Species list, Checklist of Class Arachnida (Arachnids) for Africa (Continents)

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Checklist for Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 (Arachnids)
and region Africa (Continents)

Class

Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids

531
4342
23365

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

List of families for Africa
531 Families width 23365 Species and 729 Subspecies

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Acaridae Latreille, 1802	Acarid mites	45	Species	Taxom
Acaronychidae Grandjean, 1932		2	Species	Taxom
Acarophenacidae Cross, 1965		1	Species	Taxom
Acherontacaridae Cook, 1967		3	Species	Taxom
Achipteriidae Thor, 1929		16	Species	Taxom
Actinopodidae Simon, 1892	Mouse Spiders	1	Species	Taxom
Adamystidae Cunliffe, 1957		11	Species	Taxom
Adelphacaridae Grandjean, 1954		1	Species	Taxom
Aeroglyphidae Zakhvatkin, 1941		4	Species	Taxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837	Agelenid Spiders	134	Species	Taxom
Aleurodamaeidae Paschoal & J..., 1985		14	Species	Taxom
Algophagidae Fain, 1974		4	Species	Taxom
Alicorhagiidae Grandjean, 1939		2	Species	Taxom
Allochaetophoridae Reck, 1959		1	Species	Taxom
Alloptidae Gaud, 1957		8	Species	Taxom
Alycidae Canestrini &..., 1877		12	Species	Taxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870	Amaurobiids	22	Species	Taxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 1907		157	Species	Taxom
Ameridae Grandjean, 1965		11	Species	Taxom
Amerobelbidae Grandjean, 1954		2	Species	Taxom
Ameronothridae Willmann, 1931		6	Species	Taxom
Ameroseiidae Evans, 1961		40	Species	Taxom
Ammotrechidae Roewer, 1934	Curve-faced solifugid	2	Species	Taxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893	Ammoxenid spiders	14	Species	Taxom
Analgidae Trouessart &..., 1884	Feather mites	9	Species	Taxom
Anamidae Simon, 1889		38	Species	Taxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895	Anapid spiders	14	Species	Taxom
Anderemaeidae Balogh, 1972		2	Species	Taxom
Anisitsiellidae Koenike, 1910		23	Species	Taxom
Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878	Anyphaenid sac spiders	14	Species	Taxom
Anystidae Oudemans, 1936	Whirligig Mites	24	Species	Taxom
Aphelacaridae Grandjean, 1954		1	Species	Taxom
Apheviderulicidae Gerecke, Smi..., 1999		1	Species	Taxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895	Golden orb web spiders	514	Species	Taxom
Archaeidae C. L. Koch &..., 1854	Archaeid spiders	74	Species	Taxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844	Soft tick	60	Species	Taxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 1900		90	Species	Taxom
Ascidae Oudemans, 1905		43	Species	Taxom
Assamiidae Sørensen, 1884		257	Species	Taxom
Astegistidae Balogh, 1961		10	Species	Taxom
Atemnidae Chamberlin, 1931		93	Species	Taxom
Athienemanniidae Viets, 1922		7	Species	Taxom
Atopochthoniidae Grandjean, 1949		1	Species	Taxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 1972		60	Species	Taxom
Aturidae Thor, 1900		90	Species	Taxom
Atypidae Thorell, 1870	Atypical tarantulas	8	Species	Taxom
Autognetidae Grandjean, 1960		1	Species	Taxom
Avenzoariidae Oudemans, 1905		11	Species	Taxom
Axonopsidae (Habeeb, 1953)		2	Species	Taxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889	Brush-footed trapdoors	44	Species	Taxom
Basilobelbidae Balogh, 1961		8	Species	Taxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834	Snout Mites	5	Species	Taxom
Belbidae (Willmann, 1931)		2	Species	Taxom
Biantidae Thorell, 1889		70	Species	Taxom
Blattisociidae (Garman, 1948)		62	Species	Taxom
Bothriuridae Simon, 1880		14	Species	Taxom
Brachychthoniidae Thor, 1934		27	Species	Taxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837	Arrowbreasted scorpions	556	Species	Taxom
Caddidae Banks, 1892		5	Species	Taxom
Caeculidae Berlese, 1883	Rake-legged mites	36	Species	Taxom
Caleremaeidae Grandjean, 1965		1	Species	Taxom
Caligonellidae Grandjean, 1944		18	Species	Taxom
Caloppiidae (Balogh, 1960)		11	Species	Taxom
Calyptostomatidae Oudemans, 1923		2	Species	Taxom
Camerobiidae Southcott, 1957	Stilt-legged mites	30	Species	Taxom
Camisiidae Oudemans, 1900		1	Species	Taxom
Canestriniidae Berlese, 1884		79	Species	Taxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890	Caponiid spiders	20	Species	Taxom
Caraboctonidae Kraepelin, 1905		1	Species	Taxom
Carabodidae Koch, 1837		159	Species	Taxom
Carpoglyphidae Oudemans, 1923	Driedfruit mites	1	Species	Taxom
Caudiferidae Gaud & Atyeo, 1978		1	Species	Taxom
Celaenopsidae Berlese, 1892		1	Species	Taxom
Cepheusidae Berlese, 1896		12	Species	Taxom
Ceratokalummidae Balogh, 1970		1	Species	Taxom
Ceratoppiidae (Kunst, 1971)		5	Species	Taxom
Ceratozetidae Jacot, 1925		23	Species	Taxom
Ceromidae Purcell, 1903		21	Species	Taxom
Chactidae Reginald Inn..., 1893	Fatclaw scorpions	2	Species	Taxom
Chaetodactylidae Zakhvatkin, 1941		42	Species	Taxom
Chamobatidae Thor, 1937		7	Species	Taxom
Charontidae Simon, 1892		18	Species	Taxom
Cheiracanthiidae Wagner, 1887	Eutichurid Spiders	1	Species	Taxom
Cheiridiidae Hansen, 1893		23	Species	Taxom
Cheliferidae Risso, 1826		130	Species	Taxom
Chernetidae Menge, 1855		89	Species	Taxom
Chetochelacaridae Fain, 1987		1	Species	Taxom
Cheylabididae Gaud, 1983		2	Species	Taxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 1815		124	Species	Taxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 1892		24	Species	Taxom
Chortoglyphidae Berlese, 1897		3	Species	Taxom
Chthoniidae Daday, 1888		136	Species	Taxom
Chummidae Jocqué, 2001	Chummid spiders	10	Species	Taxom
Cithaeronidae Simon, 1893	Cithaeronid spiders	6	Species	Taxom
Cloacaridae Camin, Moss,..., 1967		2	Species	Taxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887	Clubiones	100	Species	Taxom
Cocceupodidae Jesionowska, 2010		7	Species	Taxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880	Ant-like Sac Spiders	378	Species	Taxom
Cosmetidae C. L. Koch, 1839		7	Species	Taxom
Cosmochthoniidae Grandjean, 1946		8	Species	Taxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 1876		21	Species	Taxom
Cryptognathidae Luxton, 1973		5	Species	Taxom
Ctenacaridae Grandjean, 1954		2	Species	Taxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877	Tropical wolf spiders	184	Species	Taxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887	Cork-lid trapdoor spider	60	Species	Taxom
Ctenobelbidae Grandjean, 1965		1	Species	Taxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902	Predatory Mites	46	Species	Taxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894	Cyatholipid spiders	45	Species	Taxom
Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick, 1928		16	Species	Taxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892	Cyrtaucheiid spiders	78	Species	Taxom
Cytoditidae Oudemans, 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Daesiidae Kraepelin, 1899		155	Species	Taxom
Damaeidae Berlese, 1896		19	Species	Taxom
Damaeolidae Grandjean, 1965		4	Species	Taxom
Dampfiellidae Balogh, 1961		10	Species	Taxom
Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850	Net-casters	28	Species	Taxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855	Follicle mites	14	Species	Taxom
Dendrochaetidae Olivier, 2008		1	Species	Taxom
Deraiophoridae Trägårdh, 1952		1	Species	Taxom
Dermanyssidae Kolenati, 1859	Dermanyssid mites	8	Species	Taxom
Dermationidae Fain, 1965		7	Species	Taxom
Dermoglyphidae Mégnin & Tro..., 1884		1	Species	Taxom
Desidae Pocock, 1895	Desid spiders	8	Species	Taxom
Diarthrophallidae Trägårdh, 1946		6	Species	Taxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871	Dictynid spiders	106	Species	Taxom
Digamasellidae Evans, 1957		9	Species	Taxom
Dinychidae Berlese, 1916		1	Species	Taxom
Diplogyniidae Trägårdh, 1941		13	Species	Taxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889	Curtainweb Spiders	8	Species	Taxom
Diptilomiopidae Boczek, 1964		7	Species	Taxom
Dolichocybidae Mahunka, 1970		0	Species	Taxom
Drymobatidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984		4	Species	Taxom
Drymusidae Simon, 1893	Drymusid spiders	9	Species	Taxom
Dwigubskyiidae Vitzthum, 1941		1	Species	Taxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837	Dysderid spiders	158	Species	Taxom
Eniochthoniidae Grandjean, 1947		2	Species	Taxom
Entonyssidae Ewing, 1922		6	Species	Taxom
Entypesidae Bond, Opatov..., 2020		3	Species	Taxom
Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 1892		15	Species	Taxom
Epilohmanniidae Oudemans, 1923		10	Species	Taxom
Eremaeidae Oudemans, 1900		3	Species	Taxom
Eremaeozetidae Piffl, 1972		14	Species	Taxom
Eremellidae Balogh, 1961		5	Species	Taxom
Eremobatidae Kraepelin, 1899		3	Species	Taxom
Eremobelbidae Balogh, 1961		7	Species	Taxom
Eremulidae Grandjean, 1965		13	Species	Taxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851	Eresid spiders	97	Species	Taxom
Ereynetidae Schrank, 1776		20	Species	Taxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898	Blister mites	216	Species	Taxom
Erythracaridae (Oudemans, 1936)		2	Species	Taxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 1902		142	Species	Taxom
Eukoeneniidae Condé, 1965		31	Species	Taxom
Eupalopsellidae Willmann, 1952		21	Species	Taxom
Euphthiracaridae Jacot, 1930		53	Species	Taxom
Eupodidae Strandtmann, 1967	Eupodid mites	24	Species	Taxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896	Shorttail scorpions	5	Species	Taxom
Eustathiidae Oudemans, 1905		14	Species	Taxom
Eutegaeidae Balogh, 1965		1	Species	Taxom
Euzerconidae Trägårdh, 1938		5	Species	Taxom
Eviphididae Berlese, 1913		2	Species	Taxom
Eylaidae Leach, 1815		12	Species	Taxom
Falculiferidae Oudemans, 1905		4	Species	Taxom
Feaellidae Ellingsen, 1906		10	Species	Taxom
Fedrizziidae Trägårdh, 1937		1	Species	Taxom
Feltriidae Viets, 1926		1	Species	Taxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867	Crevice weaver	36	Species	Taxom
Fortuyniidae Hammen, 1963		5	Species	Taxom
Freyanidae Dubinin, 1953		1	Species	Taxom
Frontipodopsidae Viets, 1931		1	Species	Taxom
Gabuciniidae Gaud & Atyeo, 1975		17	Species	Taxom
Galagalgidae Fain, 1963		1	Species	Taxom
Galeodidae Sundevall, 1833		64	Species	Taxom
Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947	Gallieniellid spiders	35	Species	Taxom
Galumnellidae Piffl, 1970		23	Species	Taxom
Galumnidae Jacot, 1925		191	Species	Taxom
Garypidae Simon, 1879		36	Species	Taxom
Garypinidae Daday, 1888		15	Species	Taxom
Gastronyssidae Fain, 1956		8	Species	Taxom
Gaudiellidae Atyeo, Baker..., 1974		1	Species	Taxom
Geogarypidae Chamberlin, 1930		43	Species	Taxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 1778		29	Species	Taxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898	Flat-bellied ground spiders	890	Species	Taxom
Gonyleptidae Sundevall, 1833		7	Species	Taxom
Grandjeanicidae Kethley, 1977		2	Species	Taxom
Granuloppiidae Balogh, 1983		8	Species	Taxom
Guanolichidae Fain, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Gustaviidae Oudemans, 1900		8	Species	Taxom
Gylippidae Lawrence, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Gymnobisiidae Beier, 1947		5	Species	Taxom
Gymnodamaeidae Grandjean, 1954		5	Species	Taxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878	Dwarf sheet spiders	48	Species	Taxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877	Sea mites	46	Species	Taxom
Halarachnidae Oudemans, 1906		27	Species	Taxom
Halonoproctidae Pocock, 1901		1	Species	Taxom
Haplochthoniidae Van der Hammen, 1959		5	Species	Taxom
Haplozetidae Grandjean, 1936		57	Species	Taxom
Harpagopalpidae Viets, 1924		2	Species	Taxom
Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 1957		32	Species	Taxom
Harpyrhynchidae (Dubinin, 1957)		3	Species	Taxom
Hemileiidae (J. & P. Balogh, 1984)		23	Species	Taxom
Hemisarcoptidae Oudemans, 1904		3	Species	Taxom
Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893	Longtail rock scorpions	7	Species	Taxom
Hermanniellidae Grandjean, 1934		11	Species	Taxom
Hermanniidae Sellnick, 1928		39	Species	Taxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870	Hersiliids	68	Species	Taxom
Hesperolpiidae Chamberlin, 1930		19	Species	Taxom
Heterobelbidae Balogh, 1961		3	Species	Taxom
Heterocoptidae Fain, 1967		13	Species	Taxom
Heterozerconidae Berlese, 1892		10	Species	Taxom
Hexathelidae Simon, 1892	Australian funnelweb spiders	5	Species	Taxom
Hexisopodidae Karsch, 1879		26	Species	Taxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 1897		177	Species	Taxom
Holothyridae Thorell, 1882		7	Species	Taxom
Homocaligidae Wood, 1969		1	Species	Taxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		74	Species	Taxom
Hubbardiidae Cook, 1899	Hubbardiid shorttailed whipscorpions	38	Species	Taxom
Humerobatidae Grandjean, 1970		46	Species	Taxom
Hungarohydracaridae Motas & Tana..., 1959		1	Species	Taxom
Hyadesiidae Halbert, 1915		10	Species	Taxom
Hydrachnidae Leach, 1815		14	Species	Taxom
Hydrodromidae Viets, 1936		4	Species	Taxom
Hydrovolziidae Thor, 1905		1	Species	Taxom
Hydrozetidae Grandjean, 1954		11	Species	Taxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 1896		39	Species	Taxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 1842		99	Species	Taxom
Hyidae Chamberlin, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Hypochthoniidae Berlese, 1910		5	Species	Taxom
Hypoderatidae (Murray, 1877)		8	Species	Taxom
Hypoderidae Murray, 1877		5	Species	Taxom
Ideoroncidae Chamberlin, 1930		19	Species	Taxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892	Armored trapdoor spiders	103	Species	Taxom
Insecutoridae Petrunkevitch, 1942		1	Species	Taxom
Iolinidae Pritchard, 1956		3	Species	Taxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844	Hard Tick	153	Species	Taxom
Ixodorhynchidae Ewing, 1923		2	Species	Taxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 1935		2	Species	Taxom
Karschiidae Walter, 1889		9	Species	Taxom
Knemidokoptidae (Lavoipierre ..., 1951)		3	Species	Taxom
Kramerellidae Gaud & Mouchet, 1961		8	Species	Taxom
Krendowskiidae Viets, 1926		1	Species	Taxom
Kytoditidae (Oudemans, 1908)		2	Species	Taxom
Labidostommatidae Oudemans, 1904		11	Species	Taxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 1892		88	Species	Taxom
Lamellareidae Balogh, 1972		9	Species	Taxom
Laminosioptidae Vitzthum, 1931		8	Species	Taxom
Lamponidae Simon, 1893	White-tailed spiders	3	Species	Taxom
Larcidae Harvey, 1992		1	Species	Taxom
Lardoglyphidae Oudemans, 1927		1	Species	Taxom
Lebertiidae Thor, 1900		5	Species	Taxom
Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, 1944	Chigger mites	46	Species	Taxom
Lemurnyssidae Fain, 1957		1	Species	Taxom
Leptolaelapidae Karg, 1978		2	Species	Taxom
Leptonetidae Simon, 1890	Cave spiders	3	Species	Taxom
Liacaridae Sellnick, 1928		15	Species	Taxom
Licneremaeidae Grandjean, 1931		6	Species	Taxom
Licnobelbidae (Grandjean, 1965)		1	Species	Taxom
Licnodamaeidae (Grandjean, 1954)		5	Species	Taxom
Liebstadiidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984		6	Species	Taxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 1900		33	Species	Taxom
Limnocharidae Grube, 1859		4	Species	Taxom
Limnozetidae Thor, 1937		3	Species	Taxom
Linotetranidae Baker & Prit..., 1953		5	Species	Taxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859	Dwarf spiders	926	Species	Taxom
Liochelidae (Fet & Bechley, 2001)	Rockloving scorpions	6	Species	Taxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897	Liocranid sac spiders	81	Species	Taxom
Lipophagidae Wharton, 1981		9	Species	Taxom
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 1884		23	Species	Taxom
Lobalgidae Fain, 1965		1	Species	Taxom
Lohmanniidae Berlese, 1916		54	Species	Taxom
Lophonotacaridae Fain, 1987		1	Species	Taxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979	Ground Spiders	794	Species	Taxom
Lyroppiidae Balogh, 1983		1	Species	Taxom
Machadobelbidae Balogh, 1972		6	Species	Taxom
Machuellidae Balogh, 1983		3	Species	Taxom
Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 1930		16	Species	Taxom
Macrodinychidae Hirschmann, 1979		1	Species	Taxom
Macronyssidae Oudemans, 1936	Macronyssid Mites	62	Species	Taxom
Malaconothridae Berlese, 1916		38	Species	Taxom
Manitherionyssidae Radovsky & Y..., 1971		1	Species	Taxom
Maudheimiidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984		1	Species	Taxom
Mecognathidae Gerson & Walter, 1998		1	Species	Taxom
Megacelaenopsidae Funk, 1975		1	Species	Taxom
Megisthanidae Berlese, 1914		0	Species	Taxom
Melanoblossiidae Roewer, 1941		16	Species	Taxom
Melicharidae (Hirschmann, 1962)		17	Species	Taxom
Menthidae J.C. Chamberlin, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Mesoplophoridae Ewing, 1917		18	Species	Taxom
Metagynuridae Baker & Wharton, 1952		2	Species	Taxom
Micreremidae Grandjean, 1954		8	Species	Taxom
Microdispidae Cross, 1965		4	Species	Taxom
Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981	Microstigmatid spiders	8	Species	Taxom
Microtegeidae Balogh, 1972		9	Species	Taxom
Microtrombidiidae Womersley, 1936	Micro velvet mites	13	Species	Taxom
Microzetidae Grandjean, 1936		70	Species	Taxom
Mideidae Thor, 1911		1	Species	Taxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 1910		18	Species	Taxom
Migidae Simon, 1892	Tree trapdoor spiders	47	Species	Taxom
Mimetidae Simon, 1881	Pirate spider	32	Species	Taxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885	Long-legged sac spiders	147	Species	Taxom
Mochlozetidae Grandjean, 1960		15	Species	Taxom
Momoniidae Viets, 1926		3	Species	Taxom
Multoribulidae Balogh, 1972		2	Species	Taxom
Mummuciidae Mello-Leitão, 1938		1	Species	Taxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 1877		59	Species	Taxom
Myocoptidae Gunther, 1942		6	Species	Taxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928	Dwarf cobweb spiders	21	Species	Taxom
Nanhermanniidae Sellnick, 1928		15	Species	Taxom
Nanorchestidae Luxton, 1984		16	Species	Taxom
Nemastomatidae Simon, 1872		11	Species	Taxom
Nematalycidae Strenzke, 1954		2	Species	Taxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892	Tube Trapdoor Spiders	41	Species	Taxom
Nenteriidae Hirschmann, 1979		5	Species	Taxom
Neobisiidae Chamberlin, 1930		25	Species	Taxom
Neogoveidae Shear, 1980		2	Species	Taxom
Neoliodidae (Sellnick, 1928)		16	Species	Taxom
Neopilionidae Lawrence, 1931		2	Species	Taxom
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 1965		5	Species	Taxom
Neothrombiidae Feider, 1959		1	Species	Taxom
Nesozetidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984		1	Species	Taxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894	Cave cobweb spider	13	Species	Taxom
Nodocepheidae Piffl, 1972		4	Species	Taxom
Nosybeidae Mahunka, 1993		2	Species	Taxom
Nosybelbidae Mahunka, 1994		2	Species	Taxom
Nothridae Berlese, 1896		27	Species	Taxom
Nuttalliellidae Schulze, 1935		1	Species	Taxom
Ochrolichidae Gaud & Atyeo, 1978		0	Species	Taxom
Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912	Midget ground weaver	30	Species	Taxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862	Disc web spider	82	Species	Taxom
Oehserchestidae Kethley, 1977		2	Species	Taxom
Ogoveidae Shear, 1980		3	Species	Taxom
Ologamasidae Ryke, 1962		66	Species	Taxom
Olpiidae Banks, 1895		75	Species	Taxom
Omentolaelapidae Fain, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890	Dwarf Cell Spiders	280	Species	Taxom
Opilioacaridae With, 1902		14	Species	Taxom
Oplitidae Johnston, 1968		11	Species	Taxom
Oppiidae Sellnick, 1937		333	Species	Taxom
Oribatellidae Jacot, 1925		18	Species	Taxom
Oribatulidae Thor, 1929		70	Species	Taxom
Oribellidae (Kunst, 1971)		2	Species	Taxom
Oribotritiidae Grandjean, 1954		48	Species	Taxom
Oripodidae Jacot, 1925		19	Species	Taxom
Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965	Orsolobid spiders	5	Species	Taxom
Otocepheidae Balogh, 1961		73	Species	Taxom
Otopheidomenidae Treat, 1955		2	Species	Taxom
Oxidae Viets, 1926		10	Species	Taxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870	Lynx spiders	119	Species	Taxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 1913		38	Species	Taxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870	Palp-footed spiders	76	Species	Taxom
Panteniphididae L. M. M. K. ..., 1987		1	Species	Taxom
Papillonotidae Balogh, 1983		3	Species	Taxom
Paracharontidae Weygoldt, 1996		1	Species	Taxom
Parakalummidae Grandjean, 1936		3	Species	Taxom
Paramegistidae Trägårdh, 1946		3	Species	Taxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901	Beetle Mites	16	Species	Taxom
Paratropididae Simon, 1889	Bald-legged spiders	0	Species	Taxom
Paratydeidae Baker, 1949		6	Species	Taxom
Parholaspididae Evans, 1956		3	Species	Taxom
Parhypochthoniidae Grandjean, 1932		2	Species	Taxom
Passalozetidae Grandjean, 1954		14	Species	Taxom
Pedetopodidae Fain, 1969		0	Species	Taxom
Pediculochelidae Lavoipierre, 1946		1	Species	Taxom
Pentapalpidae Olivier & Th..., 2000		1	Species	Taxom
Penthaleidae Oudemans, 1931	Earth Mites	3	Species	Taxom
Penthalodidae Strandtmann, 1964		3	Species	Taxom
Pettalidae Simon, 1879		9	Species	Taxom
Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802	Daddy-Long-Legs	164	Species	Taxom
Phalangodidae Simon, 1879		4	Species	Taxom
Phenopelopidae Petrunkevitch, 1955		24	Species	Taxom
Pheroliodidae Paschoal, 1987		10	Species	Taxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870	False crab spiders	156	Species	Taxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851	Carpenter spider	418	Species	Taxom
Phrynichidae Simon, 1892		28	Species	Taxom
Phrynidae Blanchard, 1852		9	Species	Taxom
Phthiracaridae Perty, 1841		340	Species	Taxom
Phytoptidae Manson, 1970		6	Species	Taxom
Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916	Phytoseiid mites	60	Species	Taxom
Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967	Phyxelidid spiders	68	Species	Taxom
Pionidae Thor, 1900		25	Species	Taxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890	Big wolf spider	160	Species	Taxom
Plasmobatidae Grandjean, 1961		8	Species	Taxom
Plateremaeidae Trägårdh, 1931		4	Species	Taxom
Plectreuridae Simon, 1893	Plectreurid spider	1	Species	Taxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 1990		30	Species	Taxom
Podocinidae Berlese, 1913		3	Species	Taxom
Podoctidae Roewer, 1912		23	Species	Taxom
Polyaspididae Berlese, 1913		6	Species	Taxom
Pontarachnidae Koenike, 1910		7	Species	Taxom
Proctophyllodidae Trouessart &..., 1884		23	Species	Taxom
Prokoeneniidae Condé, 1991		1	Species	Taxom
Protoplophoridae (Ewing, 1917)		9	Species	Taxom
Protoribatidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984		25	Species	Taxom
Pseudocheylidae Oudemans, 1909		7	Species	Taxom
Pseudochiridiidae Chamberlin, 1923		10	Species	Taxom
Pseudoppiidae (Mahunka, 1975)		2	Species	Taxom
Psoralgidae Oudemans, 1908		5	Species	Taxom
Psorergatidae Womersley, 1941		16	Species	Taxom
Psoroptidae Hering, 1838	Scab mites	12	Species	Taxom
Psoroptoididae Gaud, 1958		9	Species	Taxom
Pterolichidae Trouessart, 1899		20	Species	Taxom
Pteronyssidae Oudemans, 1941		48	Species	Taxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 1941		18	Species	Taxom
Punctoribatidae Thor, 1937		6	Species	Taxom
Pycnothelidae		2	Species	Taxom
Pyemotidae Newport, 1850		2	Species	Taxom
Pygmephoridae Krczal, 1964		4	Species	Taxom
Pyramidopidae Starega, 1992		38	Species	Taxom
Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958	Dust mites	14	Species	Taxom
Quadroppiidae Balogh, 1983		6	Species	Taxom
Raillietiidae Vitzthum, 1943		3	Species	Taxom
Raphignathidae Kramer, 1877		21	Species	Taxom
Rhagidiidae Zacharda, 1980		10	Species	Taxom
Rhagodidae Pocock, 1897		45	Species	Taxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 1895		123	Species	Taxom
Rhodacaridae Oudemans, 1902		80	Species	Taxom
Rhynchoribatidae Balogh, 1961		18	Species	Taxom
Rhyncoptidae Lawrence, 1956		1	Species	Taxom
Ricinoididae Ewing, 1929	Hooded tickspiders	15	Species	Taxom
Rosensteiniidae Cooreman, 1954		6	Species	Taxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842	Jumping Spider	2036	Species	Taxom
Samoidae Sørensen, 1886		8	Species	Taxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877	Itch mites	43	Species	Taxom
Scheloribatidae Jacot, 1935		118	Species	Taxom
Schizogyniidae Trägårdh, 1950		1	Species	Taxom
Sclerosomatidae Simon, 1879	Sclerosomatid Harvestmen	25	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	185	Species	Taxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 1911		20	Species	Taxom
Scutoverticidae Grandjean, 1954		15	Species	Taxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864	Glue spitter	76	Species	Taxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893	Six-eyed Spiders	49	Species	Taxom
Seiodidae Kethley, 1977		1	Species	Taxom
Sejidae Berlese, 1885		6	Species	Taxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897	Flatties	130	Species	Taxom
Selenoribatidae Schuster, 1963		10	Species	Taxom
Senoculidae Simon, 1890	Senoculid spiders	1	Species	Taxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880	Brown recluse spiders	60	Species	Taxom
Sironidae Simon, 1879		1	Species	Taxom
Siteroptidae Martin, 1978	Siteroptid mites	7	Species	Taxom
Smarididae Kramer, 1878		5	Species	Taxom
Solpugidae Leach, 1815		253	Species	Taxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872	Giant crab spiders	326	Species	Taxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 1900		18	Species	Taxom
Sphaerochthoniidae Grandjean, 1947		6	Species	Taxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 1902		34	Species	Taxom
Steganacaridae (NiedbaÅ‚a, 1986)		12	Species	Taxom
Sternophoridae J.C. Chamberlin, 1923		2	Species	Taxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 1967		75	Species	Taxom
Stigmocheylidae (Kethley, 1990)		1	Species	Taxom
Stiphidiidae Dalmas, 1917	Sheetweb spiders	3	Species	Taxom
Stygnidae Simon, 1879		2	Species	Taxom
Suctobelbidae Jacot, 1938		72	Species	Taxom
Suidasiidae Hughes, 1948		2	Species	Taxom
Syarinidae Chamberlin, 1930		22	Species	Taxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931	Dwarf orb-weavers	5	Species	Taxom
Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986	Midget Spiders	8	Species	Taxom
Syringobiidae Trouessart, 1897		4	Species	Taxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953	Quill mites	120	Species	Taxom
Tanaupodidae Thor, 1935		1	Species	Taxom
Taracidae Schönhofer, 2013		0	Species	Taxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877	Tarsonemid mites	32	Species	Taxom
Tectocepheidae Grandjean, 1954		5	Species	Taxom
Tegeocranellidae P. Balogh, 1987		4	Species	Taxom
Tegoribatidae Grandjean, 1954		19	Species	Taxom
Telemidae Fage, 1913	Long-legged cave spider	16	Species	Taxom
Teneriffiidae Thor, 1911		4	Species	Taxom
Tengellidae (Dahl, 1908)	Tengellid spiders	2	Species	Taxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913	False spider mites	183	Species	Taxom
Teratoppiidae Balogh, 1983		9	Species	Taxom
Teratothyadidae Viets, 1929		5	Species	Taxom
Terpnacaridae Grandjean, 1939		6	Species	Taxom
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873	Armored spider	12	Species	Taxom
Tetracondylidae Aoki, 1961		15	Species	Taxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866	Elongated Orb Weavers	246	Species	Taxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875	Spider mites	392	Species	Taxom
Teutoniidae Koenike, 1910		1	Species	Taxom
Thelyphonidae Lucas, 1835		4	Species	Taxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870	Bird-eating spiders	193	Species	Taxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833	Cobweb And Widow Spiders	588	Species	Taxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881	Ray orbweavers	12	Species	Taxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833	Crab Spider	528	Species	Taxom
Thysanocercidae Atyeo & Pete..., 1972		5	Species	Taxom
Titanoecidae Lehtinen, 1967	Rock Weavers	6	Species	Taxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902	Torrent Mites	78	Species	Taxom
Trachelidae Simon, 1897		57	Species	Taxom
Trachytidae Tragärdh, 1938		1	Species	Taxom
Trachyuropodidae Kramer, 1881		32	Species	Taxom
Travuniidae Absolon & Kr..., 1932		1	Species	Taxom
Trechaleidae Simon, 1890	Trechaleid spiders	0	Species	Taxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 1917		114	Species	Taxom
Trhypochthoniidae Willmann, 1931		13	Species	Taxom
Triaenonychidae Sörensen, 1886		177	Species	Taxom
Trigonuropodidae Hirschmann, 1979		2	Species	Taxom
Trionyxellidae Roewer, 1912		4	Species	Taxom
Triophtydeidae (André, 1980)		1	Species	Taxom
Triophytydeidae		0	Species	Taxom
Triplogyniidae Funk, 1977		1	Species	Taxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879	Flat spiders	25	Species	Taxom
Troglotacaridae Fain, 1977		1	Species	Taxom
Trogulidae Sundevall, 1833		7	Species	Taxom
Trombellidae Thor, 1935		1	Species	Taxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929	Chigger mites	448	Species	Taxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815	Beer Bahuti	35	Species	Taxom
Trouessartiidae Gaud, 1957		16	Species	Taxom
Tuckerellidae Baker & Prit..., 1953	Peacock mites	3	Species	Taxom
Turbinoptidae Fain, 1957		9	Species	Taxom
Tydeidae Kramer, 1877	Tydeid mites	30	Species	Taxom
Udubidae Polotow, Car..., 2015		5	Species	Taxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869	Cribellate orb weavers	33	Species	Taxom
Unduloribatidae Kunst, 1971		1	Species	Taxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 1909		94	Species	Taxom
Urodinychidae Berlese, 1917		14	Species	Taxom
Uropodidae Kramer, 1881		97	Species	Taxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 1876		4	Species	Taxom
Varroidae Delfinado & ..., 1974		1	Species	Taxom
Veigaiidae Oudemans, 1939		5	Species	Taxom
Vexillariidae Gaud & Mouchet, 1959		5	Species	Taxom
Walchiidae Ewing, 1946		1	Species	Taxom
Winterschmidtiidae Oudemans, 1923		28	Species	Taxom
Withiidae Chamberlin, 1931		83	Species	Taxom
Xenillidae Woolley & Hi..., 1966		9	Species	Taxom
Xenocaligonellididae González, 1978		2	Species	Taxom
Xolalgidae Dubinin, 1953		7	Species	Taxom
Xylobatidae J. Balogh & ..., 1984		1	Species	Taxom
Zalmoxidae (Sörensen, 1886)		6	Species	Taxom
Zerconidae Berlese, 1892		5	Species	Taxom
Zetomotrichidae Grandjean, 1934		13	Species	Taxom
Zetorchestidae Michael, 1898		6	Species	Taxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881	Ant spiders	335	Species	Taxom
Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893	Wandering Spiders	8	Species	Taxom
Zorocratidae (Dahl, 1913)	Zorocratid spider	50	Species	Taxom
Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882	False Huntsman Spiders	33	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Arachnida with occurrences in Africa

Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	69 663 3146	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Micrura Ehrenberg, 1831	462 3675 20216	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)

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