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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
26
39
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
20
33
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
9
20
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
9
20
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nairobi
9 Families width 19 Species
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider5SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae (Blackwall, 1859)Dwarf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider1SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae (Simon, 1890)Big wolf spider1SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nairobi
20 Genera with 19 Species
Allocosa Banks, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Festucula Simon, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hasarius Simon, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Holcolaetis Simon, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1978Antmimicking spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1876Thin-legged Wolf Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcus Walckenaer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterinochilus Pocock, 1873Usambara baboon spider1SpeciesTaxom
Rothus Simon, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Runcinia Simon, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Sassacus Peckham & Pe..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Xysticus Koch, 1978Ground Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
19 Species
Allocosa ituriana Embrik Strand, 1913
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Hasarius adansoni Audouin, 1826Adanson's House Jumper
Holcolaetis vellerea Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Menemerus bivittatus Dufour, 1831Gray wall jumper
Myrmarachne kilifi Fred R. Wanless, 1978
Pardosa injucunda Octavius Pic..., 1876
Pholcus diopsis Simon, 1901
Pterinochilus chordatus Gerstäcker, 1873Kilimanjaro Mustard Baboon
Rothus aethiopicus (Roewer, 1955)⇒ Rothus purpurissatus Eugène Simon, 1898
Sassacus aurantiacus Eugène Simon, 1901
Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910
Xysticus potamon Hirotsugu Ono, 1978

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Nairobi
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
8
19
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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