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Checklist for Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 (Arachnids)
and region Colombo (Western Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
16
33
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
16 Families width 34 Species
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Podoctidae (Roewer, 1912)2SpeciesTaxom
Cheliferidae Risso, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider12SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites0SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids4SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae (Menge, 1866)Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Hubbardiidae Cook, 1899Hubbardiid shorttailed whipscorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
33 Genera with 34 Species
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Araneus Clerck, 1886Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ceylonositalces Özdikmen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cheirochelifer Beier, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Clynotis Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cotinusa Simon, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Eusitalces Roewer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Gamasomorpha Karsch, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1798Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Hasarius Simon, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Hersilia Audouin, 1993Long-spinnered Bark Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Hyllus C. L. Koch, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrombidium Nagayo & al., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Liocheles Sundevall, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Menemerus Simon, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Murricia Simon, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Myrmaplata PrószyÅ„ski..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1880Antmimicking spider1SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nephilengys L. Koch, 1842Hermit spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Oxytate L. Koch, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phintella Strand, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Plexippus C. L. Koch, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Promurricia Baehr & Baehr, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Schizomus Cook, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Siler Simon, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Spartaeus Thorell, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tissahamia Huber, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Xestaspis Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombo (Sri Lanka)
34 Species
Araneus mitificus Simon, 1886Kidney garden spider
Brevipalpus phoenicis Geijskes, 1939False spider mite
Ceylonositalces parvulus Roewer, 1915
Cheirochelifer heterometrus L. Koch, 1873
Clynotis severus L. Koch, 1879
Cotinusa dimidiata Eugène Simon, 1900
Eusitalces parvulus (Roewer, 1915)⇒ Ceylonositalces parvulus Roewer, 1915
Gamasomorpha taprobanica Eugène Simon, 1893
Gasteracantha geminata Johan Christ..., 1798
Hasarius adansoni Audouin, 1826Adanson's House Jumper
Hersilia savignyi Lucas, 1836
Hersilia tibialis Martin Baehr..., 1993
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Hyllus semicupreus Eugène Simon, 1885
Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) deliense Walch, 1922Scrub typhus mite
Liocheles australasiae Fabricius, 1775Dwarf wood scorpion
Menemerus bivittatus Dufour, 1831Gray wall jumper
Meotipa spiniventris O.Pickard-Ca..., 1869
Murricia crinifera Martin Baehr..., 1993
Myrmaplata plataleoides O. Pickard-C..., 1869Kerengga ant-like jumper
Myrmarachne prava Karsch, 1880San Xavier talussnail
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nephilengys malabarensis (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Nephilengys papuana Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Olios milleti Mary Agard P..., 1901
Oxytate subvirens Embrik Strand, 1907
Phintella vittata C. L. Koch, 1846
Plexippus paykulli (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Plexippus petersi Karsch, 1878
Plexippus petersi Karsch, 1878Jumping spider
Promurricia depressa Martin Baehr..., 1993
Schizomus formicoides Fernando, 1957
Siler semiglaucus Eugène Simon, 1901Jade jumping spider
Spartaeus spinimanus Thorell, 1878
Tissahamia karuna Huber, 2019
Xestaspis sublaevis Eugène Simon, 1893

Subnodes of Arachnida with occurrences in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
SubclassDromopoda
Shultz, 1990
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassMicrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
13
29
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)
Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)


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Arachnida at wiki.spinnen-forum.de
Arachnida at spiderling.de
Arachnida at wsc.nmbe.ch
Arachnida at artfakta.se
Arachnida at biodiversity.org.au
Arachnida at dyntaxa.se
Arachnida at gbif.org
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Arachnida at itis.gov
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