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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Giessen (Central Hesse, Germany)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
47
183
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
40
166
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
30
155
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
30
155
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
27
152
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
27
152
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
81
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Giessen
10 Genera with 15 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Giessen
15 Species
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Giessen
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
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