Araneus marmoreus

Araneus marmoreus
Female Araneus marmoreus var. marmoreus
Male Araneus marmoreus var. marmoreus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Araneus
Species:
A. marmoreus
Binomial name
Araneus marmoreus
Clerck, 1757[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757
  • Araneus pyramidatus Clerck, 1757
  • Aranea raji Scopoli, 1763
  • Aranea marmorea (Clerck, 1757)
  • Aranea betulae Sulzer, 1776
  • Aranea aurantio-maculata De Geer, 1778
  • Aranea aurantia Olivier, 1789
  • Aranea pyramidata (Clerck, 1757)
  • Aranea reticulata Roemer, 1789
  • Aranea scalaris Panzer, 1793
  • Aranea regalis Panzer, 1797
  • Aranea melittagria Walckenaer, 1802
  • Epeira melittagria (Walckenaer, 1802)
  • Epeira scalaris (Panzer, 1793)
  • Dysdera lutea Risso, 1826
  • Epeira marmorea (Clerck, 1757)
  • Epeira pyramidata (Clerck, 1757)
  • Epeira jenisoni C.L. Koch, 1835
  • Epeira bohemica C.L. Koch, 1838
  • Epeira graduata Walckenaer, 1841
  • Epeira conspicellata Walckenaer, 1841
  • Epeira insularis Hentz, 1847
  • Epeira obesa Hentz, 1847
  • Epeira flava Giebel, 1867
  • Epeira annulipes Giebel, 1869
  • Aranea gigas Comstock, 1910
  • Aranea tusigia Chamberlin, 1919
  • Araneus gigas (Comstock, 1910)
  • Epeira raji (Scopoli, 1763)

Araneus marmoreus, commonly called the marbled orbweaver, is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is sometimes also called the pumpkin spider from the resemblance of the female's inflated abdomen to an orange pumpkin.[2] It has a Holarctic distribution.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference WSC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757". NBN Atlas. NBN Atlas Partnership. Retrieved 10 June 2021.