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Checklist for Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 (Arachnids)
and region North West (Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
62
189
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North West
62 Families width 65 Species
#TLACSGIDOZBMEPHUN
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893Ammoxenid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties0SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae (Thorell, 1881)Ant spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Atemnidae Chamberlin, 19310SpeciesTaxom
Bothriuridae Simon, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Miturgidae Simon, 1885Long-legged sac spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Clubionidae Wagner, 1887Clubiones1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors0SpeciesTaxom
Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850Net-casters0SpeciesTaxom
Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947Gallieniellid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae (Simon, 1890)Big wolf spider5SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Desidae Pocock, 1895Desid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878Dwarf sheet spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 18890SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions6SpeciesTaxom
Lamponidae Simon, 1893White-tailed spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Biantidae Thorell, 18890SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers0SpeciesTaxom
Proctophyllodidae Trouessart &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Actinopodidae Simon, 1892Mouse Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider0SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider0SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879Flat spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider0SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Solpugidae Leach, 18150SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider0SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870Amaurobiids0SpeciesTaxom
Garypidae Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967Phyxelidid spiders0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North West
189 Genera with 65 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTUVXZ
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Allocosa Banks, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Alopecosa Simon, 1913Fox spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenus Simon, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ancylotrypa Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Ansiea Lehtinen, 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Anyphops Benoit, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphantaulax Simon, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Arachnura Vinson, 1863
Tailed spider0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1884Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942
Cucumber spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Arbanitis L. Koch, 1874
Golden trapdoor spider0SpeciesTaxom
Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ariadna Audouin, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Asemesthes Simon, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrachelas Lawrence, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Austrophaea Lawrence, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Bacelarella Berland & Mi..., 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Baryphas Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Belippo Simon, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Benoitia Lehtinen, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Blanioonops Simon & Fage, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachionopus Pocock, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Brancus Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Camaricus Thorell, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Cambalida Simon, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Camillina Berland, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Capheris Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Caponia Simon, 1904Eight-eyed orange lungless spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Catatemnus Beier, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cercophonius Peters, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Chariobas Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839
Longlegged sac spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopella Lawrence, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Clubiona Latreille, 1874Leaf curling sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Commoris Simon, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Corinnomma Karsch, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Cosmophasis Simon, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenus Walckenaer, 1805
Tropical wolf spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cydrela Thorell, 1873
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonisia Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrba Simon, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Deinopis MacLeay, 1839
Ogrefaced spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Diaea Thorell, 1869
Flower spider0SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Drassodella Hewitt, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Dresserus Simon, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Ebo Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Euprosthenops Pocock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Euprosthenopsis Blandin, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Eusparassus Simon, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Evarcha Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Festucula Simon, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Forsterina Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Fuchibotulus Haddad & Lyle, 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Galeosoma Purcell, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Gamasomorpha Karsch, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Gandanameno Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Habrocestum Simon, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1909South African rock scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hahnia C. L. Koch, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Hamataliwa Keyserling, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Haplodrassus Chamberlin, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpactira Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpactirella Purcell, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Heradida Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Heriaeus Simon, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Hermacha Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Hewittia Lessert, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Hirriusa Strand, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Icius Simon, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Idiops Perty, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Ikuma Lawrence, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Isometroides Keyserling, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Kangarosa Framenau, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Lamponina Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Langelurillus Próchniewicz, 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Langona Simon, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Lepthercus Purcell, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1903Orchard Spider And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832
Brown spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Mahembea Grasshoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Menneus Simon, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Metabiantes Roewer, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Miagrammopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1928
Platform spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Mimicalges Atyeo & Gaud, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Missulena Walckenaer, 1805Mouse spider1SpeciesTaxom
Mistaria Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Misumenops F. O. P.-Cam..., 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Myrmarachne MacLeay, 1839
Antmimicking spider0SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1793Banana spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Nesticella Lehtinen & S..., 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Nilus O. P.-Cambridge, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Nomisia Dalmas, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Oecobius Lucas, 1846
Wall spider0SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Opopaea Simon, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1946Lynx Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oxytate L. Koch, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Ozyptila Simon, 1864
Leaflitter crab spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyballus Simon, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Palfuria Simon, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanus Dufour, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Palystes L. Koch, 1875
Lizard-eating spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Parabomis Kulczynski, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Paramystaria Lessert, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1847
Thin-legged Wolf Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Paroecobius Lamoral, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Pellenes Simon, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826
Running Crab Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Platyoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1890
Scorpion spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pronophaea Simon, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Protzia Piersig, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrommata Järvi, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
Usambara baboon spider0SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Quamtana Huber, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Radfordia Ewing, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Rhaeboctesis Simon, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Rothus Simon, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Runcinia Simon, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Setaphis Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1930Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Sipalolasma Simon, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopus Simon, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Solpugema Roewer, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Spermophora Hentz, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Spiroctenus Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Stasimopus Simon, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
False black widows0SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Storenosoma Hogg, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Sylligma Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Synema Simon, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Synsphyronus J. C. Chambe..., 19431SpeciesTaxom
Systenoplacis Simon, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Tamopsis Baehr & Baehr, 1987Two-tailed spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Thanatus C. L. Koch, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Theuma Simon, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisops Karsch, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisus Walckenaer, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Thyenula Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Tmarus Simon, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachelas L. Koch, 1872
Running Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Trachyzelotes Lohmander, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tybaertiella Jocqué, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhistes Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Uloborus Latreille, 1806
Cribellate Orb Weaver0SpeciesTaxom
Upognampa Tucker, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Urozelotes Mello-Leitao, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Vidole Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Xerophaeus Purcell, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Xevioso Lehtinen, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Zeria Simon, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North West
65 Species
Allocosa finkei Vernon Victo..., 1944
Alopecosa leonhardii Embrik Strand, 1913
Ammoxenus amphalodes Dippenaar & ..., 1980Sand divers
Ammoxenus coccineus Simon, 1893
Aphantaulax scotophaeus Simon, 1908
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Argiope aurocincta Mary Agard P..., 1898
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Ariadna dysderina Ludwig Carl ..., 1873Gregg's buckwheat
Benoitia ocellata Mary Agard P..., 1900African grass funnel-web spider
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caponia spiralifera William Fred..., 1904
Cercophonius kershawi Glauert, 1930
Clubiona drassodes Octavius Pic..., 1874
Commoris enoplognatha Eugène Simon, 1902
Euprosthenops australis Eugène Simon, 1898
Euprosthenopsis armata Embrik Strand, 1913
Euprosthenopsis pulchella Mary Agard P..., 1902
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Hadogenes gracilis Hewitt, 1909
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Icius insolidus Wanda Wesoł..., 1999
Isometroides vescus Karsch, 1880San Xavier talussnail
Kangarosa nothofagus Framenau, 2010
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Lamponina scutata Strand, 1913
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903
Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844Bark scorpion
Mahembea hewitti Roger de Les..., 1930
Mimicalges pteronyssoides Trouessart, 1885
Missulena occatoria Walckenaer, 1805Red-headed Mouse Spider
Nemoscolus obscurus Eugène Simon, 1897
Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793Giant golden orb weaver
Nilus margaritatus Pocock, 1898
Olios acolastus Tord Tamerla..., 1890
Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876
Oxyopes vogelsangeri Roger de Les..., 1946
Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888Rough thick-tailed scorpion
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895
Protzia (Protzia) pachygnatha Viets, 1930
Pseudolychas ochraceus Hirst, 1911
Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781
Radfordia (Microtimyobia) synaptomysi Bochkov & Mi..., 1998
Rothus aethiopicus (Roewer, 1955)⇒ Rothus purpurissatus Eugène Simon, 1898
Singa lawrencei Roger de Les..., 1930
Stegodyphus dumicola Mary Agard P..., 1898African social spider
Synsphyronus mimetus Chamberlin, 1943Costate mountainsnail
Tamopsis circumvidens Martin Baehr..., 1987Tree Trunk Spider
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Thomisus blandus Karsch, 1880Spreading sandwort
Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888Yellow sand scorpion
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Arachnida with occurrences in North West
SubclassDromopoda
Shultz, 1990
8
14
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassMicrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
54
175
54
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)
Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)


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