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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Sweden (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
328
1433
4128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
283
1300
3930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
80
679
1923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
677
1921
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
62
637
1823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
636
1822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
285
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
41
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sweden
41 Genera with 130 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSWZ
Acanthepeira Marx, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Acroaspis Karsch, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18753SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1872Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17635SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers27SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1876Cucumber spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1903Triangular spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Artonis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18712SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1872Tent spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dolophones Walckenaer, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 20143SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1885
Box kite spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1757Furrow spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18475SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1981Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 20012SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1842Spotted orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ordgarius Keyserling, 1877Bolas spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Plebs Joseph & Fra..., 18862SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1844Striped orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cam..., 19352SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17577SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sweden
130 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)⇒ Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Aculepeira lapponica Holm, 1945
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Aranea adianta (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Aranea alsine (Walckenær, 1802)⇒ Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802
Aranea bituberculata (Walckenær, 1802)⇒ Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Aranea lapponica (Holm, 1945)⇒ Aculepeira lapponica Holm, 1945
Aranea redii (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus agastus Rainbow, 1916
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bicentenarius McCook, 1888Giant Lichen Orbweaver
Araneus cornutus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Araneus corticarius Emerton, 1884
Araneus crispulus (Tullgren, 1952)⇒ Araniella silesiaca Fickert, 1876
Araneus cristobal Levi, 1991Digger Bee
Araneus cucurbitina Clerck, 1757
Araneus diademanus
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus groenlandicola Strand, 1906
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nigropunctatus (L. Koch, 1871)⇒ Araneus rainbowi Roewer, 1942
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus ocellatulus Roewer, 1942Orb weavers
Araneus patagiatus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus sclopetarius (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus umbratica Clerck, 1757
Araniella alpica Koch, 1869
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Araniella proxima KulczyÅ„ski, 1885
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella inconspicua Simon, 1874
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Araniella silesiaca Fickert, 1876
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope caesarea Thorell, 1897
Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878St Andrew's Cross spider
Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871
Argiope protensa Koch, 1872Longtailed orb-weaving spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Arkys curtulus Simon, 1903Small Bird Dropping Spider
Artonis bituberculata Thorell, 1895
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia brouni Urquhart, 1885
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Cyrtophora parnasia Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Dolophones conifera Eugen von Ke..., 1886Wrap-around spider
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841Garden orbweb spider
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala orientalis Baert, 2014
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gea epeiroidea Koch & Berendt, 1854
Gea obscura Koch & Berendt, 1854
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
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
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora melanocephala Taczanowski, 1874Orb weavers
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora dizzydeani Eberhard, 1981
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira petatlan Piel, 2001
Micrathena excavata Carl Ludwig ..., 1836Orb weavers
Micrathena pichincha Herbert Walt..., 1985
Micrathena schreibersi Josef Anton ..., 1833Orb weavers
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Nuctenea silvicultrix Koch, 1844
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Ordgarius furcatus Octavius Pic..., 1877Hairy imperial spider
Plebs bradleyi Keyserling, 1887Enamel spider
Plebs eburnus Keyserling, 1886Bush Orb-weaver Spider
Poltys laciniosus Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Poltys noblei Smith, 2006
Singa albovittata (Westring, 1851)⇒ Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Singa aussereri Tord Tamerla..., 1873
Singa eugeni Herbert Walt..., 1972
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Singa sanguinea (C. L. Koch, 1844)⇒ Singa aussereri Tord Tamerla..., 1873
Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Wagneriana atuna Herbert Walt..., 1991Digger Bee
Wagneriana grandicornis Cândido Firm..., 1935Orb weavers
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zilla gracilis C. L. Koch, 1854
Zilla porrecta C. L. Koch, 1854
Zilla veterana C. L. Koch, 1854
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella stroemi (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984
Zygiella xnotata Clerck, 1757

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Sweden
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
28
102
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
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