Biology:List of Araneidae genera

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(As of November 2015), the World Spider Catalog accepted the following genera in the family Araneidae:

• Acacesia Simon, 1895
• Acantharachne Tullgren, 1910
• Acanthepeira Marx, 1883
• Acroaspis Karsch, 1878
• Acrosomoides Simon, 1887
• Actinacantha Simon, 1864
• Actinosoma Holmberg, 1883
• Aculepeira Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
• Acusilas Simon, 1895
• Aethriscus Pocock, 1902
• Aethrodiscus Strand, 1913
• Aetrocantha Karsch, 1879
• Afracantha Dahl, 1914
• Agalenatea Archer, 1951
• Alenatea Song & Zhu, 1999
• Allocyclosa Levi, 1999
• Alpaida O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889
• Amazonepeira Levi, 1989
• Anepsion Strand, 1929
• Arachnura Vinson, 1863
• Araneus Clerck, 1757
• Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
• Aranoethra Butler, 1873
• Argiope Audouin, 1826
• Arkys Walckenaer, 1837
• Artonis Simon, 1895
• Aspidolasius Simon, 1887
• Augusta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877
• Austracantha Dahl, 1914
• Backobourkia Framenau et al., 2010
• Bertrana Keyserling, 1884
• Caerostris Thorell, 1868
• Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872
• Celaenia Thorell, 1868
• Cercidia Thorell, 1869
• Chorizopes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1870
• Cladomelea Simon, 1895
• Cnodalia Thorell, 1890
• Coelossia Simon, 1895
• Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988
• Collina Urquhart, 1891
• Colphepeira Archer, 1941
• Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 1988
• Cyclosa Menge, 1866
• Cyphalonotus Simon, 1895
• Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868
• Cyrtobill Framenau & Scharff, 2009
• Cyrtophora Simon, 1864
• Deione Thorell, 1898
• Deliochus Simon, 1894
• Demadiana Strand, 1929
• Dolophones Walckenaer, 1837
• Dubiepeira Levi, 1991
• Edricus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890
• Enacrosoma Mello-Leitão, 1932
• Encyosaccus Simon, 1895
• Epeiroides Keyserling, 1885
• Eriophora Simon, 1864
• Eriovixia Archer, 1951
• Eustacesia Caporiacco, 1954
• Eustala Simon, 1895
• Exechocentrus Simon, 1889
• Faradja Grasshoff, 1970
• Friula O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896
• Galaporella Levi, 2009
• Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833
• Gastroxya Benoit, 1962
• Gea C. L. Koch, 1843
• Gibbaranea Archer, 1951
• Glyptogona Simon, 1884
• Heterognatha Nicolet, 1849
• Heurodes Keyserling, 1886
• Hingstepeira Levi, 1995
• Hypognatha Guérin, 1839
• Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914
• Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
• Ideocaira Simon, 1903
• Isoxya Simon, 1885
• Kaira O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889
• Kapogea Levi, 1997
• Kilima Grasshoff, 1970
• Larinia Simon, 1874
• Lariniaria Grasshoff, 1970
• Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934
• Leviellus Wunderlich, 2004
• Lewisepeira Levi, 1993
• Lipocrea Thorell, 1878
• Macracantha Simon, 1864
• Madacantha Emerit, 1970
• Mahembea Grasshoff, 1970
• Mangora O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889
• Manogea Levi, 1997
• Mastophora Holmberg, 1876
• Mecynogea Simon, 1903
• Megaraneus Lawrence, 1968
• Melychiopharis Simon, 1895
• Metazygia F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904
• Metepeira F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903
• Micrathena Sundevall, 1833
• Micrepeira Schenkel, 1953
• Micropoltys Kulczy?ski, 1911
• Milonia Thorell, 1890
• Molinaranea Mello-Leitão, 1940
• Nemoscolus Simon, 1895
• Nemosinga Caporiacco, 1947
• Nemospiza Simon, 1903
• Neogea Levi, 1983
• Neoscona Simon, 1864
• Nicolepeira Levi, 2001
• Novakiella Court & Forster, 1993
• Novaranea Court & Forster, 1988
• Nuctenea Simon, 1864
• Ocrepeira Marx, 1883
• Ordgarius Keyserling, 1886
• Paralarinia Grasshoff, 1970
• Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1867
• Paraplectanoides Keyserling, 1886
• Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1940
• Parawixia F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904
• Parazygiella Wunderlich, 2004
• Parmatergus Emerit, 1994
• Pasilobus Simon, 1895
• Perilla Thorell, 1895
• Pherenice Thorell, 1899
• Phonognatha Simon, 1894
• Pitharatus Simon, 1895
• Plebs Joseph & Framenau, 2012
• Poecilarcys Simon, 1895
• Poecilopachys Simon, 1895
• Poltys C. L. Koch, 1843
• Porcataraneus Mi & Peng, 2011
• Pozonia Schenkel, 1953
• Prasonica Simon, 1895
• Prasonicella Grasshoff, 1971
• Pronoides Schenkel, 1936
• Pronous Keyserling, 1881
• Pseudartonis Simon, 1903
• Pseudopsyllo Strand, 1916
• Psyllo Thorell, 1899
• Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1865
• Rubrepeira Levi, 1992
• Scoloderus Simon, 1887
• Sedasta Simon, 1894
• Singa C. L. Koch, 1836
• Singafrotypa Benoit, 1962
• Siwa Grasshoff, 1970
• Spilasma Simon, 1897
• Spinepeira Levi, 1995
• Spintharidius Simon, 1893
• Stroemiellus Wunderlich, 2004
• Taczanowskia Keyserling, 1879
• Talthybia Thorell, 1898
• Tatepeira Levi, 1995
• Telaprocera Harmer & Framenau, 2008
• Testudinaria Taczanowski, 1879
• Thelacantha Hasselt, 1882
• Thorellina Berg, 1899
• Togacantha Dahl, 1914
• Umbonata Grasshoff, 1971
• Ursa Simon, 1895
• Verrucosa McCook, 1888
• Wagneriana F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904
• Witica O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895
• Wixia O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882
• Xylethrus Simon, 1895
• Yaginumia Archer, 1960
• Zealaranea Court & Forster, 1988
• Zilla C. L. Koch, 1834
• Zygiella F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902