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==Genera== {{as of|2024|5}}, the [[World Spider Catalog]] accepts the following genera:<ref name="NMBE">{{cite web |title=Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757 |url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/family/9 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=World Spider Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern}}</ref> *''[[Abba transversa|Abba]]'' <small>Castanheira & Framenau, 2023</small> β Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) *''[[Acacesia]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β South America, North America *''[[Acantharachne]]'' <small>Tullgren, 1910</small> β Congo, Madagascar, Cameroon *''[[Acanthepeira]]'' <small>Marx, 1883</small> β North America, Brazil, Cuba *''[[Acroaspis]]'' <small>Karsch, 1878</small> β New Zealand, Australia *''[[Acrosomoides]]'' <small>Simon, 1887</small> β Madagascar, Cameroon, Congo *''[[Actinacantha]]'' <small>Simon, 1864</small> β Indonesia *''[[Actinosoma]]'' <small>Holmberg, 1883</small> β Colombia, Argentina *''[[Aculepeira]]'' <small>Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942</small> β North America, Central America, South America, Asia, Europe *''[[Acusilas]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Asia *''[[Aethriscus]]'' <small>Pocock, 1902</small> β Congo *''[[Aethrodiscus]]'' <small>Strand, 1913</small> β Central Africa *''[[Aetrocantha]]'' <small>Karsch, 1879</small> β Central Africa *''[[Afracantha]]'' <small>Dahl, 1914</small> β Africa *''[[Agalenatea]]'' <small>Archer, 1951</small> β Ethiopia, Asia *''[[Alenatea]]'' <small>Song & Zhu, 1999</small> β Asia *''[[Allocyclosa]]'' <small>Levi, 1999</small> β United States, Panama, Cuba *''[[Alpaida (spider)|Alpaida]]'' <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889</small> β Central America, South America, Mexico, Caribbean *''[[Amazonepeira]]'' <small>Levi, 1989</small> β South America *''[[Anepsion]]'' <small>Strand, 1929</small> β Oceania, Asia *''[[Aoaraneus]]'' <small>Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021</small> β China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan *''[[Arachnura]]'' <small>Clerck, 1863</small> *''[[Araneus]]'' <small>Clerck, 1757</small> *''[[Araniella]]'' <small>Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942</small> β Asia *''[[Aranoethra]]'' <small>Butler, 1873</small> β Africa *''[[Argiope (spider)|Argiope]]'' <small>Audouin, 1826</small> β Asia, Oceania, Africa, North America, South America, Costa Rica, Cuba, Portugal *''[[Artifex (spider)|Artifex]]'' <small>Kallal & Hormiga, 2018</small> β Australia *''[[Artonis]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Myanmar, Ethiopia *''[[Aspidolasius]]'' <small>Simon, 1887</small> β South America *''[[Augusta glyphica|Augusta]]'' <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877</small> β Madagascar *''[[Austracantha]]'' <small>Dahl, 1914</small> β Australia *''[[Backobourkia]]'' <small>Framenau, DupΓ©rrΓ©, Blackledge & Vink, 2010</small> β Australia, New Zealand *''[[Bertrana]]'' <small>Keyserling, 1884</small> β South America, Central America *''[[Bijoaraneus]]'' <small>Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021</small> β Africa, Asia, Oceania *''[[Caerostris]]'' <small>Thorell, 1868</small> β Africa, Asia *''[[Carepalxis]]'' <small>L. Koch, 1872</small> β Oceania, South America, Mexico, Jamaica *''[[Celaenia]]'' <small>Thorell, 1868</small> β Australia, New Zealand *''[[Cercidia]]'' <small>Thorell, 1869</small> β Russia, Kazakhstan, India *''[[Chorizopes]]'' <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871</small> β Asia, Madagascar *''[[Chorizopesoides]]'' <small>Mi & Wang, 2018</small> β China, Vietnam *''[[Cladomelea]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β South Africa, Congo *''[[Clitaetra]]'' <small>Simon, 1889</small> β Africa, Sri Lanka *''[[Cnodalia]]'' <small>Thorell, 1890</small> β Indonesia, Japan *''[[Coelossia]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Sierra Leone, Mauritius, Madagascar *''[[Colaranea]]'' <small>Court & Forster, 1988</small> β New Zealand *''[[Collina glabicira|Collina]]'' <small>Urquhart, 1891</small> β Australia *''[[Colphepeira]]'' <small>Archer, 1941</small> β United States, Mexico *''[[Courtaraneus]]'' <small>Framenau, Vink, McQuillan & Simpson, 2022</small> β New Zealand *''[[Cryptaranea]]'' <small>Court & Forster, 1988</small> β New Zealand *''[[Cyclosa]]'' <small>Menge, 1866</small> β Caribbean, Asia, Oceania, South America, North America, Central America, Africa, Europe *''[[Cyphalonotus]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Asia, Africa *''[[Cyrtarachne]]'' <small>Thorell, 1868</small> β Asia, Africa, Oceania *''[[Cyrtobill]]'' <small>Framenau & Scharff, 2009</small> β Australia *''[[Cyrtophora]]'' <small>Simon, 1864</small> β Asia, Oceania, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, South America, Africa *''[[Deione]]'' <small>Thorell, 1898</small> β Myanmar *''[[Deliochus]]'' <small>Simon, 1894</small> β Australia, Papua New Guinea *''[[Dolophones]]'' <small>Walckenaer, 1837</small> β Australia, Indonesia *''[[Dubiepeira]]'' <small>Levi, 1991</small> β South America *''[[Edricus]]'' <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890</small> β Mexico, Panama, Ecuador *''[[Enacrosoma]]'' <small>Mello-LeitΓ£o, 1932</small> β South America, Central America, Mexico *''[[Encyosaccus]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β South America *''[[Epeiroides]]'' <small>Keyserling, 1885</small> β Costa Rica, Brazil *''[[Eriophora]]'' <small>Simon, 1864</small> β North America, South America, Central America, Africa, Asia *''[[Eriovixia]]'' <small>Archer, 1951</small> β Asia, Papua New Guinea, Africa *''[[Eustacesia]]'' <small>Caporiacco, 1954</small> β French Guiana *''[[Eustala]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β South America, North America, Central America, Caribbean *''[[Exechocentrus]]'' <small>Simon, 1889</small> β Madagascar *''[[Faradja]]'' <small>Grasshoff, 1970</small> β Congo *''[[Friula]]'' <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897</small> β Indonesia *''[[Galaporella]]'' <small>Levi, 2009</small> β Ecuador *''[[Gasteracantha]]'' <small>Sundevall, 1833</small> β Oceania, Asia, United States, Africa, Chile *''[[Gastroxya]]'' <small>Benoit, 1962</small> β Africa *''[[Gea (spider)|Gea]]'' <small>C. L. Koch, 1843</small> β Africa, Oceania, Asia, United States, Argentina *''[[Gibbaranea]]'' <small>Archer, 1951</small> β Asia, Europe, Algeria *''[[Glyptogona]]'' <small>Simon, 1884</small> β Sri Lanka, Italy, Israel *''[[Gnolus]]'' <small>Simon, 1879</small> β Chile, Argentina *''[[Guizygiella]]'' <small>Zhu, Kim & Song, 1997</small> β Asia *''[[Herennia]]'' <small>Thorell, 1877</small> β Asia, Oceania *''[[Heterognatha]]'' <small>Nicolet, 1849</small> β Chile *''[[Heurodes]]'' <small>Keyserling, 1886</small> β Asia, Australia *''[[Hingstepeira]]'' <small>Levi, 1995</small> β South America *''[[Hortophora]]'' <small>Framenau & Castanheira, 2021</small> β Oceania *''[[Hypognatha]]'' <small>GuΓ©rin, 1839</small> β South America, Central America, Mexico, Trinidad *''[[Hypsacantha]]'' <small>Dahl, 1914</small> β Africa *''[[Hypsosinga]]'' <small>Ausserer, 1871</small> β Asia, North America, Greenland, Africa *''[[Ideocaira]]'' <small>Simon, 1903</small> β South Africa *''[[Indoetra]]'' <small>Kuntner, 2006</small> β Sri Lanka *''[[Box kite spider|Isoxya]]'' <small>Simon, 1885</small> β Africa, Yemen *''[[Kaira (spider)|Kaira]]'' <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889</small> β North America, South America, Cuba, Guatemala *''[[Kangaraneus]]'' <small>Castanheira & Framenau, 2023</small> β Australia *''[[Kapogea]]'' <small>Levi, 1997</small> β Mexico, South America, Central America *''[[Kilima]]'' <small>Grasshoff, 1970</small> β Congo, Seychelles, Yemen *''[[Larinia]]'' <small>Simon, 1874</small> β Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, Oceania, North America *''[[Lariniaria]]'' <small>Grasshoff, 1970</small> β Asia *''[[Larinioides]]'' <small>Caporiacco, 1934</small> β Asia *''[[Lariniophora]]'' <small>Framenau, 2011</small> β Australia *''[[Leviana]]'' <small>Framenau & Kuntner, 2022</small> β Australia *''[[Leviaraneus]]'' <small>Tanikawa & Petcharad, 2023</small> β Asia *''[[Leviellus]]'' <small>Wunderlich, 2004</small> β Asia, France *''[[Lewisepeira]]'' <small>Levi, 1993</small> β Panama, Mexico, Jamaica *''[[Lipocrea]]'' <small>Thorell, 1878</small> β Asia, Europe *''[[Macracantha]]'' <small>Simon, 1864</small> β India, China, Indonesia *''[[Madacantha]]'' <small>Emerit, 1970</small> β Madagascar *''[[Mahembea]]'' <small>Grasshoff, 1970</small> β Central and East Africa *''[[Mangora (spider)|Mangora]]'' <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889</small> β Asia, North America, South America, Central America, Caribbean *''[[Mangrovia]]'' <small>Framenau & Castanheira, 2022</small> β Australia *''[[Manogea]]'' <small>Levi, 1997</small> β South America, Central America, Mexico *''[[Mastophora (spider)|Mastophora]]'' <small>Holmberg, 1876</small> β South America, North America, Central America, Cuba *''[[Mecynogea]]'' <small>Simon, 1903</small> β North America, South America, Cuba *''[[Megaraneus]]'' <small>Lawrence, 1968</small> β Africa *''[[Melychiopharis]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Brazil *''[[Metazygia]]'' <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904</small> β South America, Central America, North America, Caribbean *''[[Metepeira]]'' <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903</small> β North America, Caribbean, South America, Central America *''[[Micrathena]]'' <small>Sundevall, 1833</small> β South America, Caribbean, Central America, North America *''[[Micrepeira]]'' <small>Schenkel, 1953</small> β South America, Costa Rica *''[[Micropoltys]]'' <small>KulczyΕski, 1911</small> β Papua New Guinea, Australia *''[[Milonia]]'' <small>Thorell, 1890</small> β Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar *''[[Molinaranea]]'' <small>Mello-LeitΓ£o, 1940</small> β Chile, Argentina *''[[Nemoscolus]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Africa *''[[Nemosinga]]'' <small>Caporiacco, 1947</small> β Tanzania *''[[Nemospiza]]'' <small>Simon, 1903</small> β South Africa *''[[Neogea]]'' <small>Levi, 1983</small> β Papua New Guinea, India, Indonesia *''[[Neoscona]]'' <small>Simon, 1864</small> β Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, North America, Cuba, South America *''[[Nephila]]'' <small>Leach, 1815</small> β Asia, Oceania, United States, Africa, South America *''[[Nephilengys]]'' <small>L. Koch, 1872</small> β Asia, Oceania *''[[Nephilingis]]'' <small>Kuntner, 2013</small> β South America, Africa *''[[Nicolepeira]]'' <small>Levi, 2001</small> β Chile *''[[Novakiella]]'' <small>Court & Forster, 1993</small> β Australia, New Zealand *''[[Novaranea]]'' <small>Court & Forster, 1988</small> β Australia, New Zealand *''[[Nuctenea]]'' <small>Simon, 1864</small> β Algeria, Asia, Europe *''[[Oarces]]'' <small>Simon, 1879</small> β Brazil, Chile, Argentina *''[[Ocrepeira]]'' <small>Marx, 1883</small> β South America, Central America, Caribbean, North America *''[[Ordgarius]]'' <small>Keyserling, 1886</small> β Asia, Oceania *''[[Paralarinia]]'' <small>Grasshoff, 1970</small> β Congo, South Africa *''[[Paraplectana]]'' <small>Brito Capello, 1867</small> β Asia, Africa *''[[Paraplectanoides]]'' <small>Keyserling, 1886</small> β Australia *''[[Pararaneus]]'' <small>Caporiacco, 1940</small> β Madagascar *''[[Paraverrucosa]]'' <small>Mello-LeitΓ£o, 1939</small> β South America *''[[Parawixia]]'' <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904</small> β Mexico, South America, Asia, Papua New Guinea, Central America, Trinidad *''[[Parmatergus]]'' <small>Emerit, 1994</small> β Madagascar *''[[Pasilobus]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Africa, Asia *''[[Perilla (spider)|Perilla]]'' <small>Thorell, 1895</small> β Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia *''[[Pherenice]]'' <small>Thorell, 1899</small> β Cameroon *''[[Phonognatha]]'' <small>Simon, 1894</small> β Australia *''[[Pitharatus]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Malaysia, Indonesia *''[[Plebs (spider)|Plebs]]'' <small>Joseph & Framenau, 2012</small> β Oceania, Asia *''[[Poecilarcys]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Tunisia *''[[Poecilopachys]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Oceania *''[[Poltys (spider)|Poltys]]'' <small>C. L. Koch, 1843</small> β Asia, Africa, Oceania *''[[Popperaneus]]'' <small>Cabra-GarcΓa & Hormiga, 2020</small> β Brazil, Paraguay *''[[Porcataraneus]]'' <small>Mi & Peng, 2011</small> β India, China *''[[Pozonia]]'' <small>Schenkel, 1953</small> β Caribbean, Paraguay, Mexico, Panama *''[[Prasonica]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Africa, Asia, Oceania *''[[Prasonicella]]'' <small>Grasshoff, 1971</small> β Madagascar, Seychelles *''[[Pronoides]]'' <small>Schenkel, 1936</small> β Asia *''[[Pronous]]'' <small>Keyserling, 1881</small> β Malaysia, Mexico, Central America, South America, Madagascar *''[[Pseudartonis]]'' <small>Simon, 1903</small> β Africa *''[[Pseudopsyllo]]'' <small>Strand, 1916</small> β Cameroon *''[[Psyllo]]'' <small>Thorell, 1899</small> β Cameroon, Congo *''[[Pycnacantha]]'' <small>Blackwall, 1865</small> β Africa *''[[Rubrepeira]]'' <small>Levi, 1992</small> β Mexico, Brazil *''[[Salsa (spider)|Salsa]]'' <small>Framenau & Castanheira, 2022</small> β Australia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea *''[[Scoloderus]]'' <small>Simon, 1887</small> β Belize, North America, Argentina, Caribbean *''[[Sedasta]]'' <small>Simon, 1894</small> β West Africa *''[[Singa (spider)|Singa]]'' <small>C. L. Koch, 1836</small> β Africa, Asia, North America, Europe *''[[Singafrotypa]]'' <small>Benoit, 1962</small> β Africa *''[[Siwa (spider)|Siwa]]'' <small>Grasshoff, 1970</small> β Asia *''[[Socca (spider)|Socca]]'' <small>Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022</small> β Australia *''[[Spilasma]]'' <small>Simon, 1897</small> β South America, Honduras *''[[Spinepeira]]'' <small>Levi, 1995</small> β Peru *''[[Spintharidius]]'' <small>Simon, 1893</small> β South America, Cuba *''[[Taczanowskia]]'' <small>Keyserling, 1879</small> β Mexico, South America *''[[Talthybia]]'' <small>Thorell, 1898</small> β China, Myanmar *''[[Tatepeira]]'' <small>Levi, 1995</small> β South America, Honduras *''[[Telaprocera]]'' <small>Harmer & Framenau, 2008</small> β Australia *''[[Testudinaria]]'' <small>Taczanowski, 1879</small> β South America, Panama *''[[Thelacantha]]'' <small>Hasselt, 1882</small> β Madagascar, Asia, Australia *''[[Thorellina]]'' <small>Berg, 1899</small> β Myanmar, Papua New Guinea *''[[Togacantha]]'' <small>Dahl, 1914</small> β Africa *''[[Trichonephila]]'' <small>Dahl, 1911</small> β Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America, South America *''[[Umbonata]]'' <small>Grasshoff, 1971</small> β Tanzania *''[[Ursa (spider)|Ursa]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β Asia, South America, South Africa *''[[Venomius]]'' <small>Rossi, Castanheira, Baptista & Framenau, 2023</small> β Australia *''[[Verrucosa]]'' <small>McCook, 1888</small> β North America, Panama, South America, Australia *''[[Wagneriana]]'' <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904</small> β South America, Central America, Caribbean, North America *''[[Witica (spider)|Witica]]'' <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895</small> β Cuba, Mexico, Peru *''[[Wixia]]'' <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882</small> β Brazil, Guyana, Bolivia *''[[Xylethrus]]'' <small>Simon, 1895</small> β South America, Mexico, Jamaica, Panama *''[[Yaginumia]]'' <small>Archer, 1960</small> β Asia *''[[Zealaranea]]'' <small>Court & Forster, 1988</small> β New Zealand *''[[Zilla (spider)|Zilla]]'' <small>C. L. Koch, 1834</small> β Azerbaijan, India, China *''[[Zygiella]]'' <small>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902</small> β North America, Asia, Ukraine, South America
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