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Checklist for Subfamily Araneinae Simon, 1895
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
95
308
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
84
286
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
45
219
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
44
218
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
37
204
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
37
204
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
35
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
20
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
12
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
12 Genera with 20 Species
Araneus Clerck, 1885Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers5SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942
Cucumber spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphalonotus Simon, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Larinia Simon, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Lipocrea Thorell, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers7SpeciesTaxom
Paralarinia Grasshoff, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
20 Species
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Araneus kalaharensis Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Araneus morulus Thorell, 1898
Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937
Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885
Cyphalonotus larvatus Eugène Simon, 1881
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Larinia bifida (Albert Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Larinia ishango Manfred Gras..., 1971
Lipocrea longissima Eugène Simon, 1881
Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886
Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863
Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Paralarinia incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909

Subnodes of Araneinae with occurrences in Botswana
TribeAraneini
Simon, 1895
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCyclosini
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDolophonini
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMangorini
Simon, 1895
6
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePoltyini
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom