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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
307
1261
3831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
276
1170
3646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
68
628
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
66
623
2283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
54
599
2143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
53
593
2131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
259
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
44
199
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
44 Genera with 199 Species
#ABCEGHLMNOPSTYZ
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Acusilas Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Alenatea Song & Zhu, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Anepsion Strand, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Aoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 18792SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1867Tailed spider2SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17938SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 2014Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers60SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1995Cucumber spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers12SpeciesTaxom
Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Ya..., 20211SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Cnodalia Thorell, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1886Three-lobed Spiders27SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 19186SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1906Spiny Backed Orb Weaver6SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Lariniaria Grasshoff, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Leviaraneus Tanikawa & P..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers15SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1894Bolas spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Parazygiella Wunderlich, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Pasilobus Simon, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 20004SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Pronoides Schenkel, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1872Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Songaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Thelacantha Hasselt, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Yaginumia Archer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17576SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
199 Species and 11 Subspecies
Aculepeira matsudae Tanikawa, 1994
Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895
Alenatea acusiseta Zhu & Song, 1994
Alenatea fuscocolorata Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Anepsion japonicum Yaginuma, 1962
Anepsion maritatum O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Aoaraneus amabilis Tanikawa, 2001
Aoaraneus pentagrammicus Karsch, 1879
Arachnura logio Yaginuma, 1956
Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867Black tail spider
Aranea adianta (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Aranea drypta Walckenær, 1802
Aranea longipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea maculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea pilipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Aranea pseudo-centrodes Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Aranea sagana (Bösenberg &..., 1906)⇒ Plebs astridae Strand, 1917
Aranea sebae (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Araneus acusisetus Zhu & Song, 1994
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus amabilis Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus borealis Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus boreus Uyemura & Ya..., 1972
Araneus corbita L. Koch, 1871
Araneus cornutus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus doenitzellus Strand, 1906
Araneus dofleini Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus ikedai Kishida, 1909
Araneus iriomotensis Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus ishisawai Kishida, 1920
Araneus komi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus lithyphantiformis Kishida, 1910
Araneus macacus Uyemura, 1961
Araneus mangarevoides Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus matsumotoi Suzuki & Tan..., 2021
Araneus mayumiae Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Araneus nojimai Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus ogatai Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus patagiatus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758
Araneus pecuensis Karsch, 1881
Araneus pentagrammicus Karsch, 1879
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus reizan Tanikawa, 2020
Araneus rotundicornis Yaginuma, 1972
Araneus ryukyuanus Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus sagicola Dönitz & Str..., 1906
Araneus scutellatus Schenkel, 1963
Araneus seminiger L. Koch, 1878
Araneus sericinus Roewer, 1955
Araneus stella Karsch, 1879
Araneus tartaricus (Kroneberg, 1875)⇒ Araneus seminiger L. Koch, 1878
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus tsurusakii Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus uyemurai Yaginuma, 1960
Araneus variegatus Yaginuma, 1960
Araneus ventricosus L. Koch, 1878
Araneus ventricosus abikonus Uyemura, 1961
Araneus ventricosus globulus Uyemura, 1961
Araneus ventricosus hakonensis Uyemura, 1961
Araneus ventricosus ishinodai Uyemura, 1961
Araneus ventricosus kishuensis Uyemura, 1961
Araneus ventricosus montanioides Uyemura, 1961Carrot rust fly
Araneus ventricosus montanus Uyemura, 1961
Araneus ventricosus nigelloides Uyemura, 1961
Araneus ventricosus nigellus Uyemura, 1961
Araneus ventricosus yaginumai Uyemura, 1961
Araneus viperifer (Schenkel, 1963)⇒ Araneus tsurusakii Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Araneus yasudai Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus yoshitomii Yoshida, 2014
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella yaginumai Tanikawa, 1995
Argiope aemula Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878
Argiope aetheroides Yin & al., 1989
Argiope amoena L. Koch, 1878
Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842Garden spider
Argiope boesenbergi Levi, 1983
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope maja (Friedrich Wi..., 1906)⇒ Nephila clavata L. Koch, 1878
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Bijoaraneus komachi Tanikawa, Ya..., 2021
Chorizopes nipponicus Yaginuma, 1963
Cnodalia harpax Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Cyclosa alba Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa angusta Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa argenteoalba Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa atrata (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa bianchoria Chang-Min Yi..., 1990
Cyclosa bituberculata Biswamoy Bis..., 1998
Cyclosa camelodes (Thorell, 1878)⇒ Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa ginnaga (Yaginuma, 1959)⇒ Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa hamulata Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa japonica (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa kumadai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa laticauda (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Cyclosa monticola Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa maritima Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa monticola Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa mulmeinensis Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa norihisai Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa octotuberculata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Cyclosa odateana Kishida, 1915
Cyclosa okumae Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa onoi Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa sachikoae Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa sedeculata Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Cyclosa vallata Keyserling, 1886
Cyrtarachne akirai Tanikawa, 2013
Cyrtarachne bufo Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyrtarachne inaequalis (Thorell, 1895)⇒ Cyrtarachne akirai Tanikawa, 2013
Cyrtarachne jucunda Tanikawa, 2013
Cyrtarachne nagasakiensis Strand, 1918
Cyrtarachne yunoharuensis Strand, 1918
Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859)⇒ Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Cyrtophora unicolor Doleschall, 1857
Eriophora astridae (Strand, 1917)⇒ Plebs astridae Strand, 1917
Eriophora aurea (S. Saito, 1934)⇒ Plebs aurea Saito, 1934
Eriophora sachalinensis (S. Saito, 1934)⇒ Plebs sachalinensis Saito, 1934
Eriophora yanbaruensis (Tanikawa, 2000)⇒ Plebs yanbaruensis Tanikawa, 2000
Eriovixia pseudocentrodes (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Eriovixia sticta Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Eriovixia sakiedaorum Tanikawa, 1999
Eriovixia sticta Mi, Peng & Yin, 2010
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837
Gasteracantha mammeata (Thorell, 1859)⇒ Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Gasteracantha mediofusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1859
Gasteracantha sagaensis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Gea subarmata Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Gibbaranea abscissa Karsch, 1879
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Larinia bonneti Spassky, 1939
Larinia jeskovi Marusik, 1987
Larinia onoi Tanikawa, 1989
Larinia phthisica L. Koch, 1871
Larinia sekiguchii Tanikawa, 1989
Lariniaria argiopiformis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Leviaraneus viridiventris Yaginuma, 1969
Lipocrea fusiformis Thorell, 1877
Mangora herbeoides Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona amamiensis Tanikawa, 1998
Neoscona bihumpi Patel, 1988
Neoscona maculaticeps Ludwig Carl ..., 1871
Neoscona melloteei Simon, 1895
Neoscona mellotteei (Chikuni, 1989)⇒ Neoscona melloteei Simon, 1895
Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona punctigera Doleschall, 1857
Neoscona scylla (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Neoscona multiplicans Chamberlin, 1924
Neoscona scylloides Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Neoscona semilunaris Karsch, 1879
Neoscona subpullata Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Ordgarius hexapinus Saha & Raych..., 2004
Ordgarius hobsoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Ordgarius sexspinosus Thorell, 1894
Paraplectana japonica (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Anepsion japonicum Yaginuma, 1962
Paraplectana sakaguchii Uyemura, 1938
Paraplectana tsushimensis Yamaguchi, 1960
Parazygiella dispar Kulczyn´ski, 1885
Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Pasilobus hupingensis Yin, Bao & Kim, 2001
Plebs astridae Strand, 1917
Plebs aurea Saito, 1934
Plebs sachalinensis Saito, 1934
Plebs yanbaruensis Tanikawa, 2000
Poltys columnaris Thorell, 1890Sand bee
Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843
Pronoides brunneus Schenkel, 1936
Pronous minutus (Saito, 1939)⇒ Pronoides brunneus Schenkel, 1936
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa neta Octavius Pic..., 1872
Songaraneus ejusmodi Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Thelacantha brevispina Doleschall, 1857
Trichonephila clavata L. Koch, 1878Jor� spider
Trichonephila clavata caerulescens Ono, 2011
Yaginumia sia Strand, 1906
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella dispar (Kulczynski, 1885)⇒ Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella hiramatsui Tanikawa, 2017
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
26
141
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
7
Genera
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