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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
304
1246
3927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
261
1060
3366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
613
2529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
69
602
2512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
572
2413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
570
2409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
189
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
39
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
39 Genera with 95 Species
#ACEFGHILMNOPSTVZ
Acacesia Simon, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18262SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Araneometa Wunderlich, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1875Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers18SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1906Garden orbweavers9SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1988Three-lobed Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Fossilaraneus Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 19925SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1842Box kite spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Manogea Levi, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Poecilarcys Simon, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pulchellaranea Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Pycnosinga Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1929Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
95 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acacesia benigna Glueck, 1994
Aculepeira annulipes Lucas, 1838
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneometa excelsa ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneometa herrlingi ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus annulipes Lucas, 1838
Araneus arganicola Simon, 1909
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus blackwalli Sherwood, 2021
Araneus bryantae Brignoli, 1983
Araneus bufo Denis, 1941
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus domesticus (Panzer, 1804)⇒ Amaurobius candia Konrad Thale..., 2002
Araneus hortensis Blackwall, 1859
Araneus klaptoczi Simon, 1908
Araneus mendoza Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus microsoma Banks, 1909Orb weavers
Araneus mimosicola Simon, 1884
Araneus nanus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988
Araneus pallidus Olivier, 1789
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus v-notatus Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Araniella maderiana Kulczyński, 1905
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope avara (Forskål, 1775)⇒ Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope crenulata (Roewer, 1938)⇒ Argiope appensa Walckenaer, 1842
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argiope trifasciata deserticola Simon, 1906
Cyclosa algerica Eugène Simon, 1885
Cyclosa concolor Lodovico di ..., 1933
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa maderiana Wladislaus K..., 1899
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa tapetifaciens Hingston, 1932Orb weavers
Cyclosa verrucosa Wunderlich, 1988
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eustala bisetosa Elizabeth Ba..., 1945
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Fossilaraneus incertus ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Gea nilotica Eugène Simon, 1906
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea bituberculata cuculligera Simon, 1909
Gibbaranea bruuni Lissner, 2016
Gibbaranea occidentalis Wunderlich, 1989
Gibbaranea tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Isoxya mucronata Charles Atha..., 1842
Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826)⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Leviellus kochi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Manogea porracea Carl Ludwig ..., 1838Orb weavers
Metazygia lagiana Herbert Walt..., 1995
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Metepeira rectangula Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Micrathena aureola C.L.Koch, 1836
Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960Orb weavers
Micrathena picta C. L. Koch, 1836
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
Nemoscolus laurae Eugène Simon, 1868
Nemoscolus niger Lodovico di ..., 1936
Nemoscolus semilugens J. Denis, 1966
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Nuctenea cedrorum Simon, 1929
Ocrepeira gulielmi Herbert Walt..., 1993
Poecilarcys ditissimus Eugène Simon, 1885
Prasonica affinis Embrik Strand, 1906
Pulchellaranea pedunculata ♰ G. Poinar, 2015
Pycnosinga fossilis ♰ J. Wunderlich, 1988
Singa lucina Jean Victor ..., 1826
Singa lucina eburnea Simon, 1929
Siwa dufouri Eugène Simon, 1874
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella minima Joachim Schmidt, 1968
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
27
71
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
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