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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
65
117
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
57
106
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
28
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
27
64
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
23
60
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
23
60
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Monterey County
8 Genera with 10 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1772Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monterey County
10 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira spinipes Frederick Oc..., 1903
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Monterey County
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
8
10
Genera
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