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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 		Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids		248
931
1761		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
209
804
1356		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
74
532
964		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders		73
529
960		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
73 Families width 960 Species and 2 Subspecies
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTUZ
Actinopodidae Simon, 1892Mouse Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870Amaurobiids7SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893Ammoxenid spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 188910SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878Anyphaenid sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders83SpeciesTaxom
Archaeidae C. L. Koch &..., 1854Archaeid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors1SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Chummidae Jocqué, 2001Chummid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones17SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider19SpeciesTaxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894Cyatholipid spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850Net-casters2SpeciesTaxom
Desidae Pocock, 1895Desid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Drymusidae Simon, 1893Drymusid spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867Crevice weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947Gallieniellid spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders102SpeciesTaxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878Dwarf sheet spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids2SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Lamponidae Simon, 1893White-tailed spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders66SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders65SpeciesTaxom
Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981Microstigmatid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Migidae Simon, 1892Tree trapdoor spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Mimetidae Simon, 1881Pirate spider0SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider0SpeciesTaxom
Nicodamidae Simon, 1898Nicodamid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider3SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965Orsolobid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider7SpeciesTaxom
Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967Phyxelidid spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider10SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider83SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter16SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties3SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Stiphidiidae Dalmas, 1917Sheetweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tengellidae (Dahl, 1908)Tengellid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873Armored spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers22SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders46SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider52SpeciesTaxom
Trachelidae Simon, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879Flat spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers5SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893Wandering Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Zorocratidae (Dahl, 1913)Zorocratid spider0SpeciesTaxom
Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882False Huntsman Spiders10SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Cape
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders		59
495
834		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders		11
28
97		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyChummidae
Jocqué, 2001
Chummid spiders		1
2		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders		1
17		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyMiturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders		3
9		Genera
Species
Taxom



Araneae (Clerck 1757)
Araneae (Clerck 1757)


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