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Checklist for Suborder Araneomorphae Smith, 1902 (True Spiders)
and region Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
329
1523
5303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
288
1351
4586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
82
763
3039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
756
3029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
62
706
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Republic South Africa
62 Families width 2605 Species and 15 Subspecies
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Agelenidae C. L. Koch, 1837Agelenid Spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Amaurobiidae Thorell, 1870Amaurobiids14SpeciesTaxom
Ammoxenidae Simon, 1893Ammoxenid spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Anapidae Simon, 1895Anapid spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878Anyphaenid sac spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders148SpeciesTaxom
Archaeidae C. L. Koch &..., 1854Archaeid spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Caponiidae Simon, 1890Caponiid spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Cithaeronidae Simon, 1893Cithaeronid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Corinnidae Karsch, 1880Ant-like Sac Spiders113SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Cyatholipidae Simon, 1894Cyatholipid spiders16SpeciesTaxom
Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850Net-casters13SpeciesTaxom
Desidae Pocock, 1895Desid spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Dictynidae O. P-Cambridge, 1871Dictynid spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Drymusidae Simon, 1893Drymusid spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Dysderidae C. L. Koch, 1837Dysderid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders48SpeciesTaxom
Filistatidae Ausserer, 1867Crevice weaver2SpeciesTaxom
Gallieniellidae Millot, 1947Gallieniellid spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders289SpeciesTaxom
Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878Dwarf sheet spiders13SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids18SpeciesTaxom
Lamponidae Simon, 1893White-tailed spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859Dwarf spiders91SpeciesTaxom
Liocranidae Simon, 1897Liocranid sac spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders173SpeciesTaxom
Mimetidae Simon, 1881Pirate spider5SpeciesTaxom
Mysmenidae Petrunkevitch, 1928Dwarf cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Nesticidae Simon, 1894Cave cobweb spider0SpeciesTaxom
Nicodamidae Simon, 1898Nicodamid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider8SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae Simon, 1890Dwarf Cell Spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Orsolobidae Cooke, 1965Orsolobid spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders44SpeciesTaxom
Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870Palp-footed spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders42SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider46SpeciesTaxom
Phyxelididae Lehtinen, 1967Phyxelidid spiders31SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider46SpeciesTaxom
Salticidae Blackwall, 1842Jumping Spider491SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter30SpeciesTaxom
Segestriidae Simon, 1893Six-eyed Spiders19SpeciesTaxom
Selenopidae Simon, 1897Flatties78SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872Giant crab spiders71SpeciesTaxom
Stiphidiidae Dalmas, 1917Sheetweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Symphytognathidae Hickman, 1931Dwarf orb-weavers1SpeciesTaxom
Telemidae Fage, 1913Long-legged cave spider3SpeciesTaxom
Tengellidae (Dahl, 1908)Tengellid spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrablemmidae O. P-Cambridge, 1873Armored spider1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers49SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders115SpeciesTaxom
Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881Ray orbweavers1SpeciesTaxom
Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833Crab Spider171SpeciesTaxom
Trachelidae Simon, 189747SpeciesTaxom
Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879Flat spiders12SpeciesTaxom
Uloboridae Thorell, 1869Cribellate orb weavers14SpeciesTaxom
Zodariidae Thorell, 1881Ant spiders96SpeciesTaxom
Zoridae F. O. P-Camb..., 1893Wandering Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Zorocratidae (Dahl, 1913)Zorocratid spider0SpeciesTaxom
Zoropsidae Bertkau, 1882False Huntsman Spiders25SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Araneomorphae with occurrences in Republic South Africa
InfraorderAraneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
695
2558
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEntelegynae
Simon, 1893
1
11
47
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Araneomorphae at artfakta.se
Araneomorphae at biodiversity.org.au
Araneomorphae at dyntaxa.se