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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Kwale (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
13
21
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
8
15
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
6
13
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
6
13
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwale
6 Families width 10 Species
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae (C. L. Koch, 1851)Carpenter spider1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwale
13 Genera with 10 Species
Anoploscelus Pocock, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Artema Walckenaer, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1873Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hasarius Simon, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Hippasa Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Hyllus C. L. Koch, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1930Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1858Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilingis Kuntner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
Usambara baboon spider0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Wadicosa Zyuzin, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwale
10 Species
Artema atlanta (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Hasarius adansoni Audouin, 1826Adanson's House Jumper
Hippasa cinerea Eugène Simon, 1898
Hyllus argyrotoxus Eugène Simon, 1902
Leucauge medjensis Lessert, 1930
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775African Hermit Spider
Wadicosa benadira Caporiacco, 1940Burrow worms

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Kwale
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
5
11
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
2
0
Family
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