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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
147
370
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
129
342
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
35
163
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
162
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
156
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
29
156
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
66
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
16
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kansas
16 Genera with 37 Species
Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers10SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kansas
37 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia borealis Banks, 1894
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
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 crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Kansas
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
12
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
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