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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Simcoe County (Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
54
99
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
50
92
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
16
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
16
56
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
15
54
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
15
54
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Simcoe County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1758Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1887Three-lobed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Simcoe County
9 Species
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Zygiella dispar (Kulczynski, 1885)⇒ Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Simcoe County
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
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