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Checklist for Superfamily Araneoidea Latreille, 1806
and region Northern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
89
269
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
71
232
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
52
202
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
200
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
41
181
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
181
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
28
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Cape
6 Families width 24 Species
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894Cyatholipid spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Cape
28 Genera with 24 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Argiope Audouin, 1805Garden orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Chrysometa Simon, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophora Simon, 1775Tent spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1844Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1844Box kite spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Kilima Grasshoff, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1902Black widow spider4SpeciesTaxom
Leucauge White, 1841
Orchard Spider And Allies0SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1928
Platform spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenopsis Simon, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Nemoscolus Simon, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neoscona Simon, 1864Spotted orbweavers3SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1815
Banana spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Prasonica Simon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pronous Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pycnacantha Blackwall, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1904False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhistes Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Ulwembua Griswold, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
24 Species
Argiope australis Charles Atha..., 1805
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902
Chrysometa fidelia Herbert W. Levi, 1986
Cyrtophora citricola Forsskål, 1775Global tentweb weaver
Enoplognatha molesta Octavius Pic..., 1904
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Isoxya cicatricosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1844
Kilima decens John Blackwall, 1866
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Mysmenopsis mexcala Gertsch, 1960
Nemoscolus tubicola Eugène Simon, 1887
Neoscona rapta Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Neoscona subfusca Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Common Hairy Field Spider
Neoscona triangula Keyserling, 1864
Pronous tetralobus Eugène Simon, 1895
Pycnacantha tribulus Johan Christ..., 1781
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda connexa Octavius Pic..., 1904
Ulwembua outeniqua Charles E. G..., 1987

Subnodes of Araneoidea with occurrences in Northern Cape
FamilyAraneidae
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
11
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyatholipidae
Simon, 1894
Cyatholipid spiders, Cyatholipids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLinyphiidae
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
5
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMysmenidae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
Dwarf cobweb spiders, Dwarf cobweb weavers, Minute Litter Spiders, spurred orb-weaver, Spurred orb-weavers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTetragnathidae
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
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTheridiidae
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
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)
Araneoidea (Latreille 1806)


Links, sources and further information
Araneoidea at irmng.org