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Checklist for Family Araneidae Simon, 1895 (Golden orb web spiders)
and region Switzerland (West Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
187
735
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
166
676
1829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
47
412
1321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
411
1320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
40
400
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
40
400
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
217
635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
27
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Switzerland
27 Genera with 74 Species
#ACGHILMNPSTZ
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18023SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1793Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers14SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1837Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parazygiella Wunderlich, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1844Striped orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17574SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Switzerland
74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus minimus Gétaz, 1889
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
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
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
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 walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Gibbaranea ullrichi Hahn, 1835
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
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 stroemi Thorell, 1870
Leviellus thorelli Ausserer, 1871
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Parazygiella dispar Kulczyn´ski, 1885
Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in Switzerland
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
20
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
4
9
Genera
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