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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
46
80
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namaqualand
46 Families width 112 Species and 2 Subspecies
#ALCSGDPTZEHFOMNB
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893Ammoxenid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)2SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae (Pocock, 1898)Flat-bellied ground spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Daesiidae Kraepelin, 189910SpeciesTaxom
Chernetidae Menge, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider2SpeciesTaxom
Ceromidae Purcell, 19030SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Atemnidae Chamberlin, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperolpiidae Chamberlin, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Feaellidae Ellingsen, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Olpiidae Banks, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Melanoblossiidae Roewer, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967Phyxelidid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliellidae Schulze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions15SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions9SpeciesTaxom
Phrynichidae (Simon, 1892)1SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870Amaurobiids1SpeciesTaxom
Psoroptidae (Hering, 1838)Scab mites1SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider1SpeciesTaxom
Solpugidae Leach, 18156SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider2SpeciesTaxom
Garypidae Simon, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namaqualand
80 Genera with 112 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTUX
Agelena Walckenaer, 1805
Eurasian Grass Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenus Simon, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Anomalomma Simon, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Apochinomma Pavesi, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Aponomma Neuman, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Ariadna Audouin, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Asemesthes Simon, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Biton Karsch, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Blossia Simon, 19725SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Caffrowithius Beier, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Camillina Berland, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Caponia Simon, 1887
Eight-eyed orange lungless spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Caripetella Strand, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ceroma Karsch, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Commoris Simon, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Diores Simon, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diplotemnus J. C. Chambe..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Drassodes Westring, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dresserus Simon, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ectactolpium Beier, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eusparassus Simon, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Evippomma Roewer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Feaella Ellingsen, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Gandanameno Lehtinen, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1843South African rock scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Harpactira Ausserer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Harpactirella Purcell, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hemiblossiola Roewer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hexophthalma Karsch, 18786-eyed sand spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Hirriusa Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Horus J. C. Chambe..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ikuma Lawrence, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1904Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Lawrencega Roewer, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1904Brown spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Melanoblossia Purcell, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Namaquarachne Griswold, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Nilus O. P.-Cambridge, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Nomisia Dalmas, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliella Bedford, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Olorunia Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions15SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1804
Lynx Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Oxytate L. Koch, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Parapalystes Croeser, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1847
Thin-legged Wolf Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Philodromus Walckenaer, 1910Running Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Phrynichus Karsch, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Prodidomus Hentz, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pseudauximus Simon, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohorus Beier, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Psoroptes Gervais, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pterartoria Purcell, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 18441SpeciesTaxom
Scaphothrix Lawrence, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Scytodes Latreille, 1908Spitting Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Solpuga Lichtenstein, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Solpugema Roewer, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Solpugiba Roewer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Solpuguna Roewer, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Stasimopus Simon, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1904False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Synema Simon, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastogarypus Beier, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Theuma Simon, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom
Uroctea Dufour, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Xerophaeus Purcell, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namaqualand
112 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ammoxenus kalaharicus Benoit, 1972
Apochinomma acanthaspis Eugène Simon, 1896
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Ariadna hottentotta William Fred..., 1908
Ariadna jubata William Fred..., 1904
Asemesthes aureus Purcell, 1908
Asemesthes decoratus William Fred..., 1908
Biton adamanteus polytricha Lawrence, 1972
Biton (Biton) crassidens Lawrence, 1935
Biton (Biton) gariesensis Lawrence, 1931
Biton (Biton) haackei Lawrence, 1968
Blossia clunigera Kraepelin, 1908
Blossia lapidicola Lawrence, 1935
Blossia macilenta Lawrence, 1968
Blossia namaquensis Purcell, 1902
Blossia scapicornis Lawrence, 1972
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caffrowithius caffer Beier, 1947
Camillina procurva William Fred..., 1908
Caripetella madagascariensis Lenz, 1886
Chrysometa fidelia Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Commoris enoplognatha Eugène Simon, 1902
Diores radulifer Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Diplotemnus namaquensis Beier, 1947
Drassodes sesquidentatus William Fred..., 1908
Dresserus namaquensis William Fred..., 1908
Ectactolpium astatum Beier, 1947
Ectactolpium brevifemoratum Beier, 1947
Ectactolpium namaquense Beier, 1947
Ectactolpium namaquense namaquense Beier, 1947
Ectactolpium simile Beier, 1947
Enoplognatha molesta Octavius Pic..., 1904
Eusparassus schoemanae Moradmand, 2013
Evippomma squamulatum Eugène Simon, 1898
Feaella (Tetrafeaella) parva Beier, 1947
Gandanameno echinata William Fred..., 1908
Gandanameno spenceri Mary Agard P..., 1900
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Hadogenes minor Purcell, 1899
Hadogenes phyllodes Thorell, 1876
Hadogenes tityrus Simon, 1888
Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Harpactira namaquensis William Fred..., 1902
Harpactirella lapidaria William Fred..., 1908
Harpactirella treleaveni William Fred..., 1902
Hemiblossiola kraepelini Roewer, 1933
Hexophthalma hahni Karsch, 1878
Horus asper Beier, 1947
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
Lawrencega tripilosa Roewer, 1933
Loxosceles pilosa Purcell, 1908
Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904
Melanoblossia globiceps Purcell, 1903
Melanoblossia namaquensis Lawrence, 1935
Namaquarachne thaumatula Griswold, 1990
Nilus curtus O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Nomisia frenata William Fred..., 1908
Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931
Opistophthalmus ammopus Lamoral, 1980
Opistophthalmus ater Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus crassimanus Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus fuscipes Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus gigas Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus granicauda Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus granifrons Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus hewitti
Opistophthalmus leipoldti Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pallipes Koch, 1842
Opistophthalmus peringueyi Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus politicauda
Opistophthalmus schlechteri Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus wahlbergii Thorell, 1876Tricolor Scorpion
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus neglectus Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus villosus Peters, 1862Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion
Philodromus vulpio Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Phrynichus scullyi (Purcell, 1902)⇒ Phrynichodamon scullyi Weygoldt, 1996
Prodidomus capensis William Fred..., 1904
Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895
Pseudauximus reticulatus Eugène Simon, 1902
Pseudohorus molliventer Beier, 1947
Pseudohorus vermiformis Beier, 1947
Psoroptes ovis (Hering, 1838)⇒ Psoroptes bovis Hering, 1838
Pterartoria lativittata Purcell, 1903
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) capensis (Koch, 1844)⇒ Rhipicephalus longus Neumann, 1907
Scytodes schultzei William Fred..., 1908
Smeringopus hypocrita Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Solpuga chelicornis Lichtenstein, 1796American barberry
Solpuga lethalis (C. L. Koch, 1842)⇒ Zeria lawrencei lethalis C.L. Koch, 1842
Solpugema genucornis Lawrence, 1935
Solpugema spectralis Purcell, 1899
Solpugiba lineata C. L. Koch, 1842
Solpuguna cervina Purcell, 1899
Stasimopus leipoldti William Fred..., 1902
Stasimopus schultzei William Fred..., 1908
Steatoda connexa Octavius Pic..., 1904
Stegodyphus dumicola Mary Agard P..., 1898African social spider
Thaumastogarypus grandis Beier, 1947
Thaumastogarypus robustus Beier, 1947
Theuma pusilla William Fred..., 1908
Uroctea schinzi Eugène Simon, 1887
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes lineatus Koch, 1844
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Xerophaeus hottentottus William Fred..., 1908
Xerophaeus longispina (Purcell, 1908)⇒ Xerophaeus longispinus William Fred..., 1908

Subnodes of Arachnida with occurrences in Namaqualand
SubclassDromopoda
Shultz, 1990
13
21
59
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassMicrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
33
59
53
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)
Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)


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