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Checklist for Subfamily Araneinae Simon, 1895
and region North West (Cape)


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

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
54
175
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
49
170
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
170
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
39
152
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
39
152
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
37
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
17
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAraneinae
Simon, 1895
12
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North West
12 Genera with 15 Species
Arachnura Vinson, 1863
Tailed spider0SpeciesTaxom
Araneus Clerck, 1884Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942
Cucumber spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Mahembea Grasshoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers6SpeciesTaxom
Pararaneus Caporiacco, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Singa C. L. Koch, 1930Striped orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North West
15 Species
Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884Green orb-web spider
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Mahembea hewitti Roger de Les..., 1930
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
Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Prasonica seriata Eugène Simon, 1895
Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781
Singa lawrencei Roger de Les..., 1930

Subnodes of Araneinae with occurrences in North West
TribeArachnurini
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAraneini
Simon, 1895
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCyclosini
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDolophonini
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMangorini
Simon, 1895
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePoltyini
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom