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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
278
1392
5430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
233
1166
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
72
649
3242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
642
3223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
53
614
3115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
52
613
3114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
201
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
38
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Asia
38 Genera with 118 Species
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Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 19024SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1793Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers16SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 2020Cucumber spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Aspidolasius Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1870Three-lobed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1882Tent spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Eriovixia Archer, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1916Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Glyptogona Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1844Box kite spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1865Spotted orbweavers14SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paraplectana Brito Capello, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Parazygiella Wunderlich, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1867Striped orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17575SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
118 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Aculepeira talishia Zawadsky, 1902
Agalenatea liriope L. Koch, 1875
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Aranea oculata Walckenaer, 1802
Aranea redii (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus cardioceros Pocock, 1899
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus cucurbitina Clerck, 1757
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus pallasi Thorell, 1875
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus sambava Strand, 1907
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 mithra Zamani, Maru..., 2020
Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Araniella villanii Zamani, Maru..., 2020
Argiope ahngeri Spassky, 1932
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887Signature Spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope sector Forsskål, 1776
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Aspidolasius branicki Taczanowski, 1879
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa algerica Eugène Simon, 1885
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa deserticola Gershom Levy, 1998
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa sierrae Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyphalonotus larvatus Eugène Simon, 1881
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtarachne nodosa Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora subacalypha Eugène Simon, 1882
Eriovixia napiformis Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Eustala scutigera Octavius Pic..., 1898Orb weavers
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta rueppelli Strand, 1916
Gea nilotica Eugène Simon, 1906
Gibbaranea bituberculata Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802
Gibbaranea ullrichi Hahn, 1835
Glyptogona sextuberculata Eugen von Ke..., 1863
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea nigriceps Kulczynski, 1903
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Kilima griseovariegata Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia acuticauda Eugène Simon, 1906
Larinia chloris (Jean Victor ..., 1826)⇒ Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides ixobolus Thorell, 1873
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 caspicus Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Leviellus inconveniens Octavius Pic..., 1872
Leviellus kochi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Leviellus poriensis Levy, 1987
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Lipocrea epeiroides Octavius Pic..., 1872
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona bucheti Roger de Les..., 1930
Neoscona bucheti flexuosa Lessert, 1930
Neoscona byzanthina Pavesi, 1876
Neoscona isatis Zamani, Maru..., 2020
Neoscona lotan Levy, 2007
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona sodom Gershom Levy, 1998
Neoscona spasskyi Brignoli, 1983
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona theisi Walckenaer, 1842Spider
Neoscona theisi theisiella Tullgren, 1910
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Parazygiella dispar Kulczyn´ski, 1885
Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Poltys nagpurensis Benoy Krishn..., 1982
Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895
Singa ammophila Levy, 2007
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa lucina Jean Victor ..., 1826
Singa neta Octavius Pic..., 1872
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Singa semiatra Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Siwa atomaria Octavius Pic..., 1876
Trichonephila senegalensis schweinfurthi Simon, 1890
Trichonephila sumptuosa Gerstäcker, 1873
Zilla diodia Charles Atha..., 1802Zilla diodia
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella keyserlingi Ausserer, 1871
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella poriensis Gershom Levy, 1987
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in West Asia
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
28
98
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
3
3
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