N.B.: described as a subgenus of Nephila, elevated to genus by Kuntner et al., 2019: 557; for the current familial placement see the note at the family; considered a senior synonym of Heterargiope Kishida, 1936a: 19 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05234] (type Argiope maja Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 = Trichonephila clavata (L. Koch, 1878)) by Jäger, 2012c: 315 (sub Nephila, by transfer of the type species).