List of Araneidae genera

This is a list of genera of the spider family Araneidae. It is compiled from data of Norman Platnick's World Spider Catalog and Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog.

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• Araneinae Simon, 1895

• Anepsiini

• Anepsion Strand, 1929
• Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 1886
• Thorellina Berg, 1899

• Arachnurini

• Arachnura Vinson, 1863

• Araneini

• Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
• Acroaspis Karsch, 1878
• Actinosoma Holmberg, 1883
• Aculepeira Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
• Agalenatea Archer, 1951
• Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
• Amazonepeira Levi, 1989
• Araneus Clerck, 1757
• Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872
• Cercidia Thorell, 1869
• Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1870
• Cnodalia Thorell, 1890
• Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988
• Collina Urquhart, 1891
• Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 1988
• Dubiepeira Levi, 1991
• Epeiroides Keyserling, 1885
• Gibbaranea Archer, 1951
• Heurodes Keyserling, 1886
• Lewisepeira Levi, 1993
• Madrepeira Levi, 1995
• Metazygia F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
• Metepeira F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1903
• Milonia Thorell, 1890
• Molinaranea Mello-Leitão, 1940
• Nemosinga Caporiacco, 1947
• Nicolepeira Levi, 2001
• Novakiella Court & Forster, 1993
• Novaranea Court & Forster, 1988
• Nuctenea Simon, 1864
• Ocrepeira Marx, 1883
• Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1940
• Parawixia F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
• Perilla Thorell, 1895
• Pherenice Thorell, 1899
• Pozonia Schenkel, 1953
• Rubrepeira Levi, 1992
• Scoloderus Simon, 1887
• Singa C. L. Koch, 1836
• Spinepeira Levi, 1995
• Tatepeira Levi, 1995
• Tukaraneus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995
• Wagneriana F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
• Wixia O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
• Yaginumia Archer, 1960
• Zealaranea Court & Forster, 1988
• Zilla C. L. Koch, 1834

• Arkycini

• Aerea Urquhart, 1891
• Arkys Walckenaer, 1837
• Neoarchemorus Mascord, 1968

• Bertranini

• Bertrana Keyserling, 1884
• Spintharidius Simon, 1893

• Celaenini

• Celaenia Thorell, 1868
• Taczanowskia Keyserling, 1879

• Cyclosini

• Acusilas Simon, 1895
• Allocyclosa Levi, 1999
• Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
• Cyclosa Menge, 1866
• Deione Thorell, 1898
• Edricus O. P.-Cambridge, 1890
• Eriophora Simon, 1864
• Nemoscolus Simon, 1895
• Nemospiza Simon, 1903
• Verrucosa McCook, 1888

• Dolophonini

• Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
• Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
• Leviellus Wunderlich, 2004
• Parazygiella Wunderlich, 2004
• Pitharatus Simon, 1895
• Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 2004
• Zygiella F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902

• Exechocentrini

• Coelossia Simon, 1895
• Exechocentrus Simon, 1889

• Heterognathini

• Heterognatha Nicolet, 1849
• Poecilarcys Simon, 1895

• Hypognathini

• Hypognatha Guérin, 1839

• Mangorini

• Acacesia Simon, 1895
• Alenatea Song & Zhu, 1999
• Eriovixia Archer, 1951
• Eustacesia Caporiacco, 1954
• Eustala Simon, 1895
• Faradja Grasshoff, 1970
• Hingstepeira Levi, 1995
• Kilima Grasshoff, 1970
• Larinia Simon, 1874
• Lariniaria Grasshoff, 1970
• Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934
• Lipocrea Thorell, 1878
• Mahembea Grasshoff, 1970
• Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
• Neoscona Simon, 1864
• Paralarinia Grasshoff, 1970
• Prasonica Simon, 1895
• Prasonicella Grasshoff, 1971
• Pseudopsyllo Strand, 1916
• Psyllo Thorell, 1899
• Siwa Grasshoff, 1970
• Spilasma Simon, 1897
• Umbonata Grasshoff, 1971

• Poltyini

• Cyphalonotus Simon, 1895
• Homalopoltys Simon, 1895
• Ideocaira Simon, 1903
• Kaira O. P.-Cambridge, 1889
• Micropoltys Kulczyn'ski, 1911
• Poltys C. L. Koch, 1843
• Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1865

• Pseudartonini

• Pseudartonis Simon, 1903

• Testudinarini

• Testudinaria Taczanowski, 1879

• Ursini

• Ursa Simon, 1895

• incertae sedis

Glyptogona Simon, 1884

• Argiopinae

• Argiope Audouin, 1826
• Gea C. L. Koch, 1843
• Neogea Levi, 1983
• Witica O. P.-Cambridge, 1895

• Cyrtarachninae Simon

• Cyrtarachnini Simon

• Aethriscus Pocock, 1902
• Aethrodiscus Strand, 1913
• Aranoethra Butler, 1873
• Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
• Friula O. P.-Cambridge, 1896
• Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1867
• Pasilobus Simon, 1895
• Poecilopachys Simon, 1895

• Mastophorini

• Acantharachne Tullgren, 1910
• Cladomelea Simon, 1895
• Mastophora Holmberg, 1876
• Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886

• Cyrtophorinae

• Cyrtophora Simon, 1864
• Kapogea Levi, 1997
• Manogea Levi, 1997
• Mecynogea Simon, 1903
• Megaraneus Lawrence, 1968

• Gasteracanthinae

• Caerostrini

• Aspidolasius Simon, 1887
• Caerostris Thorell, 1868
• Talthybia Thorell, 1898
• Thelacantha Hasselt, 1882

• Gasteracanthini

• Acrosomoides Simon, 1887
• Actinacantha Simon, 1864
• Aetrocantha Karsch, 1879
• Afracantha Dahl, 1914
• Augusta O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
• Austracantha Dahl, 1914
• Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
• Gastroxya Benoit, 1962
• Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914
• Isoxya Simon, 1885
• Macracantha Simon, 1864
• Madacantha Emerit, 1970
• Parmatergus Emerit, 1994
• Togacantha Dahl, 1914

• Micratheninae

• Chaetacis Simon, 1895
• Micrathena Sundevall, 1833
• Pronoides Schenkel, 1936
• Xylethrus Simon, 1895

• incertae sedis

• Artonis Simon, 1895
• Colphepeira Archer, 1941
• Enacrosoma Mello-Leitão, 1932
• Encyosaccus Simon, 1895
• Melychiopharis Simon, 1895
• Micrepeira Schenkel, 1953
• Pronous Keyserling, 1881
• Sedasta Simon, 1894
• Singafrotypa Benoit, 1962
• Tethneus Scudder, 1890 † (fossil, oligocene)

• Tethneus guyoti (Scudder, 1890) †
• Tethneus henzii (Scudder) †
• Tethneus robustus (Petrunkevitch) †