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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
109
411
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
89
367
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
60
324
682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
58
322
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
48
306
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
47
305
657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
111
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
32
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Spain
32 Genera with 60 Species
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Acacesia Simon, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1879Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1905Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1802Three-lobed Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1895Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18226SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Spain
60 Species
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Actinosoma pentacanthum Walckenaer, 1842
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Alpaida carminea Taczanowski, 1878
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus pallidus Olivier, 1789
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus uniformis Keyserling, 1879
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa algerica Eugène Simon, 1885
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Leviellus kochi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora distincta Chickering, 1963Orb weavers
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metepeira vigilax Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Wagneriana spicata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in South Spain
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
25
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
6
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