Included taxa

Court, D. J. & Forster, R. R. (1988). The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin 6: 68-124. download pdf

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Species
Species Family Page / figures published as
Acroaspis decorosa Araneidae 110, f. 351, 531-538 (Dm, f, removed from S of E. pustulosa) Eriophora decorosa
Araneus melanillus Araneidae 69 (unidentifiable, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick) Epeira melania
Araneus viridanus Araneidae 69 (senior S of "Holaranea" = Cryptaranea atrihastula; not on page 90 and not confirmed by Sirvid & Vink, 2000: 49) Epeira viridana
Araneus viridicans Araneidae 69 (unidentifiable, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick) Epeira viridicans
Backobourkia brouni Araneidae 100, f. 352, 504-506, 508-513 (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus brouni; misidentified and S rejected by Framenau et al., 2010: 96) Eriophora heroine
Colaranea brunnea Araneidae 81, f. 350, 430-434 (Dmf) Colaranea brunnea
Colaranea melanoviridis Araneidae 81, f. 349, 429, 435-436 (Dmf) Colaranea melanoviridis
Colaranea verutum Araneidae 78, f. 348, 417-426 (mf, T from Araneus, removed from S of Araneus viriditas, rejecting Dalmas, 1917a: 387, S of Araneus viriditas hastatus, A. viriditas lineolus and A. viriditas veruinus) Colaranea verutum
Colaranea viriditas Araneidae 77, f. 347, 401-410 (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus discolor, A. flavomaculatus and A. galbanus) Colaranea viriditas
Courtaraneus orientalis Araneidae 98, f. 501-503 (f, removed from S of Araneus brouni) Neoscona orientalis
Cryptaranea albolineata Araneidae 87, f. 358, 458-469 (Dm, f, T from Araneus) Cryptaranea albolineata
Cryptaranea atrihastula Araneidae 90, f. 357, 483-489 (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus nigrohastulus) Cryptaranea atrihastula
Cryptaranea invisibilis Araneidae 83, f. 360, 437, 439-445 (mf, T from Araneus) Cryptaranea invisibilis
Cryptaranea stewartensis Araneidae 89, f. 355, 478-482 (Dmf) Cryptaranea stewartensis
Cryptaranea subalpina Araneidae 89, f. 354, 472-477 (Dmf) Cryptaranea subalpina
Cryptaranea subcompta Araneidae 94, f. 356, 492-497 (Dm, f, T from Araneus) Cryptaranea subcompta
Cryptaranea venustula Araneidae 85, f. 362, 446-457, 471 (Dm, f, removed from S of Araneus viriditas, rejecting Roewer, 1942a: 835) Cryptaranea venustula
Novakiella trituberculosa Araneidae 119, f. 359, 553-562 (Dm, f, T from Araneus) Novakia trituberculata
Novaranea queribunda Araneidae 114, f. 361, 539-544, 546-552 (Tf from Araneus, Dm) Novaranea laevigata
Socca pustulosa Araneidae 104, f. 353, 516-530 (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus blatteus and A. leuciscus) Eriophora pustulosa
Zealaranea crassa Araneidae 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
Zealaranea prina Araneidae 74, f. 346, 390-394, 396-400 (Dmf) Zealaranea prina
Zealaranea trinotata Araneidae 72, f. 345, 380-389 (mf, removed from S of Araneus brouni, S of Araneus aestivus and A. brouni olivinius) Zealaranea trinotata
Genera
Genus Family Page
Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988 Araneidae 76
Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 1988 Araneidae 82
Novakia Court & Forster, 1988 Araneidae 119
Novaranea Court & Forster, 1988 Araneidae 114
Zealaranea Court & Forster, 1988 Araneidae 70