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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
283
1246
4160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
244
1078
3590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
689
2677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
70
683
2667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
648
2569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
646
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
258
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
48
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
48 Genera with 169 Species
#ABCEGHLMNOPRSTVWZ
Acacesia Simon, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Actinosoma Holmberg, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18024SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 186511SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1879Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers31SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1895Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Edricus O. P.-Cambridge, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18359SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Mesozygiella Penney & Ort..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18642SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19403SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 183617SpeciesTaxom
Micrepeira Schenkel, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Novakiella Court & Forster, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Parawixia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18784SpeciesTaxom
Parazygiella Wunderlich, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Rubrepeira Levi, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1844Striped orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19913SpeciesTaxom
Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17577SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
169 Species and 8 Subspecies
Acacesia hamata Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Acacesia tenella L. Koch, 1871Orb weavers
Acacesia villalobosi Glueck, 1994
Actinosoma pentacanthum Walckenaer, 1842
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira carbonaria fulva Franganillo, 1913
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Alpaida alticeps Keyserling, 1879
Alpaida atomaria Simon, 1895
Alpaida biasii Levi, 1988
Alpaida carminea Taczanowski, 1878
Alpaida keyserlingi Levi, 1988
Alpaida negro Levi, 1988
Alpaida scriba Mello-Leitao, 1940
Alpaida tijuca Levi, 1988
Alpaida trispinosa Keyserling, 1892Orb weavers
Alpaida vanzolinii Levi, 1988
Alpaida veniliae Keyserling, 1865Orb weavers
Aranea oculata Walckenaer, 1802
Aranea redii (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus angulatus niger Franganillo, 1918
Araneus angulatus personatus Simon, 1929
Araneus annulipes Lucas, 1838
Araneus armida (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bonali Morano, 2018
Araneus bufo Denis, 1941
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus cucurbitina Clerck, 1757
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus iguacu Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus marmoreus trapezius Franganillo, 1913
Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus opisthographa Kulczynski, 1905
Araneus pallidus Olivier, 1789
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus subviridis Franganillo, 1913
Araneus sericinus Roewer, 1955
Araneus stabilis Keyserling, 1892
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus tijuca Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus unanimus Keyserling, 1879
Araneus uniformis Keyserling, 1879
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella inconspicua Simon, 1874
Araniella maderiana Kulczyński, 1905
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope lobata retracta (Franganillo, 1918)⇒ Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa algerica Eugène Simon, 1885
Cyclosa bituberculata Biswamoy Bis..., 1998
Cyclosa caroli Hentz, 1850Orb weavers
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa groppalii Pesarini, 1998
Cyclosa inca Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa maderiana Wladislaus K..., 1899
Cyclosa morretes Herbert Walt..., 1999Scoliid wasps
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa sierrae Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora fuliginea C. L. Koch, 1838Orb weavers
Eustala fuscovittata Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Eustala nigerrima Cândido Firm..., 1940
Eustala sagana Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Eustala vegeta Eugen von Ke..., 1865Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea bituberculata cuculligera Simon, 1909
Gibbaranea bruuni Lissner, 2016
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa confinis Simon, 1870
Gibbaranea occidentalis Wunderlich, 1989
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Gibbaranea tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992
Gibbaranea ullrichi Hahn, 1835
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826)⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides jalimovi Bakhvalov, 1981
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757Gray Cross Spider
Larinioides suspicax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Leviellus kochi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora distincta Chickering, 1963Orb weavers
Mecynogea bigibba Eugène Simon, 1903
Mesozygiella dunlopi Penney & Ort..., 2006
Metazygia incerta Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Metazygia pallidula Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Metepeira glomerabilis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Metepeira vigilax Eugen von Ke..., 1893
Metepeira ypsilonota Cândido Firm..., 1940
Micrathena evansi Arthur Merto..., 1960Orb weavers
Micrathena fissispina Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena flaveola Josef Anton ..., 1839Orb weavers
Micrathena funebris Marx, 1898Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena horrida Władysław ..., 1873Orb weavers
Micrathena lindenbergi Cândido Firm..., 1940
Micrathena lucasi Eugen von Ke..., 1864Orb weavers
Micrathena macfarlanei Arthur Merto..., 1961Orb weavers
Micrathena mitrata Nicholas Mar..., 1850Orb Weavers
Micrathena peregrinatorum Holmberg, 1883
Micrathena plana Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Micrathena sanctispiritus Brignoli, 1983
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Micrathena triangularis Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Micrepeira hoeferi Herbert Walt..., 1995
Nemoscolus laurae Eugène Simon, 1868
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona byzanthina Pavesi, 1876
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Novakiella trituberculosa Carl Friedri..., 1942
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Parawixia audax Blackwall, 1863
Parawixia kochi Taczanowski, 1873
Parawixia monticola Keyserling, 1892
Parawixia velutina Taczanowski, 1878
Parazygiella dispar Kulczyn´ski, 1885
Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Pronous tuberculifer (Eugen von Ke..., 1881)⇒ Pronous quintana Herbert Walt..., 1995
Rubrepeira rubronigra Cândido Firm..., 1939Orb weavers
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa lucina Jean Victor ..., 1826
Singa neta Octavius Pic..., 1872
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Siwa dufouri Eugène Simon, 1874
Verrucosa meridionalis Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Wagneriana dimastophora Mello-Leitao, 1940
Wagneriana spicata Octavius Pic..., 1889Orb weavers
Wagneriana taim Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella keyserlingi Ausserer, 1871
Zygiella kochi (Levi, 1974)⇒ Leviellus kochi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zygiella minima Joachim Schmidt, 1968
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Spain
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
36
137
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
17
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