Araneus

See also: araneus

Translingual

(type species)

Etymology

From Latin arāneus (“spider, spiderweb”).

Proper noun

Araneus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araneidae – many common orb-weaving spiders.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Araneae – order; Opisthothelae - suborder; Araneomorphae - infraorder; Neocribellatae - taxon; Entelegynae - series; Araneoidea - superfamily; Araneidae - family; Araneinae - subfamily; Araneini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Araneus angulatus - type species
  • For other species see List of Araneus species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
    • Araneus acuminatus, Araneus albotriangulus, Araneus alsine, Araneus amabilis, Araneus angulatus, Araneus pentagrammicus, Araneus bufo, Araneus cavaticus, Araneus circe, Araneus diadematus, Araneus gemma, Araneus gemmoides, Araneus grossus, Araneus illaudatus, Araneus lutulentus, Araneus marmoreus, Araneus mitificus, Araneus nordmanni, Araneus pallidus, Araneus pegnia, Araneus praesignis, Araneus pratensis, Araneus quadratus, Araneus ryukyuanus, Araneus saevus, Araneus seminiger, Araneus sturmi, Araneus trifolium, Araneus triguttatus, Araneus ventricosus, Araneus viridiventris - selected species (species for which images available at WikiCommons)

References

• Araneus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Araneus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Araneus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons