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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Germany (North Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
374
1564
5508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
327
1444
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
84
608
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
71
588
1989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
59
567
1920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
58
565
1917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
286
996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
27 Genera with 139 Species
#ACGHLMNPSZ
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19904SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1974Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers55SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Atea C. L. Koch, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1895Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1838Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Graea Thorell, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1981Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1838Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Parazygiella Wunderlich, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1844Striped orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17577SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
139 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Aculepeira luosangensis Yin & al., 1990
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Alpaida sandrei Simon, 1895
Aranea foliata (Fourcroy & G..., 1785)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Aranea raji (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757
Aranea reaumuri Wiehle, 1931
Aranea terrestris (Wider, 1834)⇒ Coelotes terrestris Wider, 1834
Araneus adiantus (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Araneus alpica
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bituberculata
Araneus bufo Denis, 1941
Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882Barn orbweaver
Araneus ceropegius (Tyschchenko, 1971)⇒ Aculepeira luosangensis Yin & al., 1990
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus cornutus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Araneus cucurbitina Clerck, 1757
Araneus cucurbitinus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus diodius (Lessert, 1910)⇒ Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802
Araneus dromedarius (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Araneus dumetorum
Araneus folium Mcheidze, 1997
Araneus gibbosa
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus holzapfelae Lessert, 1936
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus inconspicua
Araneus ixobolus (Hu & Wu, 1989)⇒ Larinioides ixobolus Thorell, 1873
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus marmoreus marmoreus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757
Araneus molassicus O. Heer, 1865
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus obscuratus Urquhart, 1893
Araneus ocellatulus Roewer, 1942Orb weavers
Araneus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758
Araneus omoeda (Yaginuma, 1957)⇒ Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Araneus patagiatus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus proxima
Araneus pulcherrimus Roewer, 1942
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus redii (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus sclopetarius (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Araneus sericatus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Araneus silvicultrix (Miller, 1971)⇒ Nuctenea silvicultrix Koch, 1844
Araneus sollers
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus suspicax Denis, 1947
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus troschelii P. Bertkau, 1878
Araneus ullrichi (Azheganova, 1968)⇒ Gibbaranea ullrichi Hahn, 1835
Araneus ullrichii Hahn, 1834
Araneus umbratica Clerck, 1757
Araneus umbraticus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758
Araneus undatus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Araneus volgeri Simon, 1897
Araneus zimmermanni (Palmgren, 1974)⇒ Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872
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
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Atea sturmi (Hahn, 1831)⇒ Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Atea triguttata — Heimer &..., 1991
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa conica leucomelas Strand, 1907
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha rhomboidea Félix Édouar..., 1838
Gea krantzi C. von Heyden, 1859
Gea obscura Koch & Berendt, 1854
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Gibbaranea ullrichi Hahn, 1835
Graea bitterfeldensis J. Wunderlich, 2004
Graea breviembolus J. Wunderlich, 2004
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 folium (Schrank, 1803)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Larinioides ixobolus Thorell, 1873
Larinioides jalimovi Bakhvalov, 1981
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757Gray Cross Spider
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Leviellus thorelli Ausserer, 1871
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mastophora dizzydeani Eberhard, 1981
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Nuctenea cornuta (Herreros, 1991)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Nuctenea patagiata (Herreros, 1991)⇒ Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758
Nuctenea silvicultrix Koch, 1844
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Parazygiella dispar Kulczyn´ski, 1885
Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Singa albobivittata Lodovico di ..., 1947
Singa albovittata (Westring, 1851)⇒ Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Singa aussereri Tord Tamerla..., 1873
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa heri (Hahn, 1831)⇒ Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Singa pygmaea (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Singa sanguinea (C. L. Koch, 1844)⇒ Singa aussereri Tord Tamerla..., 1873
Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zilla litterata Drensky, 1943
Zilla montana (Comstock, 1940)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zilla stroemi (Zamaraev, 1964)⇒ Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zilla thorelli (Wiehle, 1931)⇒ Leviellus thorelli Ausserer, 1871
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella stroemi (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zygiella thorelli (Ausserer, 1871)⇒ Leviellus thorelli Ausserer, 1871
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
Zygiella xnotata Clerck, 1757

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Germany
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
19
122
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
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