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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
198
834
1968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
171
709
1679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
55
370
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
362
1030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
51 Families width 1030 Species and 20 Subspecies
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTUZ
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders100SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors12SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones7SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders46SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders48SpeciesTaxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894Cyatholipid spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850Net-casters8SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders56SpeciesTaxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878Dwarf sheet spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids5SpeciesTaxom
Hexathelidae Simon, 1892Australian funnelweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders66SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders88SpeciesTaxom
Migidae Simon, 1892Tree trapdoor spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Mimetidae Simon, 1881Pirate spider2SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider1SpeciesTaxom
Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912Midget ground weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders27SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider45SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider39SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider134SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter5SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties10SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Telemidae Fage, 1913Long-legged cave spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873Armored spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers26SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider86SpeciesTaxom
Trachelidae Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers0SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893Wandering Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Zorocratidae (Dahl, 1913)Zorocratid spider2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Congo
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
339
943
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
7
18
61
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMiturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders
3
19
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