List of Araneidae genera

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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.

There is also a List of Araneidae species.


  • Araneinae Simon, 1895
  • Anepsiini
  • Anepsion Strand, 1929
  • Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 1886
  • Thorellina Berg, 1899
  • Arachnurini
  • 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) †