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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Metropolitan France (France)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
259
1007
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
214
872
1775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
79
576
1387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
73
570
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
59
544
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
58
543
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
228
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
31
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Metropolitan France
31 Genera with 89 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18022SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1971Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers19SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18446SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1844Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17574SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metropolitan France
89 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bivittatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pallidus Olivier, 1789
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
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
Araneus yukon Levi, 1971
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtophora cylindroides cylindroides Walckenaer, 1841
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga groenlandica Eugène Simon, 1889
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides ixobolus Thorell, 1873
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena furcula Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena patruelis Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Micrathena quadriserrata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Nemoscolus laurae Eugène Simon, 1868
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona byzanthina Pavesi, 1876
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Poltys kochi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Metropolitan France
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
23
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
5
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