, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera in the family

Araneidae Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word "orb" can mean "circular", hence the English name ...

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Acacesia ''Acacesia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It contains six species with a mostly neotropical distribution, ranging from South America to Mexico. One species, ''A. hamata'', is found in the US as we ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Acantharachne ''Acantharachne'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Albert Tullgren in 1910. Taxonomy The genus ''Acantharachne'' was erected by Albert Tullgren in 1910 for the species '' Acantharachne cornuta''. There was already a g ...

'' Tullgren, 1910 *'' Acanthepeira'' Marx, 1883 *''

Acroaspis ''Acroaspis'' is a genus of Oceania, South Pacific Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1878. Species it contains six species in Australia and New Zealand: *''Acroaspis decorosa'' (Urquhart, 1894) – New Zealand ...

'' Karsch, 1878 *''

Acrosomoides ''Acrosomoides'' is a genus of African Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. it contains only three species. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Acrosomoides'': * ''Acrosomoides acrosomo ...

'' Simon, 1887 *''

Actinacantha ''Actinacantha'' is a genus of Southeast Asian orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Actinacantha globulata''. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1864, and has only been found in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the ...

'' Simon, 1864 *''

Actinosoma ''Actinosoma'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Actinosoma pentacanthum''. It was first described by E. L. Holmberg in 1883, and is found throughout South America, from Colombia to Argentina Argentina ( ...

'' Holmberg, 1883 *''

Aculepeira ''Aculepeira'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin, R. V. Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1942. Species it contains twenty-seven species: *''Aculepeira aculifera'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) – U ...

'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 *''

Acusilas ''Acusilas'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains nine species: *''Acusilas africanus'' Simon, 1895 – West, Central, East Africa *''Acusilas callidus'' Schmidt & Scharff, 2 ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Aethriscus ''Aethriscus'' is a genus of Central African Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1902. it contains only two species, both found in Central Africa, Middle Africa. References

Araneidae genera Spiders ...

'' Pocock, 1902 *''

Aethrodiscus ''Aethrodiscus'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Aethrodiscus transversalis''. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1913, and has only been found in Central Africa Central Africa is a sub ...

'' Strand, 1913 *''

Aetrocantha ''Aetrocantha'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Aetrocantha falkensteini''. It was first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1879, and has only been found in Central Africa Central Africa is a sub ...

'' Karsch, 1879 *''

Afracantha ''Afracantha'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Afracantha camerunensis''. It was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1914, and has only been found in Africa Africa is the world's second-large ...

'' Dahl, 1914 *''

Agalenatea ''Agalenatea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1951. it contains only two species. it contains only two species: '' A. redii'' with a palearctic distribution and '' A. liriope'', found in Ethiopia and ...

'' Archer, 1951 *''

Alenatea ''Alenatea'' is a genus of Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Euras ...

'' Song & Zhu, 1999 *''

Allocyclosa ''Allocyclosa'' is a genus of orb weaver spiders that contains only one species, ''Allocyclosa bifurca''. It was first described in 1887 by McCook under the name ''Cyrtophora bifurca'', and was transferred to its own genus in 1999. It is the on ...

'' Levi, 1999 *'' Alpaida'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 *''

Amazonepeira ''Amazonepeira'' is a genus of South American Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1989. Species it contains five species: *''Amazonepeira beno'' Levi, 1994 – Ecuador, Brazil, Suriname *''Amazonepeira callar ...

'' Levi, 1989 *''

Anepsion ''Anepsion'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Embrik Strand in 1929. Species it contains seventeen species: *''Anepsion buchi'' Chrysanthus (arachnologist), Chrysanthus, 1969 – New Guinea, Solomon Is. *''Anepsion ...

'' Strand, 1929 *'' Arachnura'' Vinson, 1863 *''

Araneus ''Araneus'' is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species, among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider. The genus was erected by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1757. Description Spiders of this genus prese ...

'' Clerck, 1757 *'' Araniella'' Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 *''

Aranoethra ''Aranoethra'' is a genus of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it c ...

'' Butler, 1873 *'' Argiope'' Audouin, 1826 *'' Arkys'' Walckenaer, 1837 *'' Artonis'' Simon, 1895 *'' Aspidolasius'' Simon, 1887 *'' Augusta'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877 *''

Austracantha ''Austracantha'' is a genus of spider with a single species, ''Austracantha minax'', commonly known as the jewel spider or the Christmas spider. It is a member of the family Araneidae (the orb-weavers) and is endemic to Australia. They are rela ...

'' Dahl, 1914 *''

Backobourkia ''Backobourkia'' is a genus of Oceania, South Pacific Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Volker W. Framenau, Volker Framenau, Nadine Dupérré, Todd Blackledge & Cor Vink in 2010. It is a common Australian spider, closely related to ...

'' Framenau et al., 2010 *'' Bertrana'' Keyserling, 1884 *''

Caerostris ''Caerostris'', sometimes called bark spiders, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1868. Most species are found in south eastern Africa and neighboring Madagascar. Taxonomy The genus ''Caerostris'' was erecte ...

'' Thorell, 1868 *''

Carepalxis ''Carepalxis'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, ...

'' L. Koch, 1872 *''

Celaenia ''Celaenia'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the ...

'' Thorell, 1868 *''

Cercidia ''Cercidia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civ ...

'' Thorell, 1869 *''

Chorizopes ''Chorizopes'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1871. Though it belongs to the orb weaver family, these spiders move through leaf litter preying on other spiders ra ...

'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1870 *'' Cladomelea'' Simon, 1895 *''

Cnodalia ''Cnodalia'' is a genus of Asian Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. Species it contains four species: *''Cnodalia ampliabdominis'' (Song, Zhang & Zhu, 2006) – China *''Cnodalia flavescens'' Mi, Peng & Y ...

'' Thorell, 1890 *''

Coelossia ''Coelossia'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Colaranea ''Colaranea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988 that are endemic to New Zealand. Description ''Colaranea'' have variable colouration, but are typically brown, red, yellow and espe ...

'' Court & Forster, 1988 *'' Collina'' Urquhart, 1891 *''

Colphepeira ''Colphepeira'' is a genus of North American orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Colphepeira catawba''. It was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1941, and has only been found in United States and Mexico Mexico (Spa ...

'' Archer, 1941 *''

Cryptaranea ''Cryptaranea'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988. Species it contains seven species, all found in New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island cou ...

'' Court & Forster, 1988 *''

Cyclosa ''Cyclosa'', also called trashline orbweavers, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. Widely distributed worldwide, spiders of the genus ''Cyclosa'' build relatively small orb webs with a web decoration. The we ...

'' Menge, 1866 *''

Cyphalonotus ''Cyphalonotus'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains seven species: *''Cyphalonotus assuliformis'' Simon, 1909 – Vietnam *''Cyphalonotus benoiti'' Archer, 1965 – Congo *' ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Cyrtarachne ''Cyrtarachne'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo ...

'' Thorell, 1868 *'' Cyrtobill'' Framenau & Scharff, 2009 *''

Cyrtophora ''Cyrtophora'', the tent-web spiders, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Although they are in the "orb weaver" family, they do not build orb webs. Their tent-like, highly complex non-sticky web is sometim ...

'' Simon, 1864 *''

Deione ''Deione'' is a genus of Asian Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1898. Species it contains six species: *''Deione cheni'' Mi & Li, 2021 – China *''Deione lingulata'' Han, Zhu & Levi, 2009 – China *''Deione ...

'' Thorell, 1898 *''

Deliochus ''Deliochus'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also o ...

'' Simon, 1894 *'' Demadiana'' Strand, 1929 *''

Dolophones ''Dolophones'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. Species it contains seventeen species: *'' Dolophones bituberculata'' Lamb, 1911 – Australia (Queensland) *'' Dolophones clypeata'' (L. K ...

'' Walckenaer, 1837 *''

Dubiepeira ''Dubiepeira'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi Herbert Walter Levi (January 3, 1921 – November 3, 2014) was professor emeritus of zoology and curator of arachnology at the Museum of Compar ...

'' Levi, 1991 *''

Edricus ''Edricus'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below ...

'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890 *'' Enacrosoma'' Mello-Leitão, 1932 *''

Encyosaccus ''Encyosaccus'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Encyosaccus sexmaculatus''. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1895, and has only been found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil B ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Epeiroides ''Epeiroides'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Epeiroides bahiensis''. It was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1885, and has only been found in Costa Rica and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), offi ...

'' Keyserling, 1885 *''

Eriophora ''Eriophora'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It occurs in the Americas, Australasia, and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing". Species Most species now group ...

'' Simon, 1864 *'' Eriovixia'' Archer, 1951 *''

Eustacesia ''Eustacesia'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Eustacesia albonotata''. It was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1954, and has only been found in French Guiana French Guiana ( o ...

'' Caporiacco, 1954 *''

Eustala ''Eustala'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains eighty-six species: *''Eustala albiventer, E. albiventer'' (Eugen von Keyserling, Keyserling, 1884) – Brazil *''Eustala anas ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Exechocentrus ''Exechocentrus'' is a genus of Madagascan orb-weaver spiders (family Araneidae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. It is a bolas-using spider, capturing its prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather ...

'' Simon, 1889 *'' Faradja'' Grasshoff, 1970 *''

Friula ''Friula'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Friula wallacei''. It was first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1897, and has been found only on Borneo. Pickard-Cambridge based his description and drawing on a s ...

'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 *''

Galaporella ''Galaporella'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Galaporella thaleri''. It was first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 2009, and has only been found in Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''I ...

'' Levi, 2009 *'' Gasteracantha'' Sundevall, 1833 *''

Gastroxya ''Gastroxya'' is a genus of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it co ...

'' Benoit, 1962 *'' Gea'' C. L. Koch, 1843 *''

Gibbaranea ''Gibbaranea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1951. Species it contains thirteen species: *'' Gibbaranea abscissa'' ( Karsch, 1879) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan *'' Gibbaranea bifida'' ...

'' Archer, 1951 *''

Glyptogona ''Glyptogona'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and pl ...

'' Simon, 1884 *'' Heterognatha'' Nicolet, 1849 *''

Heurodes ''Heurodes'' was a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. It previously contained three species, ''Heurodes fratrellus'' and ''Heurodes turritus'', both now considered nomen dubium, and ''Heurodes porcula'', ...

'' Keyserling, 1886 *''

Hingstepeira ''Hingstepeira'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi Herbert Walter Levi (January 3, 1921 – November 3, 2014) was professor emeritus of zoology and curator of arachnology at the Museum of Comp ...

'' Levi, 1995 *''

Hypognatha ''Hypognatha'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by F. E. Guérin-Méneville in 1839. Species it contains thirty-eight species: *''Hypognatha alho'' Herbert Walter Levi, Levi, 1996 – Brazil *''Hypognatha belem'' Levi ...

'' Guérin, 1839 *''

Hypsacantha ''Hypsacantha'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Hypsacantha crucimaculata''. It was first described by Friedrich Dahl Karl Friedrich Theodor Dahl (June 24, 1856 in Rosenhofer Brök north of Dahme, Ho ...

'' Dahl, 1914 *''

Hypsosinga ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus ''Singa (spider), Sin ...

'' Ausserer, 1871 *''

Ideocaira ''Ideocaira'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903. it contains only two species, both found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost c ...

'' Simon, 1903 *'' Isoxya'' Simon, 1885 *''

Kaira Kaira or KAIRA may refer to: Places * Kaira (Lydia), a town of ancient Lydia, now in Turkey In India * Kheda, also known as Kaira, a town in Gujarat, India ** Kaira district ** Kaira Agency, a former administrative unit ** Kaira (Lok Sabha constitu ...

'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 *''

Kapogea ''Kapogea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi Herbert Walter Levi (January 3, 1921 – November 3, 2014) was professor emeritus of zoology and curator of arachnology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Har ...

'' Levi, 1997 *''

Kilima ''Kilima'' is a genus of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it cover ...

'' Grasshoff, 1970 *''

Larinia ''Larinia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1874. Species it contains fifty-eight species: *'' L. acuticauda'' Simon, 1906 – West Africa to Israel *'' L. ambo'' Harrod, Levi & Leibensperger, 1991 – Ec ...

'' Simon, 1874 *''

Lariniaria ''Lariniaria'' is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Lariniaria argiopiformis''. It was first described by M. Grasshoff in 1970, and has only been found in Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Japan ( ja, � ...

'' Grasshoff, 1970 *''

Larinioides ''Larinioides'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders commonly known as ''flying spiders'' and first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1934. They mostly occur in temperate climates around the northern hemisphere. The name is derived from the rel ...

'' Caporiacco, 1934 *''

Leviellus ''Leviellus'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Stroemiellus'', is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by J. Wunderlich in 2004. Species it contains six species across Europe and Asia: *''Leviellus caspicus'' (Eugène Simon, S ...

'' Wunderlich, 2004 *'' Lewisepeira'' Levi, 1993 *'' Lipocrea'' Thorell, 1878 *''

Macracantha ''Macracantha'' is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders recognized as containing the species, ''Macracantha arcuata''., although some schemes also recognise inclusion of ''Gasteracantha hasselti'' in this genus. ''Macracantha'' is notable for the ...

'' Simon, 1864 *''

Madacantha ''Madacantha'' is a genus of East African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Madacantha nossibeana''. It was first described by M. Emerit in 1970, and has only been found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), ...

'' Emerit, 1970 *''

Mahembea ''Mahembea'' is a genus of African Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Mahembea hewitti''. It was first created by M. Grasshoff in 1970 to separate this species from its original genus, ''Larinia''. It has only been fou ...

'' Grasshoff, 1970 *'' Mangora'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 *''

Manogea ''Manogea'' is a genus of Central and South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi Herbert Walter Levi (January 3, 1921 – November 3, 2014) was professor emeritus of zoology and curator of arachnology at the Museum ...

'' Levi, 1997 *'' Mastophora'' Holmberg, 1876 *''

Mecynogea ''Mecynogea'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903. The name is derived from the Greek mekyno (μηυνω), meaning "to lengthen", and "gea" (γεα), meaning "earth". Species it contains nine spe ...

'' Simon, 1903 *''

Megaraneus ''Megaraneus'' is a genus of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it c ...

'' Lawrence, 1968 *''

Melychiopharis ''Melychiopharis'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. it contains only two species, both found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portugu ...

'' Simon, 1895 *'' Metazygia'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 *'' Metepeira'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903 *'' Micrathena'' Sundevall, 1833 *''

Micrepeira ''Micrepeira'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by E. Schenkel in 1953. Species it contains seven species: *''Micrepeira albomaculata'' Schenkel, 1953 – Venezuela *''Micrepeira fowleri'' Herbert Walter Levi, Levi, 1 ...

'' Schenkel, 1953 *''

Micropoltys ''Micropoltys'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Władysław Kulczyński Władysław Kulczyński (27 March 1854, Kraków – 9 December 1919, Kraków) was a Polish zoologist who specialised in arachnology A ...

'' Kulczy?ski, 1911 *''

Milonia ''Milonia'' is a genus of Southeast Asian orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. Species it contains seven species: *''Milonia albula'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 – Singapore *''Milonia brevipes'' Thorell, 1890 – I ...

'' Thorell, 1890 *''

Molinaranea ''Molinaranea'' is a genus of South American Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão in 1940. Species it contains seven species: *''Molinaranea clymene'' (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile, Argentina *''Molinar ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1940 *''

Nemoscolus ''Nemoscolus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains fifteen species, all found in Africa except for ''N. laurae'', found in the western Mediterranean: *'' Nemoscolus affinis'' Lessert, ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Nemosinga ''Nemosinga'' is a genus of East African orb-weaver spiders first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1947. it contains only three species, all found in Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhu ...

'' Caporiacco, 1947 *''

Nemospiza ''Nemospiza'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Nemospiza conspicillata''. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1903, and is known only from a female found in South Africa South Africa, offi ...

'' Simon, 1903 *''

Neogea ''Neogea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1983. it contains only three species. References Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Asia {{Araneidae-stub ...

'' Levi, 1983 *'' Neoscona'' Simon, 1864 *''

Nicolepeira ''Nicolepeira'' is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 2001. it contains only three species, all found in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part ...

'' Levi, 2001 *''

Novakiella ''Novakiella'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Novakiella trituberculosa'' that has only been found in Australia and New Zealand. Taxonomy The genus ''Novakiella'' was first described by N. Court ...

'' Court & Forster, 1993 *'' Novaranea'' Court & Forster, 1988 *''

Nuctenea ''Nuctenea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Its most familiar member is the Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider, ''N. umbratica''. Species it contains only three species. * '' Nuctenea cedrorum'' (Simon, 1929) ...

'' Simon, 1864 *''

Ocrepeira ''Ocrepeira'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by George Marx in 1883. Species it contains sixty-seven species: *'' O. abiseo'' Levi, 1993 – Peru *'' O. albopunctata'' (Taczanowski, 1879) – Peru, Brazil, Guyana, French Guia ...

'' Marx, 1883 *'' Ordgarius'' Keyserling, 1886 *''

Paralarinia ''Paralarinia'' is a genus of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it ...

'' Grasshoff, 1970 *''

Paraplectana ''Paraplectana'' is a genus of Asian and African orb-weaver spiders first described by F. de Brito Capello in 1867. Species it contains thirteen species: *'' Paraplectana coccinella'' ( Thorell, 1890) – Myanmar, Indonesia (Nias Is.) *'' Para ...

'' Brito Capello, 1867 *''

Paraplectanoides ''Paraplectanoides'' is a genus of Australian Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886. it contains only two species. References

Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Australia Taxa named by Euge ...

'' Keyserling, 1886 *'' Pararaneus'' Caporiacco, 1940 *''

Parawixia ''Parawixia'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1904. Most species are found in the Neotropical, Neotropics but one species, ''Parawixia dehaani'', is f ...

'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 *'' Parazygiella'' Wunderlich, 2004 *''

Parmatergus ''Parmatergus'' is a genus of East African orb-weaver spiders first described by M. Emerit in 1994. it contains only three species, all found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, ...

'' Emerit, 1994 *''

Pasilobus ''Pasilobus'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and bel ...

'' Simon, 1895 *'' Perilla'' Thorell, 1895 *''

Pherenice ''Pherenice'' is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Pherenice tristis''. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1899, and has only been found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ...

'' Thorell, 1899 *''

Phonognatha ''Phonognatha'' is a genus of South Pacific orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It was originally placed with the long-jawed orb weavers, and was moved to ''Araneidae'' in 2008. The leaf curling spider ('' Phonognatha ...

'' Simon, 1894 *'' Pitharatus'' Simon, 1895 *''

Plebs In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizenship, Roman citizens who were not Patrician (ancient Rome), patricians, as determined by the capite censi, census, or in other words "commoners". Both ...

'' Joseph & Framenau, 2012 *''

Poecilarcys ''Poecilarcys'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Poecilarcys ditissimus''. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1895 to hold the single species moved from the now obsolete "catch-all" genus '' Epeir ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Poecilopachys ''Poecilopachys'' is a genus of Australasian orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains five species: *''Poecilopachys australasia'' (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) ( type) – Australia (Queensland, New South ...

'' Simon, 1895 *'' Poltys'' C. L. Koch, 1843 *''

Porcataraneus ''Porcataraneus'' is a genus of Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro- ...

'' Mi & Peng, 2011 *''

Pozonia ''Pozonia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by E. Schenkel in 1953. Species it contains five species: *''Pozonia andujari'' Alayón, 2007 – Hispaniola *''Pozonia bacillifera'' (Simon, 1897) – Trinidad to Paraguay *''Pozoni ...

'' Schenkel, 1953 *''

Prasonica ''Prasonica'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains ten species: *''Prasonica affinis'' Embrik Strand, Strand, 1906 – Algeria *''Prasonica albolimbata'' Simon, 1895 (Type spe ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Prasonicella ''Prasonicella'' is a genus of East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories m ...

'' Grasshoff, 1971 *''

Pronoides ''Pronoides'' is a genus of Asian Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by E. Schenkel in 1936. Species it contains six species: *''Pronoides applanatus'' Mi & Peng, 2013 – China *''Pronoides brunneus'' Schenkel, 1936 (Type species, t ...

'' Schenkel, 1936 *''

Pronous ''Pronous'' is a genus of South American and African orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1881. Species it contains sixteen species: *'' Pronous affinis'' Simon, 1901 – Malaysia *'' Pronous beatus'' (O. Pickard-Camb ...

'' Keyserling, 1881 *''

Pseudartonis ''Pseudartonis'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on bi ...

'' Simon, 1903 *''

Pseudopsyllo ''Pseudopsyllo'' is a genus of Central African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Pseudopsyllo scutigera''. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1916, and has only been found in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Camero ...

'' Strand, 1916 *''

Psyllo ''Psyllo'' is a genus of Central African Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Psyllo nitida''. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1899, and has only been found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Co ...

'' Thorell, 1899 *''

Pycnacantha ''Pycnacantha'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by John Blackwall in 1865. Species it contains four species: *'' Pycnacantha dinteri'' Meise, 1932 – Namibia *'' Pycnacantha echinotes'' Meise, 1932 – Cameroon *'' P ...

'' Blackwall, 1865 *''

Rubrepeira ''Rubrepeira'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Rubrepeira rubronigra''. It was first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1992, found from Mexico to Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative ...

'' Levi, 1992 *''

Scoloderus ''Scoloderus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. They primarily feed on nocturnal moths using a ladder-type nest, featuring vertical extensions of sticky orbs above and below the circumference of the prim ...

'' Simon, 1887 *''

Sedasta ''Sedasta'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Sedasta ferox''. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1894, olume dated 1892, this part published 1894./ref> and has only been found in West Africa. It ...

'' Simon, 1894 *'' Singa'' C. L. Koch, 1836 *''

Singafrotypa ''Singafrotypa'' is a genus of African orb-weaver spiders first described by Pierre L.G. Benoit in 1962. Species it contains four species: *'' Singafrotypa acanthopus'' (Simon, 1907) (type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing ...

'' Benoit, 1962 *'' Siwa'' Grasshoff, 1970 *''

Spilasma ''Spilasma'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plan ...

'' Simon, 1897 *'' Spinepeira'' Levi, 1995 *''

Spintharidius ''Spintharidius'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and ...

'' Simon, 1893 *'' Stroemiellus'' Wunderlich, 2004 *''

Taczanowskia ''Taczanowskia'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. Contrary to the common name of the group, spiders of the genus Taczanowskia do not build webs and are furtive hunters, deceiving their p ...

'' Keyserling, 1879 *''

Talthybia ''Talthybia'' is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Talthybia depressa''. It was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1898, and has only been found in China and Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: ...

'' Thorell, 1898 *'' Tatepeira'' Levi, 1995 *''

Telaprocera ''Telaprocera'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biolog ...

'' Harmer & Framenau, 2008 *''

Testudinaria ''Testudinaria'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Władysław Taczanowski in 1879. Species it contains nine species: *''Testudinaria bonaldoi'' Herbert Walter Levi, Levi, 2005 – Brazil *''Testudinaria debsmithae ...

'' Taczanowski, 1879 *'' Thelacantha'' Hasselt, 1882 *''

Thorellina ''Thorellina'' is a genus of southeast Asian orb-weaver spiders first described by C. Berg in 1899. it contains only two species from Myanmar and Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua ...

'' Berg, 1899 *''

Togacantha ''Togacantha'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders found in Africa. It is monotypic and contains the single species ''Togacantha nordviei''. It was first described as a subgenus of '' Gasteracantha'' by Friedrich Dahl Karl Friedrich Theodor Dahl ...

'' Dahl, 1914 *''

Umbonata ''Umbonata'' is a genus of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Ken ...

'' Grasshoff, 1971 *''

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'' Simon, 1895 *''

Verrucosa ''Verrucosa'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Henry McCook in 1888. It contains almost fifty described species, most of which live in South America. The only species in the United States is the arrowhead spider. Species i ...

'' McCook, 1888 *''

Wagneriana ''Wagneriana'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1904. Species it contains twenty-nine species: *''Wagneriana acrosomoides'' (Cândido Firmino de Mell ...

'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 *'' Witica'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 *'' Wixia'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 *''

Xylethrus ''Xylethrus'' is a genus of Central America, Central and South American Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. Species it contains six species: *''Xylethrus ameda'' Herbert Walter Levi, Levi, 1996 – Brazil *'' ...

'' Simon, 1895 *''

Yaginumia ''Yaginumia'' is a genus of Asian orb-weaver spiders described by Allan Frost Archer to hold the single species, ''Yaginumia sia''. This species was moved from ''Aranea'' to ''Zygiella'' in 1942, before moving to this genus in 1960. It has only ...

'' Archer, 1960 *''

Zealaranea ''Zealaranea'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by D. J. Court & Raymond Robert Forster in 1988. Species it contains four species, all found in New Zealand: *''Zealaranea crassa'' (Walckenaer, 1841) (Type species, typ ...

'' Court & Forster, 1988 *''

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'' C. L. Koch, 1834 *''

Zygiella ''Zygiella'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1902. In 2015, ''Parazygiella'' was determined to be a taxonomic synonym of ''Zygiella'', and its species were moved to ''Zygiella''. Identification ' ...

'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902

References

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