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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
96
269
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
89
257
458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
28
181
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
28
181
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
25
177
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
25
177
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
100
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
14
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Alberta
14 Genera with 31 Species
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1847Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1847Cucumber spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17573SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
31 Species
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus gemma McCook, 1888Cat-faced Spider
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Hypsosinga groenlandica Eugène Simon, 1889
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia borealis Banks, 1894
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Northern Alberta
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
13
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
2
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