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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
83
215
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
67
188
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
151
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
42
151
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Free State
42 Families width 67 Species
#TALGCSDOMPZEIHNU
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Trachelidae Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893Ammoxenid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties0SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965Orsolobid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider7SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider2SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones4SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947Gallieniellid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae (C. L. Koch, 1851)Eresid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882False Huntsman Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878Dwarf sheet spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids1SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider0SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879Flat spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider1SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider2SpeciesTaxom
Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967Phyxelidid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Free State
151 Genera with 67 Species
#ABCDEFGHJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXZ
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Afroceto Lyle & Haddad, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Agelena Walckenaer, 1805
Eurasian Grass Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Allocosa Banks, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenus Simon, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Amusia Tullgren, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Ancylotrypa Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Anomalomma Simon, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Ansiea Lehtinen, 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Anyphops Benoit, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Apochinomma Pavesi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1757Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1772Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asemesthes Simon, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrodomus Lawrence, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Azanialobus Griswold & P..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Baryphas Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Benoitia Lehtinen, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Brancus Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Camaricus Thorell, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Cambalida Simon, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Camillina Berland, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Caponia Simon, 1887
Eight-eyed orange lungless spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Castianeira Keyserling, 1886Ant-Mimic Sac Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cetonana Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839
Longlegged sac spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cheiramiona Lotz & Dippe..., 1999
0SpeciesTaxom
Cispius Simon, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Clubiona Latreille, 1921Leaf curling sac spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Coenoptychus Simon, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Commoris Simon, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Copuetta Haddad, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Coscinida Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Cydrela Thorell, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrba Simon, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrioctea Simon, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Diaea Thorell, 1869
Flower spider0SpeciesTaxom
Diores Simon, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Drassodella Hewitt, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Drassodes Westring, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dresserus Simon, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dysdera Latreille, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Euprosthenops Pocock, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Euprosthenopsis Blandin, 1974
0SpeciesTaxom
Evarcha Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Evippomma Roewer, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Festucula Simon, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Firmicus Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Foveosa Russell-Smit..., 2007
0SpeciesTaxom
Fuchibotulus Haddad & Lyle, 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Galeosoma Purcell, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Gandanameno Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Geolycosa Montgomery, 1900Burrowing wolf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Graptartia Simon, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Griswoldia Dippenaar-Sc..., 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Hahnia C. L. Koch, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpactira Ausserer, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Heriaeus Simon, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Hippasa Simon, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Jocquestus Lyle & Haddad, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1902Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1927Brown spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Lycosa Latreille, 1903Wolf Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1928
Platform spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Misumenops F. O. P.-Cam..., 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839
Antmimicking spider0SpeciesTaxom
Natta Karsch, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Neotama Baehr & Baehr, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nigorella Wesolowska &..., 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Oecobius Lucas, 1846
Wall spider0SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Orthobula Simon, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1804
Lynx Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Oxytate L. Koch, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Pactactes Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanus Dufour, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Palystes L. Koch, 1875
Lizard-eating spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Parabomis Kulczynski, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1903Thin-legged Wolf Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pellenes Simon, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Perenethis L. Koch, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826
Running Crab Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Phintella Strand, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Pisaura Simon, 17571SpeciesTaxom
Platyoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1890
Scorpion spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Poachelas Haddad & Lyle, 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Proevippa Purcell, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudicius Simon, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrommata Järvi, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterartoria Purcell, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
Usambara baboon spider0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Quamtana Huber, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhaeboctesis Simon, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rothus Simon, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Runcinia Simon, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Segregara Tucker, 1917
Spurred trapdoor spider0SpeciesTaxom
Setaphis Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Spiroctenus Simon, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Stasimopus Simon, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
False black widows0SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Suemus Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Synema Simon, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonophthalma Karsch, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Thanatus C. L. Koch, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Themacrys Simon, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Theuma Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisops Karsch, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisus Walckenaer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Thyene Simon, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Thyenula Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Thysanina Simon, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Tmarus Simon, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Trabea Simon, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Trachelas L. Koch, 1872
Running Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Trephopoda Tucker, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichothyse Tucker, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Tybaertiella Jocqué, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Tyrotama Foord & Dipp..., 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Uloborus Latreille, 1806
Cribellate Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Upognampa Tucker, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Urozelotes Mello-Leitao, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Vidole Lehtinen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Wajane Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Xerophaeus Purcell, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Xevioso Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Zenonina Simon, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Free State
67 Species
Afroceto africana Simon, 1910
Ammoxenus amphalodes Dippenaar & ..., 1980Sand divers
Apochinomma acanthaspis Eugène Simon, 1896
Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1758Cross orbweaver
Araneus quadratus (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Araneus pinguis Karsch, 1879
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772Geometric spider
Benoitia ocellata Mary Agard P..., 1900African grass funnel-web spider
Castianeira micaria Eugène Simon, 1886
Clubiona bevisi Roger de Les..., 1923
Clubiona citricolor George Newbo..., 1952
Clubiona drassodes Octavius Pic..., 1874
Clubiona sjostedti Roger de Les..., 1921
Coenoptychus mutillicus Haddad, 2004
Commoris enoplognatha Eugène Simon, 1902
Copuetta lacustris Strand, 1916
Cyrioctea lotzi Jocqué, 2013
Diores femoralis Rudy Jocqué, 1990
Drassodella guttata Mbo & Haddad, 2019
Drassodes tesselatus William Fred..., 1907
Dresserus kannemeyeri Shirley Cott..., 1920Ground velvet spider
Dysdera nomada Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Evarcha prosimilis Wesołowska ..., 2008
Geolycosa subvittata Mary Agard P..., 1900
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Harpactira hamiltoni Mary Agard P..., 1902
Harpactira tigrina Ausserer, 1875
Heliophanus fascinatus Wanda Wesoł..., 1986
Hogna transvaalica Eugène Simon, 1898
Hypsosinga lithyphantoides Lodovico di ..., 1947
Jocquestus schenkeli Lessert, 1923
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Lipocrea longissima Eugène Simon, 1881
Loxosceles parramae Newlands, 1981
Loxosceles simillima Lawrence, 1927
Lycosa rimicola William Fred..., 1903
Menemerus transvaalicus Wesołowska, 1999
Natta chionogaster Eugène Simon, 1901
Nemoscolus cotti Roger de Les..., 1933
Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Neotama obatala Rheims & Ant..., 2004
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885
Pardosa crassipalpis William Fred..., 1903
Pellenes bulawayoensis Wanda Wesoł..., 2000
Pisaura mirabilis Clerck, 1757Nuptial feeding spider
Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781
Rothus aethiopicus (Roewer, 1955)⇒ Rothus purpurissatus Eugène Simon, 1898
Smeringopus lotzi B.A. Huber, 2012
Spiroctenus pilosus Tucker, 1917
Stasimopus gigas J. Hewitt, 1915
Stasimopus nanus Shirley Cott..., 1917
Stegodyphus dumicola Mary Agard P..., 1898African social spider
Thomisus australis Comellini, 1957
Thyene thyenioides Roger de Les..., 1925Hemichordates
Thysanina absolvo Lyle & Haddad, 2006
Trabea purcelli Carl Friedri..., 1951San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Vidole sothoana Griswold, 1990
Xerophaeus communis William Fred..., 1907

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Free State
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
140
58
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
5
8
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMiturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders
2
0
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