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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
149
371
541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
130
334
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
44
203
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
44
203
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
36
194
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
193
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
81
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
25
61
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Carolina
25 Genera with 61 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Acanthepeira Marx, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1973Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers19SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrarachne Selden, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Colphepeira Archer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 2003Angling spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
61 Species
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894
Araneus cingulatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gadus Levi, 1973
Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus juniperi Emerton, 1884Juniper Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus niveus Hentz, 1847
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araneus tuscarora Levi, 1973
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope florida Ralph Vary C..., 1944Florida Argiope
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrarachne solitus P. A. Selden, 1999
Colphepeira catawba Banks, 1911
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora bisaccata James Henry ..., 1884
Mastophora stowei Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mastophora timuqua Herbert Walt..., 2003
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
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 pratensis Hentz, 1847
Ocrepeira georgia Herbert Walt..., 1976Purple sun star
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in North Carolina
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
16
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
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