 1842
Singa semiatra Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Telaprocera maudae Harmer & Vol..., 2008
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Georgia (USA)
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
19
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
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