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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
394
1663
6350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
364
1554
5852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
65
543
2531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
540
2517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
51
522
2438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
49
520
2435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
251
1032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
27 Genera with 97 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18023SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1793Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers19SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Glyptogona Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18446SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Parazygiella Wunderlich, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1885Striped orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17578SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
97 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Aranea redii (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Aranea sanguinolenta (Linné, 1767)⇒ Phlegra bresnieri Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus canestrinii Thorell, 1873
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pallidus Olivier, 1789
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus pulcherrimus Roewer, 1942
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
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 proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa algerica Eugène Simon, 1885
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa sierrae Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtarachne ixodoides (Simon, 1870)⇒ Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Gibbaranea ullrichi Hahn, 1835
Glyptogona sextuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1863
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga aussereri (Thaler & Kno..., 2003)⇒ Singa aussereri Tord Tamerla..., 1873
Hypsosinga decora (C.L. Koch, 1835)⇒ Singa neta Octavius Pic..., 1872
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 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 kochi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Leviellus thorelli Ausserer, 1871
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona adiantum (Yaginuma, 1986)⇒ Neoscona holmi Schenkel, 1953
Neoscona byzanthina Pavesi, 1876
Neoscona holmi Schenkel, 1953
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Nuctenea silvicultrix Koch, 1844
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Parazygiella dispar Kulczyn´ski, 1885
Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Singa aussereri Tord Tamerla..., 1873
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa neta Octavius Pic..., 1872
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Singa semiatra Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Singa simoniana Costa, 1885
Siwa dufouri Eugène Simon, 1874
Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zilla diodia embrikstrandi Kolosváry, 1938
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella keyserlingi Ausserer, 1871
Zygiella kochi (Levi, 1974)⇒ Leviellus kochi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
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

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Italy
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
22
88
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
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