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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region New Castle County (Delaware, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
23
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
21
28
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Castle County
4 Genera with 6 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Castle County
6 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in New Castle County
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
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