# Araneidae

Los araneidos (Araneidae) son una familia de arañas araneomorfas compuesta por casi 3100 especies divididas en 169 géneros; es la tercera familia con mayor diversidad, después de Salticidae y Linyphiidae. La mayoría construyen sus telas en forma de espiral circular y se mantienen en ella con la cabeza hacia abajo.

## Géneros

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