Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)
List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
9 Families width 88 Species
Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
76 Genera with 88 Species #ACDEGHIKLMNPSTUWZ
Achaearanea Strand, 1929 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Afracantha Dahl, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpaida O. P.-Cambridge, 1988 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Anapistula Gertsch, 1941 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnura Vinson, 1863 | Tailed spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araneus Clerck, 1950 | Angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers | 9 | Species | Taxom | Araniella Chamberlin &..., 1942 | Cucumber spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Argiope Audouin, 1775 | Garden orbweavers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrodes Simon, 1842 | Dewdrop spiders | 1 | 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 | Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882 | Comb-footed Spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cladomelea Simon, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Clitaetra Simon, 1889 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Coscinida Simon, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Crustulina Menge, 1868 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclosa Menge, 1772 | Three-lobed Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyrtophora Simon, 1775 | Tent spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | Dipoena Thorell, 1869 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Dipoenura Simon, 1909 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dismodicus Simon, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Episinus Walckenaer, 1809 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erigone Audouin, 1928 | Black Dwarf Spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842 | Spiny Backed Orb Weaver | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gea C. L. Koch, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gmogala Keyserling, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsacantha Dahl, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Isela Griswold, 1985 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Isoxya Simon, 1859 | Box kite spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kilima Grasshoff, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1841 | Black widow spider | 2 | Species | Taxom | Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leucauge White, 1903 | Orchard Spider And Allies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lipocrea Thorell, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mahembea Grasshoff, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Mecynidis Simon, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Megaraneus Lawrence, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Meioneta Hull, 1920 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Microctenonyx Dahl, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Microdipoena Banks, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1883 | Platform spiders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mysmenopsis Simon, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoscolus Simon, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neoscona Simon, 1865 | Spotted orbweavers | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Nephila Leach, 1793 | Banana spiders | 4 | Species | Taxom | Nephilengys L. Koch, 1872 | Hermit spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nephilingis Kuntner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neriene Blackwall, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Nesticella Lehtinen & S..., 1980 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Paraplectana Brito Capello, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pararaneus Caporiacco, 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Patu Marples, 1951 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Pelecopsis Simon, 1864 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Poltys C. L. Koch, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prasonica Simon, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pronous Keyserling, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnacantha Blackwall, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sedasta Simon, 1894 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Singa C. L. Koch, 1930 | Striped orbweavers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Steatoda Sundevall, 1838 | False black widows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetragnatha Latreille, 1895 | Four-jawed spider | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theridion Walckenaer, 1910 | Tangle-Web Spiders | 2 | Species | Taxom | Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 | Ray spiders | 0 | Species | Taxom | Theridula Emerton, 1882 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1934 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Trichonephila Dahl, 1911 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Tybaertiella Jocqué, 1979 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Ulwembua Griswold, 1987 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Walckenaeria Blackwall, 1833 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Wendilgarda Keyserling, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Zygiella F. O. P.-Cam..., 1902 | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
88 Species | Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899 | | | Alpaida natal Levi, 1988 | | | Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863 | | | Araneus apricus Karsch, 1884 | Green orb-web spider | | Araneus balanus Doleschall, 1859 | | | Araneus holzapfelae Lessert, 1936 | | | Araneus legonensis Grasshoff & ..., 1979 | | | Araneus marshalli (Pocock, 1898) | ⇒ Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865 | | Araneus nigroquadratus Lawrence, 1937 | | | Araneus nordmanni Thorell, 1870 | Nordmann'S Orbweaver | | Araneus strupifer Simon, 1885 | | | Araneus varus Kauri, 1950 | | | Argiope aurocincta Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805 | | | Argiope flavipalpis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997 | | | Argiope lobata Pallas, 1772 | Geometric spider | | Argiope trifasciata Forsskål, 1775 | Banded Argiope | | Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842) | ⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850 | | Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902 | | | Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793 | African bark orb-web spider | | Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866 | | | Cladomelea akermani J. Hewitt, 1923 | | | Cyclosa conica Pallas, 1772 | Conical Trashline Orbweaver | | Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775 | Global tentweb weaver | | Dismodicus alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1947 | | | Erigone arctophylacis Crosby & Bishop, 1928 | | | Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873 | | | Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844 | Jawla paste shrimp | | Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842 | Kite-spider | | Gea infuscata Albert Tullgren, 1910 | | | Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890 | | | Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914 | | | Hypsosinga lithyphantoides Lodovico di ..., 1947 | | | Hypsosinga rubens Nicholas Mar..., 1847 | | | Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895 | | | 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 | | Leucauge decorata Blackwall, 1864 | | | Leucauge festiva Blackwall, 1866 | | | Leucauge kibonotensis Tullgren, 1910 | | | Leucauge levanderi Kulczynski, 1901 | | | Leucauge linyphia Eugène Simon, 1903 | | | Lipocrea longissima Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Mahembea hewitti Roger de Les..., 1930 | | | Megaraneus gabonensis Hippolyte Lucas, 1858 | | | Microlinyphia sterilis Pavesi, 1883 | | | Mysmenopsis mexcala Gertsch, 1960 | | | Nemoscolus cotti Roger de Les..., 1933 | | | Nemoscolus elongatus George Newbo..., 1947 | | | Nemoscolus vigintipunctatus Eugène Simon, 1897 | | | Neoscona angulatula Ehrenfried S..., 1937 | | | Neoscona blondeli Eugène Simon, 1886 | | | Neoscona chiarinii Pavesi, 1883 | | | Neoscona hirta Carl Ludwig ..., 1844 | | | Neoscona moreli Vinson, 1863 | | | 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 | | | Neoscona vigilans Blackwall, 1865 | | | Nephila fenestrata Tord Tamerla..., 1859 | | | Nephila inaurata Walckenaer, 1842 | Red-legged golden orb-web spider | | Nephila komaci Kuntner & Co..., 2009 | | | Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793 | Giant golden orb weaver | | Nephilingis cruentata Fabricius, 1775 | African Hermit Spider | | Neriene oxycera Tu & Li, 2006 | | | Paraplectana thorntoni John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Paraplectana walleri John Blackwall, 1865 | | | Pararaneus cyrtoscapus Mary Agard P..., 1898 | | | Pararaneus perforatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899 | | | Pararaneus spectator Ferdinand Ka..., 1885 | | | Poltys furcifer Eugène Simon, 1881 | | | Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895 | | | Prasonica nigrotaeniata Eugène Simon, 1909 | | | Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895 | | | Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781 | | | Singa albodorsata Kauri, 1950 | | | Singa lawrencei Roger de Les..., 1930 | | | Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838 | Brown house spider | | Tetragnatha maxillosa Thorell, 1895 | | | Theridion marxii | | | Theridion nigrosacculatum Albert Tullgren, 1910 | |
Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal | 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 | 32
65 | 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 | 13
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers | 3
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nesticidae
Simon, 1894
cave cobweb spider, Cave cobweb spiders, Comb-footed Cellar Spiders, Scaffold web spiders, Tangle web spiders | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Symphytognathidae
Hickman, 1931
Dwarf orb-weavers, Dwarf orbweavers | 2
0 | Genera
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 | 6
11 | 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 | 16
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Theridiosomatidae
Simon, 1881
Ray orbweavers, ray spider, Ray spiders | 2
0 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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