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Checklist for Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 (Arachnids)
and region Central Karoo (Western Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
55
117
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Karoo
55 Families width 65 Species
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Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965Orsolobid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893Ammoxenid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Pterolichidae Trouessart, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Daesiidae Kraepelin, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Zorocratidae Dahl, 1913Zorocratid spider0SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Ceromidae Purcell, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chummidae Jocqué, 2001Chummid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones1SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae (Blackwall, 1842)Jumping Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Drymusidae Simon, 1893Drymusid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae (Simon, 1890)Dwarf Cell Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Geogarypidae Chamberlin, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 18890SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Triaenonychidae Sörensen, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Melanoblossiidae Roewer, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Migidae Simon, 1892Tree trapdoor spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Camerobiidae Southcott, 1957Stilt-legged mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers0SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae (C. L. Koch, 1837)Arrowbreasted scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802Daddy-Long-Legs1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)2SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter1SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Solpugidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider0SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids0SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Karoo
117 Genera with 65 Species
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Afrilobus Griswold & P..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Agelena Walckenaer, 1805
Eurasian Grass Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Akyttara Jocqué, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Allomengea Strand, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenus Simon, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Anomalomma Simon, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotarsus Gaud & Atyeo, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Apochinomma Pavesi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1969American Dog Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1805Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Asemesthes Simon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Azanialobus Griswold & P..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Benoitia Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Biton Karsch, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Blossia Simon, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Callilepis Westring, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Camillina Berland, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Camisia von Heyden, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Campostichomma Karsch, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Caponia Simon, 1887
Eight-eyed orange lungless spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Castianeira Keyserling, 1886Ant-Mimic Sac Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ceroma Karsch, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chariobas Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheiramiona Lotz & Dippe..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Chumma Jocqué, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Clubiona Latreille, 1874Leaf curling sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmophasis Simon, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Cydrela Thorell, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Diaea Thorell, 1869
Flower spider0SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorocellus Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Diploglena Purcell, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Drassodes Westring, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Drymusa Simon, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Dysdera Latreille, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Eleleis Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Epikurtomma Tucker, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Evippomma Roewer, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Gamasomorpha Karsch, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Gandanameno Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Geogarypus J. C. Chambe..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1843South African rock scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Haplodrassus Chamberlin, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpactirella Purcell, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemiblossia Kraepelin, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Heradida Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Heriaeus Simon, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Hermacha Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Hirriusa Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Ikuma Lawrence, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Langona Simon, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Larifuga Loman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1944Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Leucorchestris Lawrence, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832
Brown spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Mallinus Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Mastidiores Jocqué, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanoblossia Purcell, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Mistaria Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Moggridgea O. P.-Cambridge, 1903Stirling range trapdoor spider1SpeciesTaxom
Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839
Antmimicking spider0SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Neophyllobius Berlese, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1907Spotted orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1815
Banana spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Olorunia Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 0Burrowing scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Opopaea Simon, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1804
Lynx Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyballus Simon, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanus Dufour, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1898Thin-legged Wolf Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Pellenes Simon, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Penestomus Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826
Running Crab Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Prodidomus Hentz, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Proevippa Purcell, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Protzia Piersig, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pterartoria Purcell, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhaeboctesis Simon, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhampsinitus Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 18442SpeciesTaxom
Scytodes Latreille, 1904Spitting Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Segestria Latreille, 1804
0SpeciesTaxom
Seothyra Purcell, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Setaphis Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Solpuga Lichtenstein, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Solpugema Roewer, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Solpugiba Roewer, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Spiroctenus Simon, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Stasimopus Simon, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1990False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenoonops Simon, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Thanatus C. L. Koch, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Theuma Simon, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachyzelotes Lohmander, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom
Tyrotama Foord & Dipp..., 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Uloborus Latreille, 1806
Cribellate Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Upognampa Tucker, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Vermontia Millidge, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xerophaeus Purcell, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Zelotes Gistel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Zeria Simon, 18971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Karoo
65 Species
Allomengea dentisetis Grube, 1861
Ammoxenus amphalodes Dippenaar & ..., 1980Sand divers
Ammoxenus coccineus Simon, 1893
Ammoxenus deani
Ammoxenus kalaharicus Benoit, 1972
Ammoxenus pentheri Simon, 1896
Anoplotarsus coleosoma Gaud & Mouch..., 1996
Apochinomma acanthaspis Eugène Simon, 1896
Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Asemesthes reflexus Richard Will..., 1923Sand dollars
Biton (Biton) schreineri Purcell, 1903
Blossia echinata Purcell, 1903
Blossia karrooica Purcell, 1902
Camisia (Camisia) dictyna Colloff, 1993
Castianeira micaria Eugène Simon, 1886
Ceroma swierstrae Lawrence, 1935
Cheiramiona ansiae Lotz, 2003
Chumma gastroperforata Jocqué, 2001
Clubiona drassodes Octavius Pic..., 1874
Drassodes lophognathus Purcell, 1907
Dysdera pristiphora Carlo Pesarini, 2001
Geogarypus purcelli Ellingsen, 1912
Hadogenes phyllodes Thorell, 1876
Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Harpactirella karrooica William Fred..., 1902
Larifuga calcarata Lawrence, 1931
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944
Moggridgea peringueyi Eugène Simon, 1903
Nemoscolus tubicola Eugène Simon, 1887
Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897
Neophyllobius crinitus du Toit, The..., 1998
Neoscona novella Eugène Simon, 1907
Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus karrooensis Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894
Opistophthalmus reticulosternus
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Pardosa crassipalpis William Fred..., 1903
Pardosa manubriata Eugène Simon, 1898
Prodidomus purpurascens William Fred..., 1904
Protzia (Protzia) pachygnatha Viets, 1930
Pterartoria caldaria Purcell, 1903
Rhampsinitus crassus Loman, 1898
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) simus (Koch, 1844)⇒ 
Scytodes triangulifera William Fred..., 1904
Solpuga chelicornis Lichtenstein, 1796American barberry
Spiroctenus pectiniger Simon, 1903
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Stenoonops cletus (Arthur M. Ch..., 1969)⇒ Scaphioides cletus Chickering, 1969
Theuma maculata William Fred..., 1907
Theuma purcelli R. W. E. Tucker, 1923Sand dollars
Trachyzelotes jaxartensis Kroneberg, 1875Stealthy ground spider
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes gracilior (Hewitt, 1914)⇒ Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Vermontia thoracica James Henry ..., 1913
Xerophaeus communis William Fred..., 1907
Xerophaeus exiguus William Fred..., 1907
Xerophaeus hottentottus William Fred..., 1908
Zelotes lavus Richard Will..., 1923Sand dollars
Zeria venator Pocock, 1897

Subnodes of Arachnida with occurrences in Central Karoo
SubclassDromopoda
Shultz, 1990
10
17
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassMicrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
45
100
45
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)
Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)


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