Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Africa (Continents)
List of families for Africa
91 Families width 11733 Species and 257 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTUZ
| Actinopodidae Simon, 1892 | Mouse Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837 | Agelenid Spiders | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870 | Amaurobiids | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893 | Ammoxenid spiders | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Anamidae Simon, 1889 | | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Anapidae Simon, 1895 | Anapid spiders | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878 | Anyphaenid sac spiders | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Araneidae Simon, 1895 | Golden orb web spiders | 514 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeidae C. L. Koch &..., 1854 | Archaeid spiders | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Atypidae Thorell, 1870 | Atypical tarantulas | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Barychelidae Simon, 1889 | Brush-footed trapdoors | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Caponiidae Simon, 1890 | Caponiid spiders | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiracanthiidae Wagner, 1887 | Eutichurid Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chummidae Jocqué, 2001 | Chummid spiders | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cithaeronidae Simon, 1893 | Cithaeronid spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Clubionidae Wagner, 1887 | Clubiones | 100 | Species | Taxom | | Corinnidae Karsch, 1880 | Ant-like Sac Spiders | 378 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877 | Tropical wolf spiders | 184 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887 | Cork-lid trapdoor spider | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894 | Cyatholipid spiders | 45 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892 | Cyrtaucheiid spiders | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850 | Net-casters | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Desidae Pocock, 1895 | Desid spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871 | Dictynid spiders | 106 | Species | Taxom | | Dipluridae Simon, 1889 | Curtainweb Spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Drymusidae Simon, 1893 | Drymusid spiders | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837 | Dysderid spiders | 158 | Species | Taxom | | Entypesidae Bond, Opatov..., 2020 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851 | Eresid spiders | 97 | Species | Taxom | | Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867 | Crevice weaver | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947 | Gallieniellid spiders | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898 | Flat-bellied ground spiders | 890 | Species | Taxom | | Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878 | Dwarf sheet spiders | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Halonoproctidae Pocock, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870 | Hersiliids | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Hexathelidae Simon, 1892 | Australian funnelweb spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Idiopidae Simon, 1892 | Armored trapdoor spiders | 103 | Species | Taxom | | Insecutoridae Petrunkevitch, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamponidae Simon, 1893 | White-tailed spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 | Cave spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 | Dwarf spiders | 926 | Species | Taxom | | Liocranidae Simon, 1897 | Liocranid sac spiders | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979 | Ground Spiders | 794 | Species | Taxom | | Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981 | Microstigmatid spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Migidae Simon, 1892 | Tree trapdoor spiders | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Mimetidae Simon, 1881 | Pirate spider | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Miturgidae Simon, 1885 | Long-legged sac spiders | 147 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928 | Dwarf cobweb spiders | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Nemesiidae Simon, 1892 | Tube Trapdoor Spiders | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Nesticidae Simon, 1894 | Cave cobweb spider | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912 | Midget ground weaver | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862 | Disc web spider | 82 | Species | Taxom | | Oonopidae Simon, 1890 | Dwarf Cell Spiders | 280 | Species | Taxom | | Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965 | Orsolobid spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870 | Lynx spiders | 119 | Species | Taxom | | Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870 | Palp-footed spiders | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Paratropididae Simon, 1889 | Bald-legged spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Philodromidae Thorell, 1870 | False crab spiders | 156 | Species | Taxom | | Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851 | Carpenter spider | 418 | Species | Taxom | | Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967 | Phyxelidid spiders | 68 | Species | Taxom | | Pisauridae Simon, 1890 | Big wolf spider | 160 | Species | Taxom | | Plectreuridae Simon, 1893 | Plectreurid spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnothelidae | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Salticidae Blackwall, 1842 | Jumping Spider | 2036 | Species | Taxom | | Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864 | Glue spitter | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Segestriidae Simon, 1893 | Six-eyed Spiders | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Selenopidae Simon, 1897 | Flatties | 130 | Species | Taxom | | Senoculidae Simon, 1890 | Senoculid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 | Brown recluse spiders | 60 | Species | Taxom | | Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 | Giant crab spiders | 326 | Species | Taxom | | Stiphidiidae Dalmas, 1917 | Sheetweb spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931 | Dwarf orb-weavers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986 | Midget Spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Telemidae Fage, 1913 | Long-legged cave spider | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Tengellidae (Dahl, 1908) | Tengellid spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873 | Armored spider | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 | Elongated Orb Weavers | 246 | Species | Taxom | | Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 | Bird-eating spiders | 193 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 | Cobweb And Widow Spiders | 588 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 | Ray orbweavers | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 | Crab Spider | 528 | Species | Taxom | | Titanoecidae Lehtinen, 1967 | Rock Weavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trachelidae Simon, 1897 | | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Trechaleidae Simon, 1890 | Trechaleid spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879 | Flat spiders | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Udubidae Polotow, Car..., 2015 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Uloboridae Thorell, 1869 | Cribellate orb weavers | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Zodariidae Thorell, 1881 | Ant spiders | 335 | Species | Taxom | | Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893 | Wandering Spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Zorocratidae (Dahl, 1913) | Zorocratid spider | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882 | False Huntsman Spiders | 33 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Africa | Suborder | Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 70
1611
10817 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders | 16
106
638 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Chummidae
Jocqué, 2001
Chummid spiders | 1
10 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Clubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders | 8
100 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Miturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders | 11
147 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pycnothelidae
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Udubidae
Polotow, Carmichael & Griswold, 2015
| 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Araneae at artfakta.se
Araneae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneae at dyntaxa.se
Araneae at gbif.org
Araneae at irmng.org
Araneae at itis.gov
Araneae at marinespecies.org
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