type Epeira crassa Walckenaer, 1841; gender feminine

In synonymy:
Zealaranea acincta (Urquhart, 1891, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 70).
Zealaranea aestiva (Urquhart, 1893, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea trinotata (Urquhart, 1890) (Court & Forster, 1988: 72).
Zealaranea albiscutum (Urquhart, 1890, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 70).
Zealaranea albostricta (Urquhart, 1890, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 70).
Zealaranea angusticlava (Urquhart, 1893, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 70).
Zealaranea bialbimacula (Urquhart, 1887, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 70).
Zealaranea brouni olivinia (Urquhart, 1890, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea trinotata (Urquhart, 1890) (Court & Forster, 1988: 72).
Zealaranea dubitabilis (Urquhart, 1890, T from Epeira) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 384, sub Araneus).
Zealaranea dumicola (Urquhart, 1889, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 70).
Zealaranea extuberata (L. Koch, 1871, T from Epeira) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 384, sub Araneus).
Zealaranea guttatum (Urquhart, 1890, T from Epeira) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 384, sub Araneus).
Zealaranea lineaacuta (Urquhart, 1887, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Paquin et al., 2008d: 4).
Zealaranea purpurea (Urquhart, 1887, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 70).
Zealaranea similaris (Urquhart, 1891, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 70).
Zealaranea sublutius (Urquhart, 1892, T from Araneus) = Zealaranea trinotata (Urquhart, 1890) (Paquin et al., 2008d: 4).
Zealaranea undata (L. Koch, 1871, T from Epeira) = Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 384, sub Araneus).

Epeira crassa Walckenaer, 1841: 127 (Df).
Epeira extuberata L. Koch, 1871: 61, pl. 5, f. 3 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058116].
Epeira undata L. Koch, 1871: 73, pl. 6, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058115].
Epeira bi-albimacula Urquhart, 1887: 81 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058110].
Epeira linea-acuta Urquhart, 1887: 90 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014983].
Epeira purpura Urquhart, 1887: 91 (Df; erroneously considered preoccupied by Vinson, 1863, see Cyrtophora citricola, and renamed by Roewer, 1942) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058113].
Epeira dumicola Urquhart, 1889a: 146 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058112].
Epeira albo-stricta Urquhart, 1890c: 240 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058108].
Epeira guttatum Urquhart, 1890c: 242, pl. 17, f. 4 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058117].
Epeira dubitabilis Urquhart, 1890c: 246, pl. 17, f. 3 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058118].
Epeira albi-scutum Urquhart, 1890c: 249 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058107].
Epeira acincta Urquhart, 1891a: 158 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058105].
Epeira similaris Urquhart, 1891a: 168 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058114].
Epeira angusticlava Urquhart, 1893a: 173 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058109].
Araneus crassus Dalmas, 1917a: 384, f. 51-52 (mf, T from Epeira, S of Epeira dubitabilis, E. extuberata, E. guttatum and E. undata).
Araneus bialbimacula Bryant, 1935c: 58, pl. 9, f. 13 (f).
Aranea purpurcolor Roewer, 1942a: 831 (erroneous replacement name for Epeira purpura Urquhart, 1887).
Zealaranea crassa Court & Forster, 1988: 70, f. 340-344, 363-376 (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus acinctus, A. albiscutum, A. albostrictus, A. angusticlavus, A. bialbimacula, A. dumicola, A. purpurus and A. similaris).
Zealaranea crassa Paquin et al., 2008d: 4 (S of Araneus lineaacutus).

Zealaranea prina Court & Forster, 1988: 74, f. 346, 390-394, 396-400 (Dmf).

Epeira saxitalis Urquhart, 1887: 82 (Dj).
Zealaranea saxitalis Sirvid & Vink, 2000: 49 (Tj from Araneus).

Epeira trinotata Urquhart, 1890c: 247 (Dm).
Epeira trinotata olivinia Urquhart, 1890c: 249 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058111].
Epeira sublutia Urquhart, 1892b: 241 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015220].
Epeira aestiva Urquhart, 1893a: 174 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058106].
Aranea brounii olivinia Roewer, 1942a: 825.
Zealaranea trinotata Court & Forster, 1988: 72, f. 345, 380-389 (mf, removed from S of Araneus brouni, S of Araneus aestivus and A. brouni olivinius).
Zealaranea trinotata Paquin et al., 2008d: 4 (S of Araneus sublutius).