Araneidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Araneidae
Subfamiliae: Araneinae - Argiopinae - Arkyinae - Cyrtarachninae - Cyrtophorinae - Gasteracanthinae - Micratheninae - Nephilinae - Phonognathinae - Zygiellinae

Overview of genera (169 + 1†)

Abba – Acacesia – Acantharachne – Acanthepeira – Acroaspis – Acrosomoides – Actinacantha – Actinosoma – Aculepeira – Acusilas – Aethriscus – Aethrodiscus – Aetrocantha – Afracantha – Agalenatea – Alenatea – Allocyclosa – Alpaida – Amazonepeira – Anepsion – Arachnura – Araneus – Araniella – Aranoethra – Argiope – Arkys – Artonis – Aspidolasius – Augusta – Austracantha – Backobourkia – Bertrana – Caerostris – Carepalxis – Celaenia – Cercidia – Chaetacis – Chorizopes – Chorizopesoides – Cladomelea – Cnodalia – Coelossia – Colaranea – Collina – Colphepeira – Cryptaranea – Cyclosa – Cyphalonotus – Cyrtarachne – Cyrtophora – Deione – Deioneus – Deliochus – Dolophones – Dubiepeira – Edricus – Enacrosoma – Encyosaccus – Epeiroides – Eriophora – Eriovixia – Eustacesia – Eustala – Exechocentrus – Faradja – Friula – Gasteracantha – Gastroxya – Gea – Gibbaranea – Glyptogona – Heterognatha – Heurodes – Hingstepeira – Hortophora – Hypognatha – Hyposinga – Hypsacantha – Hypsosinga – Ideocaira – Isoxya – Kaira – Kangaraneus – Kapogea – Kilima – Larinia – Lariniaria – Larinioides – Lariniophora – Leviana – Leviellus – Lewisepeira – Lipocrea – Macracantha – Madacantha – Mahembea – Mangora – Mangrovia – Manogea – Mastophora – Mecynogea – Megaraneus – Melychiopharis – Metazygia – Metepeira – Micrathena – Micrepeira – Micropoltys – Milonia – Molinaranea – Nemoscolus – Nemosinga – Nemospiza – Neogea – Neoscona – Nicolepeira – Novakiella – Novaranea – Nuctenea – Ocrepeira – Ordgarius – Paralarinia – Paraplectana – Paraplectanoides – Pararaneus – Parawixia – Parazygiella – Parmatergus – Pasilobus – Perilla – Pherenice – Phonognatha – Pitharatus – Plebs – Poecilarcys – Poecilopachys – Poltys – Porcataraneus – Pozonia – Prasonica – Prasonicella – Pronoides – Pronous – Pseudartonis – Pseudopsyllo – Psyllo – Pycnacantha – Quokkaraneus – Rubrepeira – Salsa – Scoloderus – Sedasta – Singa – Singafrotypa – Siwa – Spilasma – Spinepeira – Spintharidius – Stroemiellus – Taczanowskia – Talthybia – Tatepeira – Telaprocera – Testudinaria – Thelacantha – Thorellina – Togacantha – Tukaraneus – Umbonata – Ursa – Verrucosa – Wagneriana – Witica – Wixia – Xylethrus – Yaginumia – Zealaranea – Zilla – Zygiella – †Pulchellaranea

Check: Aerea – Artonis – Colphepeira – Deliochus – Enacrosoma – Encyosaccus – Hypognatha – Leviellus – Melychiopharis – Micrepeira – Neoarchemorus – Parazygiella – Parmatergus – Phonognatha – Pronous – Sedasta – Singafrotypa – Stroemiellus – †Anepeira – †Araneometa – †Bararaneus – †Chrysometata – †Cyclososoma – †Eochorizopes – †Eoaraneus – †Eozygiella – †Fossilaraneus – †Graea – †Meditrina – †Mesozygiella – †Miraraneus – †Mirometa – Porcataraneus – †Pycnosinga – †Testudinaria – †Tethneus

Name

Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Type genus: Araneus Carl Alexander Clerck, 1957

References

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ICZN 2009: OPINION 2224 (Case 3371). ARANEIDAE Clerck, 1758, Araneus Clerck, 1758 and Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 (Arachnida, Araneae): proposed conservation. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 66(2): 192–193.
Lise, A.A., Kesster, C.C. & Silva, E.L.C. da 2015: Revision of the orb-weaving spider genus Verrucosa McCook, 1888 (Araneae, Araneidae). Zootaxa 3921(1): 1–105. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3921.1.1. Reference page.
Lise, A.A., Kesster, C.C. & Silva, E.L.C. da 2015: ARNO A. LISE, CYNARA C. KESSTER & ESTEVAM L. CRUZ DA SILVA (2015) Revision of the orb-weaving spider genus Verrucosa McCook, 1888 (Araneae, Araneidae). Zootaxa, 3921(1): 001–105. Zootaxa 3956(4): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3956.4.11. (Erratum)Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Mi, X-Q, & Li, S-Q. 2021. Nine new species of the spider family Araneidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. Zookeys 1072ː 49–81. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1072.73345 Reference page.
Mi, X.Q. & Peng, X.J. 2011. Description of Porcataraneus gen. nov. with three species from China (Araneae: Araneidae). Oriental Insects 45(1): 7-19. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2011.579402 . Reference page.
Mi, X.Q. & Wang, C. 2018. Chorizopesoides, a new genus of orb-weaver spider from China (Araneae: Araneidae). Oriental Insects 52(1): 79–87. Reference page.
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Mi, X.-Q. & X.-J. Peng, 2011. Description of Porcataraneus gen. nov. with three species from China (Araneae: Araneidae). Oriental Insects 45 (1): 7–19. Abstract: DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2011.579402.
Pinzon, J., Benavides, L. & Sabogal, A. 2010. New records of araneid spiders (Araneae: Araneidae) in the Colombian Amazon Region. Zootaxa, 2626: 46–60. Preview
Scharff, N. & Coddington, J.A. 1997. A phylogenetic analysis of the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae (Arachnida, Araneae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 120(4): 355–434. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb01281.x
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Links

Araneidae in the World Spider Catalog (Version 11.5) and list of its genera in the database version of the World Spider Catalog (Version 8.5).

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Echte Radnetzspinnen
English: Orb-weaver spider
suomi: ristihämähäkit
עברית: גלגלניים
íslenska: Hjólakóngulær
日本語: コガネグモ科
한국어: 왕거미과
lietuvių: Kryžiuočiai (vorai)
Nederlands: Wielwebspinnen
polski: Krzyżakowate
中文: 圆蛛科