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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
438
2179
7291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
382
1971
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
96
898
3410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
85
877
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
829
3244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
827
3242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
345
1462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
48
174
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
48 Genera with 174 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18024SpeciesTaxom
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Agalenatea Archer, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863Tailed spider3SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1971Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers40SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers8SpeciesTaxom
Arkys Walckenaer, 1837
Triangular spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Atea C. L. Koch, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Austracantha Dahl, 1859Christmas spider1SpeciesTaxom
Backobourkia Framenau, Du..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Cercidia Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1889Three-lobed Spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtarachne Thorell, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1857Tent spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Enacrosoma Mello-Leitao, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver5SpeciesTaxom
Gibbaranea Archer, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18446SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1876Furrow spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Leviellus Wunderlich, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1981Angling spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18226SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers11SpeciesTaxom
Nuctenea Simon, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Parazygiella Wunderlich, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Poltys C. L. Koch, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1867Striped orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Siwa Grasshoff, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zilla C. L. Koch, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17576SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
174 Species and 11 Subspecies
Acanthepeira labidura Mello-Leitao, 1943
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira armida pumila (Simon, 1929)⇒ Aculepeira armida Audouin, 1826
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira ceropegia Walckenaer, 1802Oak spider
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Alpaida latro Fabricius, 1775
Arachnura feredayi L. Koch, 1872Tailed forest spider
Arachnura higginsi L. Koch, 1872Scorpion Orb Weaver
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863
Aranea oculata Walckenaer, 1802
Aranea redii (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Agalenatea redii Scopoli, 1763
Araneus alsine Walckenaer, 1802Orange Wheelweaving Spider
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus angulatus atricolor Simon, 1929
Araneus angulatus personatus Simon, 1929
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bigibbosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
Araneus bivittatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus bogotensis Keyserling, 1863
Araneus circe Audouin, 1826
Araneus cornutus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758
Araneus corticaloides Roewer, 1955
Araneus cucurbitina Clerck, 1757
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus diadematus nemorosus Simon, 1929
Araneus diadematus soror Simon, 1874
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus grossus C. L. Koch, 1844
Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus ocellatulus Roewer, 1942Orb weavers
Araneus opisthographa Kulczynski, 1905
Araneus pallidus Olivier, 1789
Araneus patagiatus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758
Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Araneus quadratus minimus Gétaz, 1889
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus sericatus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Araneus hoshi Tanikawa, 2001
Araneus undatus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Araneus v-notatus Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Araneus yukon Levi, 1971
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 opistographa (Kulczynski, 1905)⇒ Araniella opisthographa Kulczyn´ski, 1905
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Argiope submaronica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Atea sturmi (Hahn, 1831)⇒ Araneus sturmi Hahn, 1831
Atea triguttata — Heimer &..., 1991
Austracantha minax Thorell, 1859Australian Jewel Spider
Backobourkia heroine L. Koch, 1871
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Cercidia prominens Johan Peter ..., 1851
Cyclosa algerica Eugène Simon, 1885
Cyclosa confusa Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa conica albifoliata Strand, 1907
Cyclosa conica dimidiata (Simon, 1929)⇒ Cyclosa conica pyrenaica Strand, 1907
Cyclosa conica pyrenaica Strand, 1907
Cyclosa insulana (Costa, 1834)⇒ Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa oculata (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
Cyclosa omonaga Tanikawa, 1992
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa sierrae Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyclosa walckenaeri O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Cyrtarachne ixoides Eugène Simon, 1870
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Cyrtophora cylindroides cylindroides Walckenaer, 1841
Cyrtophora hirta Ludwig Carl ..., 1872Tent Web Spider
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Cyrtophora ikomosanensis Bösenberg &..., 1906
Enacrosoma frenca Herbert Walt..., 1996Orb weavers
Eriophora biapicata Ludwig Carl ..., 1871Australian Garden Orb Weaver Spider
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala cepina Charles Atha..., 1842
Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Eustala oblonga Arthur Merto..., 1955Orb weavers
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
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 gibbosa confinis Simon, 1870
Gibbaranea omoeda Thorell, 1870
Gibbaranea ullrichi Hahn, 1835
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga groenlandica Eugène Simon, 1889
Hypsosinga heri Carl Wilhelm..., 1831
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Hypsosinga sanguinea C. L. Koch, 1844
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859
Larinia bonneti Spassky, 1939
Larinia elegans Spassky, 1939
Larinia jeskovi Marusik, 1987
Larinia lineata Lucas, 1846
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 kochi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Leviellus stroemi Thorell, 1870
Leviellus thorelli Ausserer, 1871
Mangora acalypha Walckenaer, 1802Cricket-bat Orb Weaver
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora dizzydeani Eberhard, 1981
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Micrathena clypeata Charles Atha..., 1805Orb weavers
Micrathena furcula Octavius Pic..., 1890Orb weavers
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena patruelis Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Micrathena quadriserrata Frederick Oc..., 1904Orb weavers
Micrathena sexspinosa Carl Wilhelm..., 1822Orb weavers
Nemoscolus laurae Eugène Simon, 1868
Nemoscolus tubicola Eugène Simon, 1887
Neoscona adianta Walckenaer, 1802
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona byzanthina Pavesi, 1876
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona nautica L. Koch, 1875Orb weavers
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Nuctenea umbratica Clerck, 1758Toad Spider
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Pararaneus perforatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Parazygiella dispar Kulczyn´ski, 1885
Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Poltys furcifer Eugène Simon, 1881
Poltys kochi Eugen von Ke..., 1864
Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895
Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781
Singa aussereri Tord Tamerla..., 1873
Singa hamata Clerck, 1758
Singa lucina Jean Victor ..., 1826
Singa neta Octavius Pic..., 1872
Singa nitidula Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Singa phragmiteti (Nemenz, 1956)⇒ Larinia elegans Spassky, 1939
Singa semiatra Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Siwa dufouri Eugène Simon, 1874
Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
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 nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella stroemi (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Stroemiellus stroemi Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
32
135
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
6
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