Family: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895
orbweavers
Similar Families
MYSMENIDAE TETRAGNATHIDAE THERIDIOSOMATIDAE
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Nearctic Taxonomic/Species Richness
Number of Nearctic Species: 174 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)
Relative taxonomic/species richness for Nearctic families each with greater than 50 member species. Values in brackets are total number of Nearctic species.
Nearctic/Palearctic Genera
| # | Genus | Ref. | Common Name |
| 1 | Acacesia Simon, 1895 |  |
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| 2 | Acanthepeira Marx, 1883 | |
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| 3 | Aculepeira Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | |
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| 4 | Agalenatea Archer, 1951 | |
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| 5 | Allocyclosa Levi, 1999 | |
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| 6 | Araneus Clerck, 1757 | |
angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers |
| 7 | Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | |
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| 8 | Argiope Audouin, 1826 | |
garden orbweavers |
| 9 | Cercidia Thorell, 1869 | |
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| 10 | Colphepeira Archer, 1941 | |
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| 11 | Cyclosa Menge, 1866 | |
trashline orbweavers |
| 12 | Eriophora Simon, 1864 | |
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| 13 | Eustala Simon, 1895 | |
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| 14 | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833 | |
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| 15 | Gea C. L. Koch, 1843 | |
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| 16 | Gibbaranea Archer, 1951 | |
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| 17 | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871 | |
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| 18 | Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1889 | |
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| 19 | Larinia Simon, 1874 | |
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| 20 | Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934 | |
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| 21 | Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1889 | |
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| 22 | Mastophora Holmberg, 1876 | |
bolas spiders |
| 23 | Mecynogea Simon, 1903 | |
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| 24 | Metazygia F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1904 | |
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| 25 | Metepeira F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1903 | |
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| 26 | Micrathena Sundevall, 1833 | |
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| 27 | Neoscona Simon, 1864 | |
spotted orbweavers |
| 28 | Nuctenea Simon, 1864 | |
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| 29 | Ocrepeira Marx, 1883 | |
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| 30 | Parazygiella Wunderlich, 2004 | |
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| 31 | Scoloderus Simon, 1887 | |
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| 32 | Singa C. L. Koch, 1836 | |
striped orbweavers |
| 33 | Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 2004 | |
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| 34 | Verrucosa McCook, 1888 | |
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| 35 | Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1904 | |
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| 36 | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902 | |
Nearctic/Palearctic Species Images
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