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Leach, 1815
(spider)
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Araneidae (Family) - orb-weavers
..Abba (Genus)
..Acacesia (Genus)
..Acantharachne (Genus)
..Acanthepeira (Genus)
..Acroaspis (Genus)
..Acrosomoides (Genus)
..Actinacantha (Genus)
..Actinosoma (Genus)
..Aculepeira (Genus)
..Acusilas (Genus)
..Aethriscus (Genus)
..Aethrodiscus (Genus)
..Aetrocantha (Genus)
..Afracantha (Genus)
..Agalenatea (Genus)
..Alenatea (Genus)
..Allocyclosa (Genus)
..Alpaida (Genus)
..Amazonepeira (Genus)
..†Anepeira (Genus)
..Anepsion (Genus)
..Aoaraneus (Genus)
..Arachnura (Genus)
..†Araneometa (Genus)
..Araneus (Genus)
..Araniella (Genus)
..Aranoethra (Genus)
..Argiope (Genus)
..Artiphex (Genus)
..Artonis (Genus)
..Aspidolasius (Genus)
..Augusta (Genus)
..Austracantha (Genus)
..Backobourkia (Genus)
..†Bararaneus (Genus)
..Bertrana (Genus)
..Bijoaraneus (Genus)
..Caerostris (Genus)
..Carepalxis (Genus)
..Celaenia (Genus)
..Cercidia (Genus)
..Chorizopes (Genus)
..Chorizopesoides (Genus)
..†Chrysometata (Genus)
..Cladomelea (Genus)
..Clitaetra (Genus)
..Cnodalia (Genus)
..Coelossia (Genus)
..Colaranea (Genus)
..Colphepeira (Genus)
..Courtaraneus (Genus)
..†Cretaraneus (Genus)
..Cryptaranea (Genus)
..Cyclosa (Genus)
..Cyphalonotus (Genus)
..Cyrtarachne (Genus)
..Cyrtobill (Genus)
..Cyrtophora (Genus)
..Deione (Genus)
..Deliochus (Genus)
..Dolophones (Genus)
..Dubiepeira (Genus)
..Edricus (Genus)
..Enacrosoma (Genus)
..Encyosaccus (Genus)
..†Eoaraneus (Genus)
..†Eochorizopes (Genus)
..†Eonephila (Genus)
..†Eozygiella (Genus)
..Epeiroides (Genus)
..Eriophora (Genus)
..Eriovixia (Genus)
..Eustacesia (Genus)
..Eustala (Genus)
..†Eustaloides (Genus)
..Exechocentrus (Genus)
..Faradja (Genus)
..†Fossilaraneus (Genus)
..Friula (Genus)
..Galaporella (Genus)
..Gasteracantha (Genus)
..Gastroxya (Genus)
..Gea (Genus)
..Gibbaranea (Genus)
..Glyptogona (Genus)
..Gnolus (Genus)
..Guizygiella (Genus)
..Herennia (Genus)
..Heterognatha (Genus)
..Hingstepeira (Genus)
..Hortophora (Genus)
..Hypognatha (Genus)
..Hypsacantha (Genus)
..Hypsosinga (Genus)
..Ideocaira (Genus)
..Indoetra (Genus)
..Isoxya (Genus)
..Kaira (Genus)
..Kangaraneus (Genus)
..Kapogea (Genus)
..Kilima (Genus)
..Larinia (Genus)
..Lariniaria (Genus)
..Larinioides (Genus)
..Lariniophora (Genus)
..Leviana (Genus)
..Leviaraneus (Genus)
..Leviellus (Genus)
..Lewisepeira (Genus)
..Lipocrea (Genus)
..†Luxurionephila (Genus)
..Macracantha (Genus)
..Madacantha (Genus)
..Mahembea (Genus)
..Mangora (Genus)
..Mangrovia (Genus)
..Manogea (Genus)
..Mastophora (Genus)
..Mecynogea (Genus)
..Megaraneus (Genus)
..Melychiopharis (Genus)
..†Mesozygiella (Genus)
..Metazygia (Genus)
..Metepeira (Genus)
..Micrathena (Genus)
..Micrepeira (Genus)
..Micropoltys (Genus)
..Milonia (Genus)
..†Minutunguis (Genus)
..†Miraraneus (Genus)
..†Mirometa (Genus)
..Molinaranea (Genus)
..Nemoscolus (Genus)
..Nemosinga (Genus)
..Nemospiza (Genus)
..Neogea (Genus)
..Neoscona (Genus)
..Nephilengys (Genus)
..Nephilingis (Genus)
..Nicolepeira (Genus)
..Novakiella (Genus)
..Novaranea (Genus)
..Nuctenea (Genus)
..Oarces (Genus)
..Ocrepeira (Genus)
..Ordgarius (Genus)
..†Palaeonephila (Genus)
..Paralarinia (Genus)
..Paraplectana (Genus)
..Paraplectanoides (Genus)
..Pararaneus (Genus)
..Paraverrucosa (Genus)
..Parawixia (Genus)
..Parmatergus (Genus)
..Pasilobus (Genus)
..Perilla (Genus)
..Pherenice (Genus)
..Phonognatha (Genus)
..Pitharatus (Genus)
..Plebs (Genus)
..Poecilarcys (Genus)
..Poecilopachys (Genus)
..Poltys (Genus)
..Popperaneus (Genus)
..Porcataraneus (Genus)
..Pozonia (Genus)
..Prasonica (Genus)
..Prasonicella (Genus)
..Pronoides (Genus)
..Pronous (Genus)
..Pseudartonis (Genus)
..Pseudopsyllo (Genus)
..Psyllo (Genus)
..†Pulchellaranea (Genus)
..Pycnacantha (Genus)
..†Pycnosinga (Genus)
..Quokkaraneus (Genus)
..Rubrepeira (Genus)
..Salsa (Genus)
..Scoloderus (Genus)
..Sedasta (Genus)
..Singa (Genus)
..Singafrotypa (Genus)
..Siwa (Genus)
..Socca (Genus)
..Spilasma (Genus)
..Spinepeira (Genus)
..Spintharidius (Genus)
..Taczanowskia (Genus)
..Talthybia (Genus)
..Tatepeira (Genus)
..Telaprocera (Genus)
..Testudinaria (Genus)
..†Testudinaroides (Genus)
..†Tethneus (Genus)
..Thelacantha (Genus)
..Thorellina (Genus)
..Togacantha (Genus)
..Trichonephila (Genus)
..Umbonata (Genus)
..Ursa (Genus)
..Venomius (Genus)
..Verrucosa (Genus)
..Wagneriana (Genus)
..Witica (Genus)
..Wixia (Genus)
..Xylethrus (Genus)
..Yaginumia (Genus)
..Zealaranea (Genus)
..Zilla (Genus)
..Zygiella (Genus)
..Nephila (Genus)
....Nephila antipodiana (Species)
....Nephila clavata (Species)
....Nephila clavipes (Species)
....Nephila comorana (Species)
....Nephila constricta (Species)
....Nephila cornuta (Species)
....Nephila dirangensis (Species)
....Nephila edulis (Species)
....Nephila fenestrata (Species)
....Nephila inaurata (Species)
....Nephila komaci (Species) - Komac's golden orb spider
....Nephila kuhlii (Species)
....Nephila laurinae (Species)
....Nephila pakistaniensis (Species)
....Nephila pilipes (Species)
....Nephila plumipes (Species)
....Nephila robusta (Species)
....Nephila senegalensis (Species)
....Nephila sexpunctata (Species)
....Nephila sumptuosa (Species)
....Nephila tetragnathoides (Species)
....Nephila turneri (Species)
....Nephila vitiana (Species)
Authorship
Original name
:
Leach, 1815. Zool. Miscell., 2, 133.
Types
Type of
:
Nephilidae
(Family)
Simon, 1894
Type
:
Nephila pilipes
(Fabricius, 1793)
Variants
Different spelling
:
Nephisa
(Genus)
Latreille, 1831
Ref:
S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]
: [19 Dec 2008].
Synonyms
Including
:
†
Geratonephila
(Genus)
Poinar, 2012
Ref:
J.A. Dunlop et al. (comps.), 2023
: 176.
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Last updated:
21 Sep 2025