Family Araneidae
Taxon ID: 27783
Summary
Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 75 taxa in Family Araneidae spanning 22 genera.
Records
MBP has 3,325 records spanning all 23 Maryland counties and Baltimore City.
Direct Child Taxa (22)
- Genus Acacesia
- Genus Acanthepeira
- Genus Araneus
- Genus Araniella
- Genus Argiope
- Genus Cheiracanthium
- Genus Cyclosa
- Genus Eustala
- Genus Gasteracantha
- Genus Gea
- Genus Hypsosinga
- Genus Larinia
- Genus Larinioides
- Genus Mangora
- Genus Mastophora
- Genus Mecynogea
- Genus Metepeira
- Genus Micrathena
- Genus Neoscona
- Genus Ocrepeira
- Genus Trichonephila
- Genus Verrucosa
Deep descendant leaf list deferred for faster initial loading.
Load leaf sample.
Media
Media counts and previews are deferred on genus-and-higher taxon pages for faster initial loading.
Load media preview
or view all media.
Synonyms
No synonyms linked for this taxon yet.
Citations
No citations linked for this taxon yet.
Wikipedia
Open source pageOpen tab to load Wikipedia content.
Descendant Taxa Checklist
Open checklist with filters| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family | Order | Class | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Garden Spider | Argiope aurantia | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Arabesque Orbweaver | Neoscona arabesca | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Marbled Orbweaver | Araneus marmoreus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Banded Garden Spider | Argiope trifasciata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Difoliate Orbweaver | Acacesia hamata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Starbellied Orbweaver | Acanthepeira stellata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus guttulatus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus niveus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus pratensis | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Lattice Orbweaver | Araneus thaddeus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Shamrock Orbweaver | Araneus trifolium | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Sixspotted Orbweaver | Araniella displicata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Longlegged Sac Spider | Cheiracanthium sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Conical Trashline Orbweaver | Cyclosa conica | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Humped Trashline Orbweaver | Cyclosa turbinata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Humpbacked Orbweaver | Eustala anastera | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Spinybacked Orbweaver | Gasteracantha cancriformis | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Gea heptagon | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Larinia borealis | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Furrow Orbweaver | Larinioides cornutus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Larinioides patagiatus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Tuftlegged Orbweaver | Mangora placida | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Mangora spiculata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Mastophora sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Basilica Orbweaver | Mecynogea lemniscata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Labyrinth Orbweaver | Metepeira labyrinthea | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Spined Micrathena | Micrathena gracilis | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Arrowshaped Micrathena | Micrathena sagittata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Barn Spider | Neoscona crucifera | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Arrowhead Spider | Verrucosa arenata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus foliata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus raji | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Lined Orbweaver | Mangora gibberosa | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Greenlegged Orbweaver | Mangora maculata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Acanthepeira cherokee | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus prunus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus pegnia | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus partitus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus juniperi | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus gadus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus cingulatus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus bonsallae | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus bivittatus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Spotted Orbweaver | Neoscona domiciliorum | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Asterisk Spider | Ocrepeira ectypa | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Ocrepeira georgia | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus alboventris | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Rubens Orbweaver | Hypsosinga rubens | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Gray Cross Spider | Larinioides sericatus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Giant Lichen Orbweaver | Araneus bicentenarius | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Toadlike Bolas Spider | Mastophora phrynosoma | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| White Micrathena | Micrathena mitrata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Larinia directa | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Eustala sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus miniatus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus iviei | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Northern Yellow Sac Spider | Cheiracanthium mildei | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Bridge Orbweaver | Larinioides sclopetarius | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Acanthepeira sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Neoscona sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Mastophora timuqua | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Mangora sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Ocrepeira sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Metepeira sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Neoscona pratensis | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Cyclosa sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Larinioides sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Araneus saevus | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Cornfield Bolas Spider | Mastophora hutchinsoni | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| No Common Name | Hypsosinga sp. | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Yeargan's Bolas Spider | Mastophora yeargani | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| JorÅ Spider | Trichonephila clavata | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Nordmann's Orbweaver | Araneus nordmanni | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |
| Archer's Bolas Spider | Mastophora archeri | Araneidae | Araneae | Arachnida | Animalia |