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Checklist for Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 (Spider)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
159
544
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
127
467
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
63
365
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
362
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
62 Families width 524 Species and 2 Subspecies
#ACDEGHILMNOPSTUZ
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870Amaurobiids4SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893Ammoxenid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878Anyphaenid sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders45SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Chummidae Jocqué, 2001Chummid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones7SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider5SpeciesTaxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894Cyatholipid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850Net-casters2SpeciesTaxom
Desidae Pocock, 1895Desid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Drymusidae Simon, 1893Drymusid spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947Gallieniellid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders63SpeciesTaxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878Dwarf sheet spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids1SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Lamponidae Simon, 1893White-tailed spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders17SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders29SpeciesTaxom
Migidae Simon, 1892Tree trapdoor spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Nicodamidae Simon, 1898Nicodamid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider1SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965Orsolobid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider5SpeciesTaxom
Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967Phyxelidid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider4SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider42SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter11SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties1SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers14SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider37SpeciesTaxom
Trachelidae Simon, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879Flat spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers4SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893Wandering Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Zorocratidae (Dahl, 1913)Zorocratid spider0SpeciesTaxom
Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882False Huntsman Spiders7SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Araneae with occurrences in Western Cape
SuborderAraneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
51
340
460
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderMygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
8
18
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChummidae
Jocqué, 2001
Chummid spiders
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyClubionidae
Wagner, 1887
Clubiones, Clubionids, Foliage Spiders, Sac Spider, Sac spiders, Two-Clawed Hunting Spiders
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMiturgidae
Simon, 1885
Long-legged sac spiders, Prowling Hunters, Prowling spiders, Racing Stripe Spiders
2
9
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