Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)
List of families for Eastern Cape
7 Families width 76 Species
Genera for Eastern Cape
62 Genera with 76 Species #ACDEGHIKLMNOPSTU
Achaearanea Strand, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Acusilas Simon, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Afracantha Dahl, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnura Vinson, 1863 | Tailed spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1885 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 7 | Species | Taxom | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942 | Cucumber spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1842 | Dewdrop spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | Ariamnes Thorell, 1869 | Whip spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Caerostris Thorell, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Ceratinopsis Emerton, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Chorizopella Lawrence, 1947 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Chorizopes O. P.-Cambridge, 1870 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Coscinida Simon, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Crustulina Menge, 1868 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Cyclosa Menge, 1866 | Three-lobed Spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphalonotus Simon, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | Diphya Nicolet, 1849 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Dipoena Thorell, 1869 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dippenaaria Wunderlich, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Episinus Walckenaer, 1809 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gmogala Keyserling, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gondwanascorpio | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ideocaira Simon, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isoxya Simon, 1859 | Box kite spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kilima Grasshoff, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1902 | Black widow spider | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1903 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 5 | Species | Taxom | Mecynidis Simon, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Meioneta Hull, 1920 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1928 | Platform spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenopsis Simon, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoscolus Simon, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1864 | Spotted orbweavers | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1842 | Banana spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nephilingis Kuntner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ostearius Hull, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasteatoda Archer, 1841 | Comb-Clawed Spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pelecopsis Simon, 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pronous Keyserling, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1899 | False black widows | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1880 | Four-jawed spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1895 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | Theridula Emerton, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Thymoites Keyserling, 1884 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1934 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonephila Dahl, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Typhistes Simon, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Ulwembua Griswold, 1987 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eastern Cape
76 Species | Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899 | | | Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863 | | | Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884 | Green orb-web spider | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus graemii Pocock, 1900 | Shyleaf | | Araneus holzapfelae Lessert, 1936 | | | Araneus morulus Thorell, 1898 | | | Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937 | | | Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885 | | | Argiope anomalopalpis Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope aurocincta Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805 | | | Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772 | Geometric spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | Argyrodes zonatus Charles Atha..., 1842 | | | Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902 | | | Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793 | African bark orb-web spider | | Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866 | | | Cyphalonotus larvatus Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Dippenaaria luxurians Wunderlich, 1995 | | | Enoplognatha molesta Octavius Pic..., 1904 | | | Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Gondwanascorpio emzantsiensis ♰ Gess, 2013 | | | Ideocaira triquetra Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859 | | | Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866 | | | Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865) | ⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870 | | Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 | Brown black widow | | Latrodectus indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904 | | | Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902 | | | Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864 | | | Leucauge festiva Blackwall, 1866 | | | Leucauge kibonotensis Tullgren, 1910 | | | Leucauge levanderi Kulczynski, 1901 | | | Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Mysmenopsis mexcala Gertsch, 1960 | | | Nemoscolus elongatus George Newbo..., 1947 | | | Nemoscolus tubicola Eugène Simon, 1887 | | | Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897 | | | Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937 | | | Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886 | | | Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | Neoscona novella Eugène Simon, 1907 | | | Neoscona penicillipes Ferdinand Ka..., 1879 | | | Neoscona quincasea Michael J. R..., 1983 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | | | Neoscona rufipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837 | Common Hairy Field Spider | | Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864 | | | Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | Giant golden orb weaver | | Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842 | Banded Golden Orb Spider | | Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775 | African Hermit Spider | | Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Paraplectana walleri John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885 | | | Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841 | American house false widow spider | | Phycosoma martinae Michael J. R..., 1983 | | | Poltys furcifer Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781 | | | Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990 | Black cobweb | | Steatoda connexa Octavius Pic..., 1904 | | | Steatoda seriata Eugène Simon, 1899 | | | Tetragnatha ceylonica Octavius Pic..., 1869 | | | Tetragnatha isidis Eugène Simon, 1880 | | | Theridion macei Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Trichonephila komaci Kuntner & Co..., 2009 | Gaint Golden Orb-Web Spider |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape | Family | Anapidae ♰
Simon, 1895
Anapid spiders, Tiny Orbweavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Araneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders, Orb Weaver Spiders, Orb weavers, Orb-weaver spider, Orb-weaver spiders, Orb-weavers, Orb-Weaving Spider, Orbweavers, Typical Orb Weavers, Typical orb-weaver spiders | 26
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cyatholipidae ♰
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Linyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders, Line Weavers, Line Weaving Spiders, Line-Weaving Spiders, Money Spider/Sheet Weaver, Money Spiders, Sheet weavers, Sheet web spider, Sheet-Web Spinners, Sheet-Web Weavers, Sheetweb And Dwarf Weavers, Sheetweb weavers | 9
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Tetragnathidae
Menge, 1866
Elongated Orb Weavers, Four-Jawed Spiders, Horizontal Orb-Web Weavers, Large-Jawed Orb Weavers, Long jawed orb-weavers, Long jawed spiders, Long-jawed orb weavers, Long-Jawed Orbweavers, Long-Jawed Spiders, Longjawed Orb Weavers, Longjawed orbweavers, Stretch spider, Thick-Jawed Spiders | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders, Cobweb weavers, Comb-footed spiders, Combfooted Spiders, Scaffold web spider, Scaffolding-Web Spiders, Tangle-web spiders, Theridiids | 19
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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