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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
177
513
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
164
491
891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
35
272
681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
35
272
681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
32
267
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
32
267
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
144
317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
18
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Ontario
18 Genera with 51 Species
Acanthepeira Marx, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1971Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers12SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19423SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1847Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1972Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 19643SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
51 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus groenlandicola Strand, 1906
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
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 washingtoni Levi, 1971
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Eustala rosae Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia borealis Banks, 1894
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
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Singa eugeni Herbert Walt..., 1972
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella dispar (Kulczynski, 1885)⇒ Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Southern Ontario
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
15
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
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