Included taxa
Tanikawa, A. (2001b). Twelve new species and one newly recorded species of the spider genus Araneus (Araneae: Araneidae) from Japan. Acta Arachnologica 50(1): 63-86. doi:10.2476/asjaa.50.63 
Species
| Species | Family | Page / figures | published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alenatea acusiseta | Araneidae | 83, f. 73-74, 77-78 (m, Df) | Araneus acusisetus |
| Aoaraneus amabilis | Araneidae | 82, f. 69-72, 75-76 (Dmf) | Araneus amabilis |
| Araneus borealis | Araneidae | 69, f. 22-23, 28-31 (Dmf) | Araneus borealis |
| Araneus hoshi | Araneidae | 73, f. 39-40, 45-48 (Dmf) | Araneus hoshi |
| Araneus iriomotensis | Araneidae | 71, f. 24-25, 32-35 (Dmf) | Araneus iriomotensis |
| Araneus komi | Araneidae | 75, f. 41-42, 49-51 (Dmf) | Araneus komi |
| Araneus mayumiae | Araneidae | 81, f. 56-57, 62-66 (Dmf) | Araneus mayumiae |
| Araneus nojimai | Araneidae | 63, f. 1-2, 9-13 (Dmf) | Araneus nojimai |
| Araneus ogatai | Araneidae | 76, f. 43-44, 52-53 (Df) | Araneus ogatai |
| Araneus ryukyuanus | Araneidae | 67, f. 5-8, 19-21 (Dmf) | Araneus ryukyuanus |
| Araneus saevus | Araneidae | 81, f. 67-68 (m) | Araneus saevus |
| Araneus seminiger | Araneidae | 77, f. 54-55, 58-61 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063073] | Araneus miyashitai |
| Araneus tsurusakii | Araneidae | 66, f. 3-4, 14-18 (Dmf) | Araneus tsurusakii |
| Araneus viperifer | Araneidae | 66, f. 79 (f) | Araneus viperifer |
| Araneus yasudai | Araneidae | 72, f. 26-27, 36-38 (Dmf) | Araneus yasudai |
Genera
No genus found for this reference