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Araneidae (orbweavers)

Synonyms: Argiopidae; Epeiridae; Nephilidae

Genus

Acacesia (6)
Acantharachne (8)
Acanthepeira (Star-bellied spider) (5)
Acroaspis (6)
Acrosomoides (3)
Actinacantha (1)
Actinosoma (1)
Aculepeira (24)
Acusilas (10)
Aethriscus (2)
Aethrodiscus (1)
Aetrocantha (1)
Afracantha (1)
Agalenatea (2)
Alenatea (4)
Allocyclosa (1)
Alpaida (152)
Amazonepeira (5)
Anepeira (1)
Anepsion (15)
Aoaraneus (2)
Arachnura (Scorpion-tailed spider) (13)
Araneometa (4)
Araneus (Barn spider) (595)
Araniella (19)
Aranoethra (3)
Argiope (argiopes) (86)
Artifex (2)
Artonis (2)
Aspidolasius (1)
Augusta (2)
Austracantha (Jewel Spider) (1)
Backobourkia (4)
Bararaneus (2)
Bertrana (12)
Bijoaraneus (5)
Caerostris (18)
Carepalxis (12)
Celaenia (Bird-dropping spider) (11)
Cercidia (3)
Chorizopes (31)
Chorizopesoides (4)
Chrysometata (1)
Cladomelea (4)
Clitaetra (5)
Cnodalia (4)
Coelossia (2)
Colaranea (4)
Colphepeira (1)
Courtaraneus (1)
Cryptaranea (7)
Cyclosa (Orb-web weaver) (177)
Cyclososoma (1)
Cyphalonotus (8)
Cyrtarachne (53)
Cyrtobill (1)
Cyrtophora (44)
Deione (6)
Deliochus (4)
Dolophones (17)
Dubiepeira (5)
Edricus (2)
Enacrosoma (7)
Encyosaccus (1)
Eoaraneus (1)
Eochorizopes (1)
Eonephila (3)
Eozygiella (1)
Epeiroides (1)
Eriophora (7)
Eriovixia (33)
Eustacesia (1)
Eustala (Orb-web weaver) (86)
Eustaloides (12)
Exechocentrus (2)
Faradja (1)
Fossilaraneus (1)
Friula (1)
Galaporella (1)
Gasteracantha (Orb-web weaver) (70)
Gastroxya (4)
Gea (Orb-web weaver) (13)
Gibbaranea (12)
Glyptogona (2)
Gnolus (6)
Herennia (11)
Heterognatha (1)
Hingstepeira (4)
Hortophora (13)
Hypognatha (38)
Hyposinga (2)
Hypsacantha (1)
Hypsosinga (20)
Ideocaira (2)
Indoetra (1)
Isoxya (16)
Kaira (16)
Kapogea (4)
Kilima (3)
Larinia (61)   (1)
Lariniaria (1)
Larinioides (7)
Lariniophora (1)
Leviana (3)
Leviellus (6)
Lewisepeira (4)
Lipocrea (4)
Luxurionephila (1)
Macracantha (2)
Madacantha (1)
Mahembea (1)
Mangora (Orb-web weaver) (188)
Mangrovia (2)
Manogea (3)
Mastophora (50)
Mecynogea (Basilica spider) (9)
Megaraneus (1)
Melychiopharis (2)
Mesozygiella (1)
Metazygia (90)
Metepeira (44)
Micrathena (Spined spider) (117)
Micrepeira (7)
Micropoltys (4)
Milonia (8)
Miraraneus (1)
Mirometa (1)
Molinaranea (8)
Nemoscolus (16)
Nemosinga (2)
Nemospiza (1)
Neogea (3)
Neoscona (Orb-web weaver) (115)
Nephila (17)
Nephilengys (2)
Nephilingis (4)   (2)
Nicolepeira (3)
Novakiella (2)
Novaranea (2)
Nuctenea (4)
Oarces (2)
Ocrepeira (69)
Ordgarius (11)
Palaeonephila (5)
Palaeopachygnatha (2)
Paralarinia (4)
Paraplectana (13)
Paraplectanoides (2)
Pararaneus (5)
Paraverrucosa (4)
Parawixia (28)
Parmatergus (2)
Pasilobus (13)
Perilla (1)
Pherenice (1)
Phonognatha (4)
Pitharatus (1)
Plebs (22)
Poecilarcys (1)
Poecilopachys (Two-spined spider) (5)
Poltys (43)
Popperaneus (2)
Porcataraneus (3)
Pozonia (5)
Prasonica (10)   (1)
Prasonicella (2)   (1)
Pronoides (6)
Pronous (16)
Pseudartonis (4)
Pseudopsyllo (1)
Psyllo (1)
Pulchellaranea (1)
Pycnacantha (4)
Pycnosinga (1)
Rubrepeira (1)
Salsa (7)
Scoloderus (5)
Sedasta (1)
Singa (Orb-web weaver) (28)
Singafrotypa (4)
Siwa (2)
Spilasma (3)
Spinepeira (1)
Spintharidius (2)
Taczanowskia (6)
Talthybia (1)
Tatepeira (4)
Telaprocera (2)
Testudinaria (9)
Testudinaroides (1)
Tethneus (7)
Thelacantha (1)
Thorellina (2)
Togacantha (1)
Trichonephila (12)
Umbonata (1)
Ursa (5)
Verrucosa (Orb-web weaver) (45)
Wagneriana (31)
Witica (3)
Wixia (1)
Xylethrus (6)
Yaginumia (1)
Zealaranea (4)
Zilla (Orb-web weaver) (7)
Zygiella (Orb-web weaver) (13)

(...) = Species count
(...) = Endangered count
(...) = Invasive count

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0