Araneidae Checklist: Orb Weaver Spiders
Orb weaver spiders from the family Araneidae Clerck, 1757 belong to the most morphologically diverse group of spiders. Almost all spiders from the family Araneidae build vertical orb webs. There are some exceptions with modified orb webs, inclined orb webs, or just radically different webs. Despite the variations, they are all known to be web builders.
Checklist
This page consists of a personal checklist of all Orb Weaver Spiders (Araneidae) that I’ve encountered over the years. I have not included the species names nor the details behind the genus placements, so this is just a personal reference. Some spiders may appear identical on photos, so please do not assume the identification of a spider simply based on the photographs here.
All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As most specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.
This page will be updated regularly, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.
View my complete Flickr photo set: Araneidae – Orb Weaver Spiders.
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Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757
Subfamily: Araneinae Simon, 1895
Genus: Acacesia Simon, 1895
Belize: Acacesia sp. A ♀
Belize: Acacesia sp. B ♀
Genus: Alpaida O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889
Peru: Alpaida truncata (Keyserling, 1865) ♀
Peru: Alpaida truncata (Keyserling, 1865) ♂
Peru: Alpaida truncata (Keyserling, 1865) ♀
Peru: Alpaida tabula (Simon, 1895) ♀
Ecuador: Alpaida bicornuta (Taczanowski, 1878) ♀
Ecuador: Alpaida truncata (Keyserling, 1865)
Genus: Anepsion Strand, 1929
Singapore: Anepsion depressum (Thorell, 1877) ♂
West Malaysia: Anepsion depressum (Thorell, 1877) ♀
West Malaysia: Anepsion maritatum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877) ♀
Genus: Araneus Clerck, 1757
See also: Aoaraneus, Bijoaraneus
Singapore: Araneus metalis (Thorell, 1887) ♀
West Malaysia: Araneus metalis (Thorell, 1887) ♂
Singapore: Araneus nox (Simon, 1877) ♀
* The epigyne of this species conforms to that of Eriovixia, and may be transferred in the near future.
Singapore: Araneus nox (Simon, 1877) ♂
Madagascar: cf. Araneus sp.
Mozambique: Araneus apricus (Karsch, 1884) ♀
Singapore: Araneus sp. A ♀
Genus: Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
Netherlands: Araniella sp.
Genus: Bertrana Keyserling, 1884
Ecuador: Bertrana elinguis (Keyserling, 1883) ♀
Ecuador: Bertrana elinguis (Keyserling, 1883) ♂
Ecuador: Bertrana cf. nancho Levi, 1989 ♀
Belize: Bertrana sp. ♀
Genus: Caerostris Thorell, 1868
Singapore: Caerostris sp. A ♀
Singapore: Caerostris sp. A ♀
East Malaysia: Caerostris sp. B ♀
Singapore: Caerostris sp. B Juv ♀
Madagascar: Caerostris almae Gregorič, 2015 ♀
Caerostris extrusa Butler, 1882 ♀
Madagascar: Caerostris bojani Gregorič, 2015 ♀
Madagascar: Caerostris bojani Gregorič, 2015 ♀
Madagascar: Caerostris darwini Kuntner & Agnarsson, 2010 ♀
Caerostris cf. darwini Kuntner & Agnarsson, 2010 (Juv) 1314
Genus: Cyclosa Menge, 1866
Singapore: Cyclosa bifida (Doleschall, 1859) ♀
Singapore: Cyclosa bifida (Doleschall, 1859) ♂
Thailand: Cyclosa sp. B ♀
East Malaysia: Cyclosa sp. C ♀
Singapore: Cyclosa sp. ♀ DSC_7873
Singapore: Cyclosa sp. ♀ DSC_0977x
West Malaysia: Cyclosa sp. ♀ DSC_7198
Singapore: Cyclosa sp. ♀ DSC_9029
Peru: Cyclosa sp. ♀ DSC_1462
Madagascar: Cyclosa sp. ♀ DSC_1947
Mozambique: Cyclosa sp. ♀ 6227
Mozambique: Cyclosa sp. ♀ 6539
Ecuador: Cyclosa sp.
Ecuador: Cyclosa sp.
Singapore: Cyclosa sp. ♀ 4188090
East Malaysia: Cyclosa sp. ♀
West Malaysia: Cyclosa sp. ♀ P9098756
Genus: Eriophora Simon, 1864
Belize: Eriophora nephiloides (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) ♀
Belize: Eriophora sp. B ♀
Ecuador: Eriophora fuliginea (CL Koch, 1838) ♀
Ecuador: Eriophora fuliginea (CL Koch, 1838) ♀
Belize: Eriophora ravilla (CL Koch, 1844) ♀
Belize: Eriophora ravilla (CL Koch, 1844) ♀
Belize: Eriophora ravilla (CL Koch, 1844) ♀
Peru: Eriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863) ♀
Genus: Eriovixia Archer, 1951
There are many morphs for some species which should be examined and have the DNA sequenced in order to determine the exact species.
West Malaysia: Eriovixia poonaensis (Tikader & Bal, 1981) ♀
West Malaysia: Eriovixia poonaensis (Tikader & Bal, 1981) ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♂
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. A ♂
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. B ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. B ♂
Singapore: Eriovixia pseudocentrodes (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. D ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. E ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. E ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. E ♀
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. ♂
East Malaysia: Eriovixia sp. Juv
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. Juv
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. ♀ 4830
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. ♀ 4756
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. ♂ 5239139
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. ♂ 5229107
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. ♀ 8011564
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. ♀ 8011602
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. ♂ 4188218
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. ♂ 4188304
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. 3462
Singapore: Eriovixia sp. 4430
Genus: Eustala Simon, 1895
Eustala is very close to Larinia and is difficult to impossible to distinguish from photographs alone.
Ecuador: Eustala sp.
Ecuador: Eustala sp. ♂
Ecuador: Eustala sp.
Belize: Eustala sp. E ♀
Belize: cf. Eustala sp. ♂
Ecuador: Eustala sp. P6122618
Genus: Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
Mozambique: Hypsosinga sp.
Genus: Mangora O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889
Peru: Mangora sp. ♀ DSC_2132
Netherlands: Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802) ♀
Ecuador: Mangora sp. P6099812
East Malaysia: Mangora sp. P6099812
Genus: Metazygia F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904
Ecuador: Metazygia laticeps (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) ♂
Ecuador: Metazygia laticeps (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) ♀
Peru: Metazygia sp. A ♀
Peru: Metazygia sp. B ♀
Belize: Metazygia sp. ♂ DSC_0397
Genus: Neoscona Simon, 1864
There are many morphs for some species which should be examined and have the DNA sequenced in order to determine the exact species.
Indonesia: Neoscona sp. A ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. A ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. A ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. A ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. A ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. B ♀
East Malaysia: Neoscona sp. B ♂
Singapore: Neoscona sp. C ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. C ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. C ♂
Singapore: Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. E ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. E ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. F ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. F ♂
Singapore: Neoscona sp. G ♀
Singapore: Neoscona sp. H ♀
Madagascar: Neoscona sp. ♀
Madagascar: cf. Neoscona sp.
Mozambique: Neoscona rufipalpis (Lucas, 1858) ♀
Mozambique: Neoscona rufipalpis (Lucas, 1858) ♂
Mozambique: Neoscona subfusca (C.L.Koch, 1837) ♀
Mozambique: Neoscona subfusca (C.L.Koch, 1837) ♀
Mozambique: Neoscona triangula (Keyserling, 1864) ♀
Mozambique: Neoscona triangula (Keyserling, 1864) ♀
Mozambique: Neoscona sp. ♀
Mozambique: Neoscona cf. hirta (C.L. Koch, 1844) ♀
Mozambique: cf. Neoscona sp. ♂
Mozambique: cf. Neoscona sp. ♀
Mozambique: Neoscona sp. ♀
Mozambique: Neoscona theisi theisiella (Tullgren, 1910) ♀
Genus: Nuctenea Simon, 1864
Netherlands: Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757) ♀
Netherlands: Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757) ♂
Genus: Ocrepeira Marx, 1883
Ecuador: Ocrepeira albopunctata (Taczanowski, 1879) ♀
Ecuador: Ocrepeira sp. B
Peru: Ocrepeira sp. A ♀
Genus: Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1940
Mozambique: Pararaneus cyrtoscapus (Pocock, 1898) ♂ 6081
Mozambique: Pararaneus perforatus (Thorell, 1899) ♂
Genus: Parawixia F. O. P. Cambridge, 1904
Parawixia dehaani is found to be highly polymorphic.
Singapore: Parawixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Parawixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Parawixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Parawixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Parawixia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Parawixia sp. A ♀
Peru: Parawixia sp. B ♀
Peru: Parawixia sp. C ♀
Ecuador: Parawixia sp. ♂
Ecuador: Parawixia sp. ♂
Ecuador: Parawixia sp. ♀
Ecuador: Parawixia sp. ♀
Ecuador: Parawixia sp. ♂
Ecuador: Parawixia sp. ♀
Genus: Plebs Joseph & Framenau, 2012
West Malaysia: Plebs sp. A ♀
Genus: Scoloderus Simon, 1887
Belize: Scoloderus sp.
Peru: Scoloderus sp. (web)
Genus: Singa C. L. Koch, 1836
Singapore: Singa perpolita (Thorell, 1892) ♀
*May be transferred to Araneus perpolitus (Thorell, 1892)
Singapore: Singa perpolita (Thorell, 1892) ♂
*May be transferred to Araneus perpolitus (Thorell, 1892)
Genus: Verrucosa McCook, 1888
Peru: Verrucosa sp. A ♀
Peru: Verrucosa sp. A ♂
Belize: Verrucosa cf. arenata (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
Subfamily: Argiopinae Simon, 1890
Genus: Argiope Audouin, 1826
Singapore: Argiope versicolor (Doleschall, 1859) ♀
Singapore: Argiope cf. versicolor (Doleschall, 1859) ♂
Singapore: Argiope aemula (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
Singapore: Argiope aemula (Walckenaer, 1841) ♂
Mozambique: Argiope lobata (Pallas, 1772)
or Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997 ♀
Mozambique: Argiope australis (Walckenaer, 1805) ♀
Singapore: Argiope mangal Koh, 1991 ♀
Singapore: Argiope mangal Koh, 1991 ♀
Singapore: Argiope cf. dang Jäger & Praxaysombath, 2009 ♀
West Malaysia: Argiope doleschalli Thorell, 1873 ♀
Madagascar: Argiope ranomafanensis Bjørn, 1997 ♀
East Malaysia: Argiope reinwardti (Doleschall, 1859) ♀
Peru: Argiope argentata (Fabricius, 1775) ♀
Singapore: Argiope catenulata (Doleschall, 1859) ♀
West Malaysia: Argiope hoiseni Tan, 2018 ♀
West Malaysia: Argiope chloreis Thorell, 1877 ♀
Singapore: Argiope sp. Juv ♀
Singapore: Argiope sp. Juv ♀
Ecuador: Argiope submaronica Strand, 1916
Genus: Gea C. L. Koch, 1843
East Malaysia: Gea sp. A ♀
Singapore: Gea sp. A ♀
Singapore: Gea sp. A ♂
Madagascar: cf. Gea sp. ♀
Genus: Neogea Levi, 1983
Singapore: Neogea nocticolor (Thorell, 1887) ♀
Singapore: Neogea nocticolor (Thorell, 1887) ♂ ♀
Singapore: Neogea nocticolor (Thorell, 1887) ♀
Subfamily: Cyrtarachninae Simon, 1892
Genus: Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
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Singapore: Cyrtarachne cf. inaequalis Thorell, 1895 ♀
Singapore: Cyrtarachne cf. inaequalis Thorell, 1895 ♂
Singapore: Cyrtarachne nagasakiensis Strand, 1918 ♂ ♀
Singapore: Cyrtarachne sp. C ♀ ♂
Singapore: Cyrtarachne sp. D
West Malaysia: Cyrtarachne sp. E
Genus: Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1867
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Singapore: Paraplectana sp. A ♀
Singapore: Paraplectana sp. B ♀
Singapore: Paraplectana sp. C ♀
Singapore: Paraplectana sp. D ♀
Singapore: Paraplectana sp. C juv ♀
Genus: Pasilobus Simon, 1895
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Singapore: Pasilobus sp. A ♀
Singapore: Pasilobus sp. B ♀
West Malaysia: Pasilobus sp. C ♀
Subfamily: Cyrtophorinae Simon, 1895
Genus: Cyrtophora Simon, 1864
Spiders of this genus build complex three-dimensional tent webs.
Singapore: Cyrtophora cylindroides (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
Singapore: Cyrtophora cylindroides (Walckenaer, 1841) Juv ♀
Singapore: Cyrtophora beccarii (Thorell, 1878) ♀
Singapore: Cyrtophora beccarii (Thorell, 1878) ♀ web
Singapore: Cyrtophora cicatrosa (Stoliczka, 1869) ♀
Mozambique: Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775) ♀
Singapore: Cyrtophora exanthematica (Doleschall, 1859) ♀
Singapore: Cyrtophora moluccensis (Doleschall, 1857) ♀
Singapore: Cyrtophora unicolor (Doleschall, 1857) ♀
Singapore: Cyrtophora unicolor (Doleschall, 1857) ♂
Madagascar: Cyrtophora sp.
Singapore: Cyrtophora sp. ♂
Genus: Kapogea Levi, 1997
Peru: Kapogea sp. A ♀
Genus: Manogea Levi, 1997
Ecuador: Manogea porracea (C. L. Koch, 1838) ♀
Subfamily: Gasteracanthinae Scharff & Coddington, 1997
Genus: Acrosomoides Acrosomoides Simon, 1887
Madagascar: Acrosomoides acrosomoides (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879) ♀
Madagascar: Acrosomoides acrosomoides (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879) (Juv)
Genus: Actinacantha Simon, 1864
Brunei: Actinacantha globulata (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
Genus: Augusta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877
Madagascar: Augusta glyphica (Guérin, 1839) ♀
Genus: Austracantha Dahl, 1914
Australia: Austracantha minax (Thorell, 1859) ♀
Genus: Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
Mozambique: Gasteracantha cf. sanguinolenta C.L. Koch, 1844 ♀ (Juv)
East Malaysia: Gasteracantha clavigera Giebel, 1863 ♀
Thailand: Gasteracantha diadesmia Thorell, 1887 ♀
Singapore: Gasteracantha diardi (Lucas, 1835) ♀
Singapore: Gasteracantha doriae Simon, 1877 ♀
West Malaysia: Gasteracantha doriae Simon, 1877 ♀
Madagascar: Gasteracantha versicolor formosa Vinson, 1863 ♀
Mozambique: Gasteracantha falcicornis Butler, 1873 ♀
Singapore: Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837 ♀
Singapore: Gasteracantha kuhli C. L. Koch, 1837 ♂
East Malaysia: Gasteracantha sp. ♀
East Malaysia: Gasteracantha sp. ♂
Genus: Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914
Mozambique: Hypsacantha crucimaculata (Dahl, 1914) ♀
Genus: Isoxya Simon, 1885
Mozambique: Isoxya tabulata (Thorell, 1859) ♀
Genus: Macracantha Simon, 1864
Macracantha was formerly classified as a subgenus of Gasteracantha, but later elevated to an independent genus by Emerit, 1974.
Thailand: Macracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793) ♀
Thailand: Macracantha arcuata (Fabricius, 1793) ♀
Singapore: Macracantha sp. ♀
East Malaysia: Macracantha sp. ♀
Singapore: Macracantha sp. ♀ ♂
Singapore: Macracantha sp. ♂
Singapore: Macracantha hasselti (C. L. Koch, 1837) ♀
Singapore: Macracantha hasselti (C. L. Koch, 1837) ♂
Singapore: Macracantha sp. ♀
West Malaysia: Macracantha sp. ♀
Genus: Thelacantha Hasselt, 1907
Singapore: Thelacantha brevispina (Doleschall, 1857) ♀
Singapore: Thelacantha brevispina (Doleschall, 1857) ♂
Subfamily: Micratheninae
Genus: Micrathena Sundevall, 1833
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Ecuador: Micrathena acuta (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
Peru: Micrathena acuta (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
Belize: Micrathena bimucronata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899) ♀
Ecuador: Micrathena cf. rubicundula (Keyserling, 1864) ♀
Peru: Micrathena clypeata (Walckenaer, 1805) ♀
Peru: Micrathena clypeata (Walckenaer, 1805) ♂
Peru: Micrathena beta Caporiacco, 1947 ♀
Belize: Micrathena funebris (Marx, 1898) ♂
Peru: Micrathena kirbyi (Perty, 1833) ♀
Peru: Micrathena kirbyi (Perty, 1833) ♂
Peru: Micrathena pungens (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
Peru: Micrathena pungens (Walckenaer, 1841) ♂
Peru: Micrathena pungens (Walckenaer, 1841) juv ♀
Peru: Micrathena excavata (C. L. Koch, 1836) ♀
Peru: Micrathena schreibersi (Perty, 1833) ♀
Peru: Micrathena triangularis (C. L. Koch, 1836) ♀
Peru: Micrathena triangularis (C. L. Koch, 1836) ♀
Peru: Micrathena triangularispinosa (De Geer, 1778) ♀
Ecuador: Micrathena pilaton Levi, 1985 ♀
Ecuador: Micrathena rubicundula (Keyserling, 1864)
Ecuador: Micrathena pupa Simon, 1897 ♀
Ecuador: Micrathena pupa Simon, 1897 ♂
Peru: Micrathena gr. plana (C. L. Koch, 1836) ♀
Peru: Micrathena cf. plana (C. L. Koch, 1836) ♀
Peru: Micrathena exlinae Levi, 1985 ♀
Ecuador: Micrathena coca Levi, 1985 ♀
Ecuador: Micrathena woytkowskii (Levi, 1985) ♀
Ecuador: Micrathena woytkowskii (Levi, 1985) sub♂
Peru: Micrathena excavata (C. L. Koch, 1836)
Ecuador: Micrathena sp. ♂
Genus: Xylethrus Simon, 1895
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Peru: Xylethrus scrupeus Simon, 1895 ♀
Ecuador: Xylethrus superbus Simon, 1895 ♀
Subfamily: Incertae sedis
Genus: Acusilas Simon, 1895
Singapore: Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895 ♀
Singapore: Acusilas coccineus Simon, 1895 ♂
East Malaysia: Acusilas malaccensis Murphy & Murphy, 1983 ♀
Genus: Aoaraneus Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021
Singapore: Aoaraneus sp. C ♀
Singapore: Aoaraneus sp. C ♂
Genus: Arachnura Vinson, 1863
Singapore: Arachnura sp. A ♀
Singapore: Arachnura melanura Simon, 1867 ♀
Madagascar: Arachnura sp. ♀
Singapore: Arachnura sp. A juv
Singapore: Arachnura sp. ♂
Genus: Aspidolasius Simon, 1887
Peru: Aspidolasius branicki (Taczanowski, 1879) ♀
Peru: Aspidolasius branicki (Taczanowski, 1879) Juv
Genus: Bijoaraneus Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021
West Malaysia: Bijoaraneus mitificus (Simon, 1886) ♀
Singapore: Bijoaraneus mitificus (Simon, 1886) ♂
West Malaysia: Bijoaraneus cf. mitificus (Simon, 1886) ♀
Genus: Chorizopesoides Mi & Wang, 2018
Singapore: Chorizopesoides wulingensis (Yin, Wang & Xie, 1994) ♀
East Malaysia: Chorizopesoides wulingensis (Yin, Wang & Xie, 1994) ♂
Genus: Cyphalonotus Simon, 1895
Differs from Poltys by the posterior lateral eyes positioned much closer to the ocular quad.
Singapore: Cyphalonotus sp. A ♀
Singapore: Cyphalonotus sp. A ♂
Genus: Deione Thorell, 1898
East Malaysia: Deione lingulata Han, Zhu & Levi, 2009 ♂
Genus: Encyosaccus Simon, 1895
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Peru: Encyosaccus sexmaculatus Simon, 1895 ♀
Genus: Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
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Peru: Hypognatha scutata (Perty, 1833) ♀
Peru: Hypognatha scutata (Perty, 1833) ♂
Genus: Leviaraneus Tanikawa & Petcharad , 2023
Singapore: Leviaraneus noegeatus (Thorell, 1895) ♀
Singapore: Leviaraneus noegeatus (Thorell, 1895) ♂
Genus: Lipocrea Thorell, 1878
Singapore: Lipocrea fusiformis (Thorell, 1877) ♀
Madagascar: cf. Lipocrea sp.
Genus: Milonia Thorell, 1890
Singapore: Milonia sp. A ♀
West Malaysia: Milonia sp. A ♀
East Malaysia: Milonia sp. ♂
Genus: Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886
Singapore: Ordgarius sexspinosus (Thorell, 1894) ♀
Singapore: Ordgarius sp. ♀
Singapore: Ordgarius sp. ♀♂
Singapore: Ordgarius sp. ♂
East Malaysia: Ordgarius sp. ♀
Genus: Phonognatha Simon, 1894
Placed in the Phonognathidae Simon, 1894a: 746 by Kuntner et al., 2019
Australia: Phonognatha sp.
Genus: Poltys C. L. Koch, 1843
Some species may appear similar to Cyphalonotus.
Singapore: Poltys elevatus Thorell, 1890 ♀
Singapore: Poltys stygius Thorell, 1898 ♀
Singapore: Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843 ♀
Singapore: Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843 ♀
Madagascar: Poltys sp. ♀
Madagascar: Poltys sp. ♀
Mozambique: Poltys furcifer Simon, 1881 ♀
Mozambique: Poltys furcifer Simon, 1881 ♀
Mozambique: Poltys sp.
Mozambique: Poltys sp.
Genus: Porcataraneus Mi & Peng, 2011
Thailand: Porcataraneus sp.
Genus: Prasonica Simon, 1895
Madagascar: Prasonica cf. seriata Simon, 1895
Madagascar: Prasonica cf. seriata Simon, 1895
Mozambique: Prasonica nigrotaeniata (Simon, 1909) ♀
Mozambique: Prasonica nigrotaeniata (Simon, 1909) ♀
Genus: Talthybia Thorell, 1898
Often mistaken to be Dolophones which is another wrap-around orb weaver that occurs only in Australia.
Singapore: Talthybia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Talthybia sp. A ♀
Singapore: Talthybia sp. B ♀
West Malaysia: Talthybia sp. B ♀
Genus: Wagneriana F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904
Peru: Wagneriana sp. A ♀
Belize: Wagneriana sp. B ♀
Peru: Wagneriana sp. C ♀
Peru: Wagneriana sp. D ♂
Ecuador: Wagneriana sp. ♀
Ecuador: Wagneriana sp. ♀
Ecuador: Wagneriana sp. ♀
Ecuador: Wagneriana sp. ♀
Ecuador: Wagneriana sp. ♀
Ecuador: Wagneriana sp. ♀
Ecuador: Wagneriana sp. ♂
Ecuador: Wagneriana sp. ♂
Genus: Zygiella F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902
Zygiella is largely a European genus. These species might be transferred pending after a revision of the genus.
Placed in the Phonognathidae Simon, 1894a: 746 (a senior synonym of Zygiellidae) by Kuntner et al., 2019
Singapore: Zygiella sp. A ♀
Singapore: Zygiella sp. B ♀
Singapore: Zygiella sp. C ♀
Singapore: Zygiella sp. C ♂
Unidentified Araneidae
West Malaysia: Araneidae ♂ 8678
East Malaysia: Araneidae ♂ 5035
East Malaysia: Araneidae ♀ 5521
Singapore: Araneidae ♀ 6747
Singapore: Araneidae ♂ 9122
Singapore: Araneidae ♂ 5811
Singapore: Araneidae Juv
Singapore: Araneidae ♂
East Malaysia: Araneidae ♀ 0280
Mozambique: Araneidae 4426
East Malaysia: Araneidae ♀ 3694
Singapore: Araneidae ♂ 3813
Ecuador: Araneidae ♂ P6067743
Ecuador: Araneidae P6155039
East Malaysia: Araneidae P7052615
Behaviour
Singapore: Araneus/Singa sp. moulting
Singapore: Nephila pilipes moulting
Singapore: Argiope sp. weaving egg sac
Singapore: Araneus sp. weaving egg sac
Alex Protasov
I am impressed with your photos. What lens are you using? Thanks.
Nicky Bay
I document all of my equipment here:
https://www.nickybay.com/macro-equipment/
Carlos Septien-Garay
Felicidades por su gran trabajo de documentar a esta gran familia de los aracnidos. saludos
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