Araneidae
Argiope mascordi Levi, 1983
Argiope mascordi Levi, 1983
Argiope mascordi is an Australian orb-web spider with reversed web decorating behavior between juveniles and adults.
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879
Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879
Argiope minuta is a sexually dimorphic colorful orb-weaving spider found across parts of South and East Asia.
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Argiope ocula Fox, 1938
Argiope ocula is a sexually dimorphic orb-weaver spider found across East Asia, identifiable by its distinct abdominal traits.
Argiope ocyaloides L.Koch, 1871
Argiope ocyaloides L.Koch, 1871
Argiope ocyaloides, the bark-hugging St Andrews cross spider, is a small dark orb-web spider found in Queensland, Australia.
Argiope picta L.Koch, 1871
Argiope picta L.Koch, 1871
Argiope picta is an orb web spider found in tropical Australia, Papua New Guinea, and the Moluccas, with variable web decoration patterns.
Argiope radon Levi, 1983
Argiope radon Levi, 1983
Argiope radon is an Australian spider found in aggregations along waterways in semi-arid tropical savannas, with distinct body color patterns.
Argiope submaronica Strand, 1916
Argiope submaronica Strand, 1916
Argiope submaronica is a valid Araneidae orb-weaver spider, first recorded preying on a mammal, the proboscis bat.
Argiope catenulata (Doleschall, 1859)
Argiope catenulata (Doleschall, 1859)
Argiope catenulata is a colorful web-building spider species commonly found in all types of rice environments.
Argiope dang Jäger & Praxaysombath, 2009
Argiope dang Jäger & Praxaysombath, 2009
Argiope dang is a sexually dimorphic orb-weaver spider found across multiple countries in Southeast Asia.
Argiope vietnamensis Ono, 2010
Argiope vietnamensis Ono, 2010
Argiope vietnamensis is a relatively large Asian orb weaver spider with distinct size dimorphism and identifying reproductive traits.
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887
Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887
Argiope anasuja is a signature spider that builds zig-zag marked orb webs, with distinct size differences between sexes.
Argiope versicolor (Doleschall, 1859)
Argiope versicolor (Doleschall, 1859)
Argiope versicolor is a colorful spider species with distinct physical differences between females and males.
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881
Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881 is a sexually dimorphic orb-weaving spider that preys on insects across many natural and disturbed habitats.
Gea heptagon (Hentz, 1850)
Gea heptagon (Hentz, 1850)
Gea heptagon is an orb weaver spider species in the Araneidae family, with a known introduced and native distribution.
Gea spinipes C.L.Koch, 1843
Gea spinipes C.L.Koch, 1843
Gea spinipes is an orb-weaver spider, the type species of genus Gea, found widely across tropical and subtropical Asia.
Bijoaraneus mitificus (Simon, 1886)
Bijoaraneus mitificus (Simon, 1886)
Bijoaraneus mitificus is a small sexually dimorphic spider found across parts of Asia and Oceania.
Bijoaraneus komachi Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021
Bijoaraneus komachi Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021
Bijoaraneus komachi is a sexually dimorphic medium-sized orb-weaver spider found in Japan and Korea, described in 2021.
Bijoaraneus praesignis (L.Koch, 1872)
Bijoaraneus praesignis (L.Koch, 1872)
Bijoaraneus praesignis is an Australian orb-weaving spider with distinctive black abdominal markings thought to be mimicry.
Eriophora pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841)
Eriophora pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841)
Eriophora pustulosa (also called Socca pustulosa) is a variable-coloured symmetric orb-weaving spider native to Australia and widespread across New Zealand and Pacific islands.
Araneus transversus Rainbow, 1912
Araneus transversus Rainbow, 1912
Abba transversa is a monotypic genus orb-weaver spider found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
Oarces reticulatus (Nicolet, 1849)
Oarces reticulatus (Nicolet, 1849)
Oarces reticulatus is a widespread Araneidae spider species endemic to Chile and adjacent Argentina.
Eriovixia excelsa (Simon, 1889)
Eriovixia excelsa (Simon, 1889)
Eriovixia excelsa is a small nocturnal orb-weaver spider native to South and East Asia, introduced to parts of southern Africa, with pest control and antibacterial silk uses.
Eriovixia laglaizei (Simon, 1877)
Eriovixia laglaizei (Simon, 1877)
Eriovixia laglaizei is a sexually dimorphic small-to-medium orb weaver spider distributed widely across tropical Asia.
Poltys illepidus C.L.Koch, 1843
Poltys illepidus C.L.Koch, 1843
Poltys illepidus is a sexually dimorphic orb-weaving spider found across parts of Australasia and Southeast Asia, with unique camouflage and maternal behavior.
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