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

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

Class

Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids

366
2225
7884

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

List of families for East Africa
366 Families width 7884 Species and 181 Subspecies

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Acaridae Latreille, 1802	Acarid mites	22	Species	Taxom
Achipteriidae Thor, 1929		1	Species	Taxom
Aeroglyphidae Zakhvatkin, 1941		3	Species	Taxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837	Agelenid Spiders	57	Species	Taxom
Algophagidae Fain, 1974		1	Species	Taxom
Alloptidae Gaud, 1957		2	Species	Taxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870	Amaurobiids	5	Species	Taxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 1907		89	Species	Taxom
Ameridae Grandjean, 1965		1	Species	Taxom
Ameronothridae Willmann, 1931		2	Species	Taxom
Ameroseiidae Evans, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893	Ammoxenid spiders	3	Species	Taxom
Analgidae Trouessart &..., 1884	Feather mites	2	Species	Taxom
Anamidae Simon, 1889		8	Species	Taxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895	Anapid spiders	6	Species	Taxom
Anisitsiellidae Koenike, 1910		3	Species	Taxom
Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878	Anyphaenid sac spiders	3	Species	Taxom
Anystidae Oudemans, 1936	Whirligig Mites	1	Species	Taxom
Aphelacaridae Grandjean, 1954		1	Species	Taxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895	Golden orb web spiders	281	Species	Taxom
Archaeidae C. L. Koch &..., 1854	Archaeid spiders	60	Species	Taxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844	Soft tick	27	Species	Taxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 1900		26	Species	Taxom
Ascidae Oudemans, 1905		5	Species	Taxom
Assamiidae Sørensen, 1884		108	Species	Taxom
Astegistidae Balogh, 1961		3	Species	Taxom
Atemnidae Chamberlin, 1931		42	Species	Taxom
Athienemanniidae Viets, 1922		2	Species	Taxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 1972		47	Species	Taxom
Aturidae Thor, 1900		5	Species	Taxom
Atypidae Thorell, 1870	Atypical tarantulas	3	Species	Taxom
Avenzoariidae Oudemans, 1905		5	Species	Taxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889	Brush-footed trapdoors	25	Species	Taxom
Basilobelbidae Balogh, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834	Snout Mites	1	Species	Taxom
Biantidae Thorell, 1889		24	Species	Taxom
Blattisociidae (Garman, 1948)		3	Species	Taxom
Bothriuridae Simon, 1880		1	Species	Taxom
Brachychthoniidae Thor, 1934		9	Species	Taxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837	Arrowbreasted scorpions	240	Species	Taxom
Camisiidae Oudemans, 1900		1	Species	Taxom
Canestriniidae Berlese, 1884		13	Species	Taxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890	Caponiid spiders	6	Species	Taxom
Carabodidae Koch, 1837		38	Species	Taxom
Carpoglyphidae Oudemans, 1923	Driedfruit mites	1	Species	Taxom
Caudiferidae Gaud & Atyeo, 1978		0	Species	Taxom
Ceratoppiidae (Kunst, 1971)		1	Species	Taxom
Ceratozetidae Jacot, 1925		3	Species	Taxom
Ceromidae Purcell, 1903		10	Species	Taxom
Chactidae Reginald Inn..., 1893	Fatclaw scorpions	1	Species	Taxom
Chaetodactylidae Zakhvatkin, 1941		14	Species	Taxom
Chamobatidae Thor, 1937		2	Species	Taxom
Charontidae Simon, 1892		6	Species	Taxom
Cheiridiidae Hansen, 1893		10	Species	Taxom
Cheliferidae Risso, 1826		44	Species	Taxom
Chernetidae Menge, 1855		33	Species	Taxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 1815		50	Species	Taxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 1892		12	Species	Taxom
Chortoglyphidae Berlese, 1897		3	Species	Taxom
Chthoniidae Daday, 1888		28	Species	Taxom
Cithaeronidae Simon, 1893	Cithaeronid spiders	3	Species	Taxom
Cloacaridae Camin, Moss,..., 1967		2	Species	Taxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887	Clubiones	34	Species	Taxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880	Ant-like Sac Spiders	145	Species	Taxom
Cosmetidae C. L. Koch, 1839		2	Species	Taxom
Cosmochthoniidae Grandjean, 1946		1	Species	Taxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 1876		3	Species	Taxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877	Tropical wolf spiders	74	Species	Taxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887	Cork-lid trapdoor spider	1	Species	Taxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902	Predatory Mites	3	Species	Taxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894	Cyatholipid spiders	25	Species	Taxom
Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick, 1928		5	Species	Taxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892	Cyrtaucheiid spiders	7	Species	Taxom
Cytoditidae Oudemans, 1908		1	Species	Taxom
Daesiidae Kraepelin, 1899		46	Species	Taxom
Damaeidae Berlese, 1896		7	Species	Taxom
Damaeolidae Grandjean, 1965		2	Species	Taxom
Dampfiellidae Balogh, 1961		7	Species	Taxom
Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850	Net-casters	14	Species	Taxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855	Follicle mites	4	Species	Taxom
Dermanyssidae Kolenati, 1859	Dermanyssid mites	1	Species	Taxom
Dermationidae Fain, 1965		5	Species	Taxom
Desidae Pocock, 1895	Desid spiders	4	Species	Taxom
Diarthrophallidae Trägårdh, 1946		2	Species	Taxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871	Dictynid spiders	13	Species	Taxom
Dinychidae Berlese, 1916		1	Species	Taxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889	Curtainweb Spiders	2	Species	Taxom
Drymobatidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984		0	Species	Taxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837	Dysderid spiders	6	Species	Taxom
Eniochthoniidae Grandjean, 1947		1	Species	Taxom
Entonyssidae Ewing, 1922		0	Species	Taxom
Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 1892		8	Species	Taxom
Epilohmanniidae Oudemans, 1923		1	Species	Taxom
Eremaeozetidae Piffl, 1972		3	Species	Taxom
Eremobelbidae Balogh, 1961		3	Species	Taxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851	Eresid spiders	21	Species	Taxom
Ereynetidae Schrank, 1776		13	Species	Taxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898	Blister mites	16	Species	Taxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 1902		28	Species	Taxom
Eukoeneniidae Condé, 1965		19	Species	Taxom
Eupalopsellidae Willmann, 1952		2	Species	Taxom
Euphthiracaridae Jacot, 1930		15	Species	Taxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896	Shorttail scorpions	2	Species	Taxom
Eustathiidae Oudemans, 1905		6	Species	Taxom
Eviphididae Berlese, 1913		1	Species	Taxom
Eylaidae Leach, 1815		1	Species	Taxom
Feaellidae Ellingsen, 1906		5	Species	Taxom
Fedrizziidae Trägårdh, 1937		1	Species	Taxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867	Crevice weaver	16	Species	Taxom
Fortuyniidae Hammen, 1963		3	Species	Taxom
Gabuciniidae Gaud & Atyeo, 1975		3	Species	Taxom
Galeodidae Sundevall, 1833		15	Species	Taxom
Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947	Gallieniellid spiders	17	Species	Taxom
Galumnellidae Piffl, 1970		4	Species	Taxom
Galumnidae Jacot, 1925		35	Species	Taxom
Garypidae Simon, 1879		9	Species	Taxom
Garypinidae Daday, 1888		2	Species	Taxom
Gastronyssidae Fain, 1956		7	Species	Taxom
Gaudiellidae Atyeo, Baker..., 1974		1	Species	Taxom
Geogarypidae Chamberlin, 1930		15	Species	Taxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 1778		14	Species	Taxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898	Flat-bellied ground spiders	266	Species	Taxom
Gonyleptidae Sundevall, 1833		1	Species	Taxom
Gustaviidae Oudemans, 1900		2	Species	Taxom
Gymnodamaeidae Grandjean, 1954		0	Species	Taxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878	Dwarf sheet spiders	18	Species	Taxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877	Sea mites	22	Species	Taxom
Halarachnidae Oudemans, 1906		2	Species	Taxom
Halonoproctidae Pocock, 1901		1	Species	Taxom
Haplozetidae Grandjean, 1936		9	Species	Taxom
Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 1957		7	Species	Taxom
Hemileiidae (J. & P. Balogh, 1984)		5	Species	Taxom
Hemisarcoptidae Oudemans, 1904		0	Species	Taxom
Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893	Longtail rock scorpions	4	Species	Taxom
Hermanniellidae Grandjean, 1934		2	Species	Taxom
Hermanniidae Sellnick, 1928		4	Species	Taxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870	Hersiliids	30	Species	Taxom
Hesperolpiidae Chamberlin, 1930		5	Species	Taxom
Heterobelbidae Balogh, 1961		2	Species	Taxom
Heterocoptidae Fain, 1967		2	Species	Taxom
Heterozerconidae Berlese, 1892		3	Species	Taxom
Hexisopodidae Karsch, 1879		3	Species	Taxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 1897		15	Species	Taxom
Holothyridae Thorell, 1882		2	Species	Taxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		31	Species	Taxom
Hubbardiidae Cook, 1899	Hubbardiid shorttailed whipscorpions	23	Species	Taxom
Humerobatidae Grandjean, 1970		6	Species	Taxom
Hyadesiidae Halbert, 1915		1	Species	Taxom
Hydrachnidae Leach, 1815		7	Species	Taxom
Hydrodromidae Viets, 1936		3	Species	Taxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 1896		16	Species	Taxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 1842		15	Species	Taxom
Hyidae Chamberlin, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Hypochthoniidae Berlese, 1910		1	Species	Taxom
Hypoderatidae (Murray, 1877)		4	Species	Taxom
Hypoderidae Murray, 1877		2	Species	Taxom
Ideoroncidae Chamberlin, 1930		14	Species	Taxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892	Armored trapdoor spiders	26	Species	Taxom
Insecutoridae Petrunkevitch, 1942		1	Species	Taxom
Iolinidae Pritchard, 1956		0	Species	Taxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844	Hard Tick	82	Species	Taxom
Ixodorhynchidae Ewing, 1923		0	Species	Taxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 1935		1	Species	Taxom
Knemidokoptidae (Lavoipierre ..., 1951)		2	Species	Taxom
Kramerellidae Gaud & Mouchet, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Krendowskiidae Viets, 1926		1	Species	Taxom
Kytoditidae (Oudemans, 1908)		2	Species	Taxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 1892		25	Species	Taxom
Laminosioptidae Vitzthum, 1931		1	Species	Taxom
Lamponidae Simon, 1893	White-tailed spiders	1	Species	Taxom
Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, 1944	Chigger mites	2	Species	Taxom
Lemurnyssidae Fain, 1957		1	Species	Taxom
Leptolaelapidae Karg, 1978		1	Species	Taxom
Liacaridae Sellnick, 1928		4	Species	Taxom
Licneremaeidae Grandjean, 1931		3	Species	Taxom
Liebstadiidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984		1	Species	Taxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 1900		10	Species	Taxom
Limnocharidae Grube, 1859		2	Species	Taxom
Limnozetidae Thor, 1937		1	Species	Taxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859	Dwarf spiders	378	Species	Taxom
Liochelidae (Fet & Bechley, 2001)	Rockloving scorpions	6	Species	Taxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897	Liocranid sac spiders	28	Species	Taxom
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 1884		17	Species	Taxom
Lohmanniidae Berlese, 1916		2	Species	Taxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979	Ground Spiders	322	Species	Taxom
Machadobelbidae Balogh, 1972		1	Species	Taxom
Machuellidae Balogh, 1983		1	Species	Taxom
Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 1930		1	Species	Taxom
Macronyssidae Oudemans, 1936	Macronyssid Mites	2	Species	Taxom
Malaconothridae Berlese, 1916		3	Species	Taxom
Melicharidae (Hirschmann, 1962)		0	Species	Taxom
Mesoplophoridae Ewing, 1917		6	Species	Taxom
Metagynuridae Baker & Wharton, 1952		1	Species	Taxom
Micreremidae Grandjean, 1954		3	Species	Taxom
Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981	Microstigmatid spiders	1	Species	Taxom
Microtegeidae Balogh, 1972		5	Species	Taxom
Microtrombidiidae Womersley, 1936	Micro velvet mites	1	Species	Taxom
Microzetidae Grandjean, 1936		24	Species	Taxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 1910		2	Species	Taxom
Migidae Simon, 1892	Tree trapdoor spiders	17	Species	Taxom
Mimetidae Simon, 1881	Pirate spider	17	Species	Taxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885	Long-legged sac spiders	62	Species	Taxom
Mochlozetidae Grandjean, 1960		4	Species	Taxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 1877		26	Species	Taxom
Myocoptidae Gunther, 1942		1	Species	Taxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928	Dwarf cobweb spiders	12	Species	Taxom
Nanhermanniidae Sellnick, 1928		2	Species	Taxom
Nemastomatidae Simon, 1872		1	Species	Taxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892	Tube Trapdoor Spiders	2	Species	Taxom
Nenteriidae Hirschmann, 1979		2	Species	Taxom
Neobisiidae Chamberlin, 1930		6	Species	Taxom
Neoliodidae (Sellnick, 1928)		3	Species	Taxom
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 1965		1	Species	Taxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894	Cave cobweb spider	8	Species	Taxom
Nodocepheidae Piffl, 1972		1	Species	Taxom
Nosybelbidae Mahunka, 1994		1	Species	Taxom
Nothridae Berlese, 1896		8	Species	Taxom
Nuttalliellidae Schulze, 1935		1	Species	Taxom
Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912	Midget ground weaver	12	Species	Taxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862	Disc web spider	11	Species	Taxom
Ologamasidae Ryke, 1962		10	Species	Taxom
Olpiidae Banks, 1895		31	Species	Taxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890	Dwarf Cell Spiders	170	Species	Taxom
Opilioacaridae With, 1902		6	Species	Taxom
Oplitidae Johnston, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Oppiidae Sellnick, 1937		68	Species	Taxom
Oribatellidae Jacot, 1925		4	Species	Taxom
Oribatulidae Thor, 1929		5	Species	Taxom
Oribotritiidae Grandjean, 1954		16	Species	Taxom
Oripodidae Jacot, 1925		8	Species	Taxom
Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965	Orsolobid spiders	2	Species	Taxom
Otocepheidae Balogh, 1961		19	Species	Taxom
Otopheidomenidae Treat, 1955		1	Species	Taxom
Oxidae Viets, 1926		2	Species	Taxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870	Lynx spiders	72	Species	Taxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 1913		1	Species	Taxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870	Palp-footed spiders	31	Species	Taxom
Panteniphididae L. M. M. K. ..., 1987		1	Species	Taxom
Paramegistidae Trägårdh, 1946		1	Species	Taxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901	Beetle Mites	3	Species	Taxom
Passalozetidae Grandjean, 1954		3	Species	Taxom
Pettalidae Simon, 1879		1	Species	Taxom
Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802	Daddy-Long-Legs	69	Species	Taxom
Phalangodidae Simon, 1879		1	Species	Taxom
Phenopelopidae Petrunkevitch, 1955		3	Species	Taxom
Pheroliodidae Paschoal, 1987		2	Species	Taxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870	False crab spiders	65	Species	Taxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851	Carpenter spider	164	Species	Taxom
Phrynichidae Simon, 1892		18	Species	Taxom
Phrynidae Blanchard, 1852		3	Species	Taxom
Phthiracaridae Perty, 1841		80	Species	Taxom
Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916	Phytoseiid mites	36	Species	Taxom
Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967	Phyxelidid spiders	38	Species	Taxom
Pionidae Thor, 1900		5	Species	Taxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890	Big wolf spider	97	Species	Taxom
Plateremaeidae Trägårdh, 1931		1	Species	Taxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 1990		7	Species	Taxom
Podoctidae Roewer, 1912		22	Species	Taxom
Polyaspididae Berlese, 1913		1	Species	Taxom
Pontarachnidae Koenike, 1910		2	Species	Taxom
Proctophyllodidae Trouessart &..., 1884		10	Species	Taxom
Prokoeneniidae Condé, 1991		1	Species	Taxom
Protoplophoridae (Ewing, 1917)		3	Species	Taxom
Protoribatidae J. & P. Balogh, 1984		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudochiridiidae Chamberlin, 1923		4	Species	Taxom
Psoralgidae Oudemans, 1908		4	Species	Taxom
Psorergatidae Womersley, 1941		2	Species	Taxom
Psoroptidae Hering, 1838	Scab mites	3	Species	Taxom
Psoroptoididae Gaud, 1958		2	Species	Taxom
Pterolichidae Trouessart, 1899		4	Species	Taxom
Pteronyssidae Oudemans, 1941		7	Species	Taxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 1941		8	Species	Taxom
Pycnothelidae		2	Species	Taxom
Pygmephoridae Krczal, 1964		1	Species	Taxom
Pyramidopidae Starega, 1992		2	Species	Taxom
Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958	Dust mites	10	Species	Taxom
Quadroppiidae Balogh, 1983		3	Species	Taxom
Raillietiidae Vitzthum, 1943		1	Species	Taxom
Raphignathidae Kramer, 1877		1	Species	Taxom
Rhagodidae Pocock, 1897		31	Species	Taxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 1895		58	Species	Taxom
Rhodacaridae Oudemans, 1902		34	Species	Taxom
Rhynchoribatidae Balogh, 1961		4	Species	Taxom
Rosensteiniidae Cooreman, 1954		3	Species	Taxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842	Jumping Spider	913	Species	Taxom
Samoidae Sørensen, 1886		5	Species	Taxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877	Itch mites	30	Species	Taxom
Scheloribatidae Jacot, 1935		19	Species	Taxom
Sclerosomatidae Simon, 1879	Sclerosomatid Harvestmen	4	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	43	Species	Taxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 1911		14	Species	Taxom
Scutoverticidae Grandjean, 1954		4	Species	Taxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864	Glue spitter	22	Species	Taxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893	Six-eyed Spiders	12	Species	Taxom
Sejidae Berlese, 1885		1	Species	Taxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897	Flatties	44	Species	Taxom
Selenoribatidae Schuster, 1963		2	Species	Taxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880	Brown recluse spiders	7	Species	Taxom
Sironidae Simon, 1879		1	Species	Taxom
Siteroptidae Martin, 1978	Siteroptid mites	3	Species	Taxom
Solpugidae Leach, 1815		89	Species	Taxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872	Giant crab spiders	159	Species	Taxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 1900		3	Species	Taxom
Sphaerochthoniidae Grandjean, 1947		1	Species	Taxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 1902		4	Species	Taxom
Steganacaridae (NiedbaÅ‚a, 1986)		9	Species	Taxom
Sternophoridae J.C. Chamberlin, 1923		1	Species	Taxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 1967		1	Species	Taxom
Stiphidiidae Dalmas, 1917	Sheetweb spiders	2	Species	Taxom
Stygnidae Simon, 1879		1	Species	Taxom
Suctobelbidae Jacot, 1938		22	Species	Taxom
Suidasiidae Hughes, 1948		0	Species	Taxom
Syarinidae Chamberlin, 1930		3	Species	Taxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931	Dwarf orb-weavers	2	Species	Taxom
Synaphridae Wunderlich, 1986	Midget Spiders	3	Species	Taxom
Syringobiidae Trouessart, 1897		1	Species	Taxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953	Quill mites	64	Species	Taxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877	Tarsonemid mites	9	Species	Taxom
Tectocepheidae Grandjean, 1954		2	Species	Taxom
Telemidae Fage, 1913	Long-legged cave spider	5	Species	Taxom
Tengellidae (Dahl, 1908)	Tengellid spiders	2	Species	Taxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913	False spider mites	7	Species	Taxom
Teratoppiidae Balogh, 1983		2	Species	Taxom
Teratothyadidae Viets, 1929		2	Species	Taxom
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873	Armored spider	7	Species	Taxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866	Elongated Orb Weavers	120	Species	Taxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875	Spider mites	119	Species	Taxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870	Bird-eating spiders	55	Species	Taxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833	Cobweb And Widow Spiders	250	Species	Taxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881	Ray orbweavers	4	Species	Taxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833	Crab Spider	268	Species	Taxom
Thysanocercidae Atyeo & Pete..., 1972		1	Species	Taxom
Titanoecidae Lehtinen, 1967	Rock Weavers	4	Species	Taxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902	Torrent Mites	11	Species	Taxom
Trachelidae Simon, 1897		10	Species	Taxom
Trachyuropodidae Kramer, 1881		5	Species	Taxom
Trechaleidae Simon, 1890	Trechaleid spiders	0	Species	Taxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 1917		26	Species	Taxom
Triaenonychidae Sörensen, 1886		24	Species	Taxom
Trigonuropodidae Hirschmann, 1979		2	Species	Taxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879	Flat spiders	9	Species	Taxom
Troglotacaridae Fain, 1977		1	Species	Taxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929	Chigger mites	10	Species	Taxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815	Beer Bahuti	16	Species	Taxom
Trouessartiidae Gaud, 1957		2	Species	Taxom
Turbinoptidae Fain, 1957		7	Species	Taxom
Tydeidae Kramer, 1877	Tydeid mites	2	Species	Taxom
Udubidae Polotow, Car..., 2015		5	Species	Taxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869	Cribellate orb weavers	16	Species	Taxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 1909		15	Species	Taxom
Urodinychidae Berlese, 1917		5	Species	Taxom
Uropodidae Kramer, 1881		36	Species	Taxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 1876		0	Species	Taxom
Veigaiidae Oudemans, 1939		4	Species	Taxom
Vexillariidae Gaud & Mouchet, 1959		2	Species	Taxom
Winterschmidtiidae Oudemans, 1923		5	Species	Taxom
Withiidae Chamberlin, 1931		40	Species	Taxom
Xenillidae Woolley & Hi..., 1966		2	Species	Taxom
Xolalgidae Dubinin, 1953		1	Species	Taxom
Zalmoxidae (Sörensen, 1886)		5	Species	Taxom
Zerconidae Berlese, 1892		1	Species	Taxom
Zetorchestidae Michael, 1898		1	Species	Taxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881	Ant spiders	133	Species	Taxom
Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893	Wandering Spiders	4	Species	Taxom
Zorocratidae (Dahl, 1913)	Zorocratid spider	47	Species	Taxom
Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882	False Huntsman Spiders	3	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Arachnida with occurrences in East Africa

Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	49 320 1086	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Micrura Ehrenberg, 1831	317 1901 6795	Families Genera Species	Taxom

Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)

Links, sources and further information

Arachnida at biolcoll.utu.fi
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
Arachnida at irmng.org
Arachnida at itis.gov
Arachnida at marinespecies.org