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Checklist for Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 (Arachnids)
and region West Coast District (Western Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
24
36
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Coast District
24 Families width 32 Species
#AGDPSLCTHBEN
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Daesiidae Kraepelin, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick1SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider1SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae (Thorell, 1870)Amaurobiids1SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae (C. L. Koch, 1851)Carpenter spider1SpeciesTaxom
Solpugidae (Leach, 1815)1SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider0SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Coast District
36 Genera with 32 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMOPSTUX
Araneus Clerck, 1859Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1775Garden orbweavers2SpeciesTaxom
Asemesthes Simon, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Biton Karsch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Caripetella Strand, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Drassodes Westring, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Euophrys C. L. Koch, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eustigmaeus Berlese, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Evippomma Roewer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Fuchiba Haddad & Lyle, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1899South African rock scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Harpactira Ausserer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Harpactirella Purcell, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Heliophanus C. L. Koch, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hermacha Simon, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Macrobunus Tullgren, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1842Burrowing scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Palystes L. Koch, 1996Lizard-eating spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Parapalystes Croeser, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Penestomus Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Pholcus Walckenaer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudauximus Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterartoria Purcell, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Solpuga Lichtenstein, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Spiroctenus Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Synema Simon, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Theuma Simon, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805
0SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Xerophaeus Purcell, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Coast District
32 Species
Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775Banded Argiope
Asemesthes lamberti Richard Will..., 1923Sand dollars
Biton (Biton) leipoldti Purcell, 1899
Carios capensis Neumann, 1901Seabird soft tick
Caripetella madagascariensis Lenz, 1886
Drassodes ereptor William Fred..., 1907
Euophrys leipoldti Peckham & Pe..., 1903
Eustigmaeus corticolus Wood, 1966
Evippomma squamulatum Eugène Simon, 1898
Fuchiba montana Haddad & Lyle, 2008
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Hadogenes minor Purcell, 1899
Harpactira marksi William Fred..., 1902
Harpactirella longipes William Fred..., 1902
Heliophanus patellaris Eugène Simon, 1901
Hermacha lanata Purcell, 1902
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Macrobunus caffer Eugène Simon, 1898
Opistophthalmus latro Thorell, 1894
Opistophthalmus leipoldti Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pallipes Koch, 1842
Palystes martinfilmeri Croeser, 1996
Parabuthus calvus Purcell, 1898
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin, 1775)⇒ Smeringopus pallidus Blackwall, 1858
Pterartoria arbuscula William Fred..., 1903
Solpuga lethalis (C. L. Koch, 1842)⇒ Zeria lawrencei lethalis C.L. Koch, 1842
Theuma cedri William Fred..., 1907
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890

Subnodes of Arachnida with occurrences in West Coast District
SubclassDromopoda
Shultz, 1990
5
6
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassMicrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
19
30
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)
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