ARANEIDAE
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.847631 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6280918 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/737187FF-FF9E-983C-B4AE-FC20F998DE50 |
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Jeremy |
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ARANEIDAE |
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1. Family ARANEIDAE View in CoL View at ENA
1806. Araneidae Latreille , Genera Crustaceonum, 1: 82.
1981. Araneidae : Tikader & Bal, Rec. zool. Surv: India, occ. pap. No. 24: 42.
Type genus: Araneus Clerck. View in CoL
Distribution Cosmopolitan.
Key to the genera of the family Araneidae Latreille
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5. Median eyes closer to each other than the laterals. Tibia I of male is straight and unmodified................. ....................................................................................... Argiope Median eyes not closer to each other than laterals. Tibia I Of male is not straight and unmodified.............................................................................................................2 Spinnerets situated on an elevated circular space surrounded by a thick flange in the form of a ring ................................................................................................ Gasteracantha Spinnerets not situated on an elevated circular space surrounded by a thick flange in a form of ring...........................................................................................................................3 Abdomen elongated; cephalothorax with convex and elevated cephalic region........... ............................................................................................................ Nephila Abdomen oval; cephalothorax without convex and elevated cephalic region............. 4 Thoracic groove longitudinal; epigyne with unwrinkled scape and provided with one or two pairs of lateral lobes................... ................................................................... Neoscona Thoracic groove not longitudinal; epigyne without unwrinkled scape and without lateral lobes............................................................................................................................5 Abdomen pointed over the carapace with a little mid-dorsal projection............. Larinia Abdomen not pointed over the carapace and without little mid-dorsal projection.......6
6. Femora IV with a double fringe of hair on the prolateral surface of the basal half........ ............................................................................................................ Leucauge Femora IV without double fringe of hair on the prolateral surface of the basal half .... 7
7. Integument of abdomen leathery, dorsum of the abdomen strongly convex.................. ....................................................................................................... Cyrtarachne Integument of abdomen not leathery, dorsum of the abdomen not strongly convex.... 8
8. Thoracic groove transverse, epigyne with distinct scape................................. Araneus Thoracic groove not transverse, epigyne without distinct scape .................................. 9
9. Carapace provided with "U" shaped junction between cephalic and thoracic region..... .............................................................................................................. Cyclosa
10.Carapace not provided with "U" shaped junction between cephalic and thoracic region ............................................................................................................. Herennia
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