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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Mossel Bay (Garden Route)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
21
24
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
16
18
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
10
12
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
10
12
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mossel Bay
10 Families width 8 Species
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 18890SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879Flat spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mossel Bay
12 Genera with 8 Species
Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Asemesthes Simon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hermacha Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pactactes Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Palystes L. Koch, 1875Lizard-eating spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Penestomus Simon, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Platyoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1923Scorpion spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Spiroctenus Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805
0SpeciesTaxom
Xerophaeus Purcell, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mossel Bay
8 Species
Archaeodictyna ammophila Menge, 1871
Asemesthes ceresicola Richard Will..., 1923Sand dollars
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Palystes superciliosus Koch, 1875Common rain spider
Penestomus planus Simon, 1902
Platyoides costeri Tucker, 1923Sand dollars
Xerophaeus communis William Fred..., 1907

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Mossel Bay
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
8
10
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
2
2
0
Families
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