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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
358
1430
3936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
314
1250
3312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
73
553
2092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
546
2078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
514
1972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
512
1965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
221
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
30
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
30 Genera with 113 Species
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Acanthepeira Marx, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Aculepeira Chamberlin &..., 18753SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1955Tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Aranea Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1971Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers32SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1885Cucumber spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers4SpeciesTaxom
Colphepeira Archer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Cyclosa Menge, 1842Three-lobed Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1895Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophora Simon, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Eustala Simon, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1758Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gea C. L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 18476SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Larinioides Caporiacco, 1758Furrow spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Mastophora Holmberg, 1955Angling spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Mecynogea Simon, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metazygia F. O. P.-Cam..., 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metepeira F. O. P.-Cam..., 19429SpeciesTaxom
Micrathena Sundevall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1919Spotted orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Ocrepeira Marx, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Poecilopachys Simon, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1893Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Tethneus Scudder, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Verrucosa McCook, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 17576SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
113 Species
Acanthepeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805Star-bellied orb-weaver
Aculepeira carbonaria L. Koch, 1869
Aculepeira carbonarioides Keyserling, 1892
Aculepeira packardi Thorell, 1875
Arachnura caudatella Roewer, 1955
Aranea columbiae Scudder, 1878
Araneus absconditus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Araneus allani Levi, 1973
Araneus andrewsi Archer, 1951
Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1758Colletid bees
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Araneus bonsallae McCook, 1894
Araneus cavaticus Keyserling, 1882Barn orbweaver
Araneus cinefactus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Araneus corticarius Emerton, 1884
Araneus delitus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Araneus detrimentosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1889Orb weavers
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus emertoni (S. H. Scudder, 1890)⇒ Eustala emertoni Richard C. B..., 1904
Araneus gemma McCook, 1888Cat-faced Spider
Araneus gemmoides Chamberlin &..., 1935Cat-faced Spider
Araneus groenlandicola Strand, 1906
Araneus illaudatus (Gertsch & Mu..., 1936)⇒ Araneus abigeatus Levi, 1975
Araneus iviei Archer, 1951
Araneus kinchloeae A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Araneus longimanus A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757Marbled Orb Weaver
Araneus meeki S. H. Scudder, 1890
Araneus miniatus Walckenaer, 1842
Araneus montereyensis Archer, 1951
Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870Nordmann'S Orbweaver
Araneus pegnia Walckenaer, 1842Orb weavers
Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884)⇒ Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Araneus saevus L. Koch, 1872Fierce Orbweaver
Araneus thaddeus (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Araneus meropes Keyserling, 1865
Araneus trifolium Hentz, 1847Shamrock orbweaver
Araneus vulcanalis S. H. Scudder, 1890
Araneus yukon Levi, 1971
Araniella displicata Hentz, 1847Six-spotted orbweaver
Araniella proxima Kulczyński, 1885
Argiope argentata Fabricius, 1775Banded Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833American garden spider
Argiope bruennichi Scopoli, 1772Orb-weaving Spider
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Colphepeira catawba Banks, 1911
Cyclosa berlandi Herbert Walt..., 1999Orb weavers
Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772Conical Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa psylla Thorell, 1887
Cyclosa turbinata Charles Atha..., 1842Orb weavers
Cyrtophora larinioides Eugène Simon, 1895
Eriophora edax Blackwall, 1863Orb weavers
Eriophora ravilla C. L. Koch, 1844Orb weavers
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala californiensis Eugen von Ke..., 1885
Eustala conchlea Henry Christ..., 1888
Eustala rosae Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758Crab spider
Gasteracantha preciosa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gasteracantha cancriformis Linnaeus, 1758
Gea heptagon Nicholas Mar..., 1850Heptagonal Orbweaver
Hypsosinga alberta Herbert Walt..., 1972
Hypsosinga albovittata Johan Peter ..., 1851
Hypsosinga funebris Eugen von Ke..., 1892
Hypsosinga groenlandica Eugène Simon, 1889
Hypsosinga pygmaea Sundevall, 1831
Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847
Larinia borealis Banks, 1894
Larinia directa Hentz, 1847Orb weavers
Larinia famulatoria Keyserling, 1883
Larinioides cornutus Clerck, 1758Furrow orb spider
Larinioides patagiatus Clerck, 1758Ornamental Orbweaver
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Larinioides sericatus Clerck, 1757
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)⇒ Mangora fascialata Franganillo, 1936
Mangora maculata Keyserling, 1865Greenlegged orbweaver
Mangora placida Hentz, 1847Tuft-Legged Orb Weaver
Mastophora cornigera (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora hutchinsoni Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mastophora phrynosoma Willis J. Ge..., 1955
Mecynogea lemniscata Charles Atha..., 1842Basilica orbweaver
Metazygia zilloides Richard C. B..., 1898
Metepeira arizonica Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Metepeira foxi Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Metepeira gosoga Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Metepeira grandiosa Ralph Vary C..., 1941
Metepeira labyrinthea (Nicholas Mar..., 1847)⇒ Metepeira triangularis Pelegrin Fra..., 1930
Metepeira palustris Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Metepeira pimungan Piel, 2001
Metepeira spinipes Frederick Oc..., 1903
Metepeira ventura Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Micrathena gracilis Charles Atha..., 1805Orb Weavers
Micrathena sagittata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowshaped micrathena
Neoscona arabesca Walckenaer, 1842Arabesque orbweaver
Neoscona crucifera Lucas, 1838Barn spider
Neoscona domiciliorum Hentz, 1847Red-Femured Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Keyserling, 1864Orb weavers
Neoscona pratensis Hentz, 1847
Neoscona utahana Chamberlin, 1919
Ocrepeira georgia Herbert Walt..., 1976Purple sun star
Poecilopachys australasia Griffith & P..., 1833Two-spined Spider
Singa keyserlingi McCook, 1893
Tethneus guyoti S. H. Scudder, 1890
Tethneus hentzi Scudder, 1885
Tethneus hentzii Scudder, 1885
Tethneus obduratus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Tethneus provectus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Tethneus robustus A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Tethneus twenhofeli A. I. Petrun..., 1922
Verrucosa arenata Charles Atha..., 1842Arrowhead Orb Weaver
Zygiella atrica (Koch, 1845)⇒ Zygiella calophylla Walckenaer, 1802
Zygiella carpenteri (Archer, 1951)⇒ Parazygiella carpenteri Archer, 1951
Zygiella dispar (Kulczynski, 1885)⇒ Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella montana (Koch, 1839)⇒ Parazygiella montana Carl Ludwig ..., 1834
Zygiella nearctica Willis J. Ge..., 1964
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Guizygiella nadleri Heimer, 1984

Subnodes of Araneidae with occurrences in West USA
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
19
89
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArgiopinae
Simon, 1890
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtarachninae
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCyrtophorinae
Simon, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicratheninae
1
2
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