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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region South England (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
171
646
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
141
568
1003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
68
441
837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
66
436
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
423
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
56
423
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
191
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
33
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South England
33 Genera with 66 Species
#ABCEGHLMNOPSTZ
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1793Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers12SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1872Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Celaenia Thorell, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Colaranea Court & Forster, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1885Three-lobed Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1955Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Lewisepeira Levi, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1802Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Novakiella Court & Forster, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Novaranea Court & Forster, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1877Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pedanostethus Simon, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1758Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Zealaranea Court & Forster, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South England
66 Species
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Araneus albotriangulus Keyserling, 1887
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus sylvicola Rainbow, 1897
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella inconspicua Simon, 1874
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Celaenia olivacea Arthur T. Ur..., 1885
Colaranea brunnea Court & Raym..., 1988
Colaranea verutum Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Colaranea viriditas Arthur T. Ur..., 1887Green orbweb spider
Cryptaranea atrihastula Arthur T. Ur..., 1891
Cryptaranea subcompta Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa fuliginata Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa trilobata Arthur T. Ur..., 1885Three lobed spider
Cyrtophora rainbowi Carl Friedri..., 1955
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eustala devia Willis J. Ge..., 1936Orb weavers
Eustala eleuthera Herbert Walt..., 1977
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides jalimovi Bakhvalov, 1981
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Lewisepeira farri Archer, 1958
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena rufopunctata Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Novakiella trituberculosa Carl Friedri..., 1942
Novaranea queribunda Keyserling, 1887
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Ordgarius furcatus Octavius Pic..., 1877Hairy imperial spider
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Zealaranea crassa Walckenaer, 1842
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in South England
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
23
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
2
2
Genera
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