type Epeira pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841; gender feminine

In synonymy:
Socca atriapiata (Urquhart, 1891, T from Epeira) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 379, sub Araneus).
Socca blattea (Urquhart, 1887, T from Araneus) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 104, sub Eriophora).
Socca corrugatum (Urquhart, 1887, T from Epeira) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 379, sub Araneus).
Socca helveoguttata (Urquhart, 1888, T from Epeira) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 379, sub Araneus).
Socca inquieta (Keyserling, 1887, T from Araneus) = Socca sydneyica (Keyserling, 1887) (Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 316).
Socca leucisca (Urquhart, 1892, T from Araneus) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Court & Forster, 1988: 104, sub Eriophora).
Socca mulleola (Urquhart, 1888, T from Epeira) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 379, sub Araneus).
Socca oblitera (Urquhart, 1887, T from Epeira) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 379, sub Araneus).
Socca ostribrunnea (Urquhart, 1890, T from Epeira) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 379, sub Araneus).
Socca pocillator (Urquhart, 1887, T from Epeira) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 379, sub Araneus).
Socca senicaudata simplex (Simon, 1908, T from Araneus) = Socca senicaudata (Simon, 1908) (Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 309).
Socca simulata (Urquhart, 1892, T from Epeira) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 379, sub Araneus).
Socca verrucosa (Walckenaer, 1841, T from Epeira) = Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) (Dalmas, 1917a: 379, sub Araneus).

Socca arena Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 286, f. 1D-F, 6B, 11A-E, 12A-I (Dmf).

Socca australis Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 291, f. 14A-E (Df).

Socca caiguna Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 294, f. 16A-F (Df).

Socca elvispresleyi Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 295, f. 6C, 17A-D (Dm).

Socca eugeni Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 296, f. 5B, 6D, 18A-D, 19A-E (Dmf).

Socca johnnywarreni Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 300, f. 6E, 20A-D, 21A-E (Dmf).

Socca kullmanni Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 303, f. 5D, 6F, 23A-D, 24A-E (Dmf).

Socca levyashini Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 306, f. 5C, 25A-E (Df).

Socca pleia Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 308, f. 6G, 24A-D (Dm).

Epeira pustulosa Walckenaer, 1841: 132 (Df).
Epeira verrucosa Walckenaer, 1841: 135 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056553].
Epeira verrucosa Keyserling, 1864: 139, pl. 6, f. 20-21 (f).
Epeira verrucosa L. Koch, 1872a: 112, pl. 9, f. 4 (f, Dm).
Epeira brounii Urquhart, 1885: 32, pl. 10, f. 5 (m; misidentified per Dalmas, 1917a: 380).
Epeira corrugatum Urquhart, 1887: 72, pl. 7, f. 1 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056554].
Epeira pocillator Urquhart, 1887: 74 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056555].
Epeira oblitera Urquhart, 1887: 77 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056556].
Epeira mulleola Urquhart, 1888: 118, pl. 41, f. 6 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056557].
Epeira helveo-guttata Urquhart, 1888: 119 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056558].
Epeira mulleola Urquhart, 1889a: 147 (Dm).
Epeira ostri-brunnea Urquhart, 1890c: 243, 250, pl. 17, f. 5 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056559].
Epeira atri-apiata Urquhart, 1891a: 156 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056560].
Epeira simulata Urquhart, 1892b: 242 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056561].
Epeira leucisca Urquhart, 1892b: 245 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056543].
Epeira blattea Urquhart, 1893a: 179 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056542].
Araneus pustulosa Dalmas, 1917a: 379, f. 46, 49 (mf, T from Epeira, S of Epeira atriapiata, E. corrugatum, E. helveoguttata, E. mulleola, E. oblitera, E. ostribrunnea, E. pocillator, E. simulata and E. verrucosa).
Araneus pustulosus Main, 1964: 100, f. G (f).
Araneus pustulosus Hickman, 1967: 64, f. 112-114 (mf).
Aranea pustulosa Forster, 1967: 17, f. 10, 31 (mf).
Araneus pustulosus Forster & Forster, 1973: 27, f. 3c, 6c (mf).
Araneus pustulosus Main, 1977b: 100, f. 5 (f).
Eriophora pustulosa Court & Forster, 1988: 104, f. 353, 516-530 (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus blatteus and A. leuciscus).
Eriophora pustulosa Paquin, Vink & Dupérré, 2010: 49, f. 25.4-5 (mf).
Socca pustulosa Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 282, f. 1A-C, 3A-E, 5A, 6A, 7A-D, 8A-F (mf, T from Eriophora).

Araneus senicaudata Simon, 1908d: 425 (Df).
Araneus senicaudata simplex Simon, 1908d: 426 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015193].
Socca senicaudata Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 309, f. 1G-H, 4, 6H, 28A-E, 29A-F (Dm, f, T from Araneus, S of Araneus senicaudatus simplex).
Araneus senicaudatus Dupérré, 2023a: 154, f. 25A-D (f).

Epeira inquieta Keyserling, 1887a: 189, p. 16, f. 6 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014945].
Epeira sydneyica Keyserling, 1887a: 155, pl. 13, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
Socca sydneyica Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022: 316, f. 6I, 31A-D, 32A-E (mf, T from Araneus, S of Araneus inquietus).