Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Kenya (East Africa)
List of families for Kenya
51 Families width 769 Species and 16 Subspecies #ACDEFGHILMOPSTUZ
| Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837 | Agelenid Spiders | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Anapidae Simon, 1895 | Anapid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneidae Simon, 1895 | Golden orb web spiders | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Cithaeronidae Simon, 1893 | Cithaeronid spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clubionidae Wagner, 1887 | Clubiones | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Corinnidae Karsch, 1880 | Ant-like Sac Spiders | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877 | Tropical wolf spiders | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894 | Cyatholipid spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892 | Cyrtaucheiid spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850 | Net-casters | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871 | Dictynid spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851 | Eresid spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867 | Crevice weaver | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947 | Gallieniellid spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898 | Flat-bellied ground spiders | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878 | Dwarf sheet spiders | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870 | Hersiliids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Idiopidae Simon, 1892 | Armored trapdoor spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 | Dwarf spiders | 133 | Species | Taxom | | Liocranidae Simon, 1897 | Liocranid sac spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979 | Ground Spiders | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Mimetidae Simon, 1881 | Pirate spider | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Miturgidae Simon, 1885 | Long-legged sac spiders | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928 | Dwarf cobweb spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912 | Midget ground weaver | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862 | Disc web spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oonopidae Simon, 1890 | Dwarf Cell Spiders | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870 | Lynx spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870 | Palp-footed spiders | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Philodromidae Thorell, 1870 | False crab spiders | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851 | Carpenter spider | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967 | Phyxelidid spiders | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pisauridae Simon, 1890 | Big wolf spider | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnothelidae | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Salticidae Blackwall, 1842 | Jumping Spider | 181 | Species | Taxom | | Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864 | Glue spitter | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenopidae Simon, 1897 | Flatties | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 | Brown recluse spiders | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 | Giant crab spiders | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Telemidae Fage, 1913 | Long-legged cave spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873 | Armored spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 | Elongated Orb Weavers | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870 | Bird-eating spiders | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 | Cobweb And Widow Spiders | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881 | Ray orbweavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 | Crab Spider | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Titanoecidae Lehtinen, 1967 | Rock Weavers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachelidae Simon, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879 | Flat spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uloboridae Thorell, 1869 | Cribellate orb weavers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zodariidae Thorell, 1881 | Ant spiders | 20 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Kenya | Suborder | Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders | 45
309
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Suborder | Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders | 3
10
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Clubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Miturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders | 1
9 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pycnothelidae
| 1
1 | Genus
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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