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Family: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895

orbweavers

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Diagnosis

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Distribution

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Natural History

Feeding Guild:† orb weavers

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†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280.

Nearctic Taxonomic/Species Richness

Number of Nearctic Species: 174 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)

Slice of ARANEIDAE relative taxonomic/species richness drawn exploded from all other Families each with greater than 50 member species in the Nearctic.
[Legend: Family (#species), Percentages: Relative to total number of Nearctic species]

Nearctic/Palearctic Genera

# Genus Ref. Common Name
1 Acacesia Simon, 1895
2 Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
3 Aculepeira Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
4 Agalenatea Archer, 1951
5 Allocyclosa Levi, 1999
6 Araneus Clerck, 1757 angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers
7 Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
8 Argiope Audouin, 1826 garden orbweavers
9 Cercidia Thorell, 1869
10 Colphepeira Archer, 1941
11 Cyclosa Menge, 1866 trashline orbweavers
12 Eriophora Simon, 1864
13 Eustala Simon, 1895
14 Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
15 Gea C. L. Koch, 1843
16 Gibbaranea Archer, 1951
17 Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
18 Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
19 Larinia Simon, 1874
20 Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934
21 Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
22 Mastophora Holmberg, 1876 bolas spiders
23 Mecynogea Simon, 1903
24 Metazygia F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
25 Metepeira F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1903
26 Micrathena Sundevall, 1833
27 Neoscona Simon, 1864 spotted orbweavers
28 Nuctenea Simon, 1864
29 Ocrepeira Marx, 1883
30 Parazygiella Wunderlich, 2004
31 Scoloderus Simon, 1887
32 Singa C. L. Koch, 1836 striped orbweavers
33 Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 2004
34 Verrucosa McCook, 1888
35 Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
36 Zygiella F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902

Nearctic/Palearctic Species Images

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