Taxa included

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

Taxon
Araneus melanillus (Roewer, 1942) (Araneidae) 69, (unidentifiable, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick), Epeira melania
Araneus viridanus (Urquhart, 1893) (Araneidae) 69, (senior S of "Holaranea" = Cryptaranea atrihastula; not on page 90 and not confirmed by Sirvid & Vink, 2000: 49), Epeira viridana
Araneus viridicans (Urquhart, 1888) (Araneidae) 69, (unidentifiable, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick), Epeira viridicans
Zealaranea crassa (Walckenaer, 1841) (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 Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 70, type Epeira crassa Walckenaer, 1841; gender feminine Original description
Zealaranea trinotata (Urquhart, 1890) (Araneidae) 72, f. 345, 380-389 (mf, removed from S of Araneus brouni, S of Araneus aestivus and A. brouni olivinius), Zealaranea trinotata
Zealaranea prina Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 74, f. 346, 390-394, 396-400 (Dmf), Zealaranea prina Original description
Colaranea Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 76, type Epeira viriditas Urquhart, 1886; gender feminine Original description
Colaranea viriditas (Urquhart, 1887) (Araneidae) 77, f. 347, 401-410, (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus discolor, A. flavomaculatus and A. galbanus), Colaranea viriditas
Colaranea verutum (Urquhart, 1887) (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 brunnea Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 81, f. 350, 430-434 (Dmf), Colaranea brunnea Original description
Colaranea melanoviridis Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 81, f. 349, 429, 435-436 (Dmf), Colaranea melanoviridis Original description
Cryptaranea Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 82, type Epeira invisibilis Urquhart, 1892; gender feminine Original description
Cryptaranea invisibilis (Urquhart, 1892) (Araneidae) 83, f. 360, 437, 439-445 (mf, T from Araneus), Cryptaranea invisibilis
Cryptaranea venustula (Urquhart, 1891) (Araneidae) 85, f. 362, 446-457, 471 (Dm, f, removed from S of Araneus viriditas, rejecting Roewer, 1942a: 835), Cryptaranea venustula
Cryptaranea albolineata (Urquhart, 1893) (Araneidae) 87, f. 358, 458-469 (Dm, f, T from Araneus), Cryptaranea albolineata
Cryptaranea stewartensis Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 89, f. 355, 478-482 (Dmf), Cryptaranea stewartensis Original description
Cryptaranea subalpina Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 89, f. 354, 472-477 (Dmf), Cryptaranea subalpina Original description
Cryptaranea atrihastula (Urquhart, 1891) (Araneidae) 90, f. 357, 483-489 (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus nigrohastulus), Cryptaranea atrihastula
Cryptaranea subcompta (Urquhart, 1887) (Araneidae) 94, f. 356, 492-497 (Dm, f, T from Araneus), Cryptaranea subcompta
Courtaraneus orientalis (Urquhart, 1887) (Araneidae) 98, f. 501-503 , (f, removed from S of Araneus brouni), Neoscona orientalis
Backobourkia brouni (Urquhart, 1885) (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
Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Araneidae) 104, f. 353, 516-530 (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus blatteus and A. leuciscus), Eriophora pustulosa
Acroaspis decorosa (Urquhart, 1894) (Araneidae) 110, f. 351, 531-538 (Dm, f, removed from S of E. pustulosa), Eriophora decorosa
Novaranea queribunda (Keyserling, 1887) (Araneidae) 114, f. 361, 539-544, 546-552 (Tf from Araneus, Dm), Novaranea laevigata
Novaranea Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 114, type Epeira laevigata Urquhart, 1891; gender feminine; syn. of Novaranea queribunda (Keyserling, 1887) Original description
Novakiella trituberculosa (Roewer, 1942) (Araneidae) 119, f. 359, 553-562 , (Dm, f, T from Araneus), Novakia trituberculata
Novakia Court & Forster, 1988 (Araneidae) 119, type Epeira trituberculata Urquhart, 1887; gender feminine Original description

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