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Checklist for Family Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877 (Tropical wolf spiders)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
99
1782
11863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
91
1742
11733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
1611
10817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
1598
10759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lycosoidea
Caporiacco, 1938
10
152
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCtenidae
Keyserling, 1877
Tropical wolf spiders, Wandering spiders
28
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
28 Genera with 184 Species
#ABCGIMNPTV
Acanthoctenus Keyserling, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Africactenus Hyatt, 195420SpeciesTaxom
Afroneutria Polotow & Jo..., 18656SpeciesTaxom
Amicactenus Henrard & Jo..., 19124SpeciesTaxom
Anahita Karsch, 199416SpeciesTaxom
Ancylometes Bertkau, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Antsiratinus1SpeciesTaxom
Apolania Simon, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Arctenus Polotow & Jo..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Bowie Jäger, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Caloctenus Keyserling, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ctenus Walckenaer, 1865Tropical wolf spiders85SpeciesTaxom
Cupiennius Simon, 1891Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Guasuctenus Polotow & Br..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Isoctenus Bertkau, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Macroctenus Henrard & Jo..., 20175SpeciesTaxom
Mahafalytenus Silva, 20078SpeciesTaxom
Nimbanahita Henrard & Jo..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Nothroctenus Badcock, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Perictenus Henrard & Jo..., 20171SpeciesTaxom
Petaloctenus Jocqué & Steyn, 19975SpeciesTaxom
Phoneutria Perty, 1891Armed spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Piloctenus Henrard & Jo..., 18994SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoctenus Caporiacco, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Thoriosa Simon, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Trogloctenus Lessert, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Viridasius Simon, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Vulsor Simon, 19077SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
184 Species and 1 Subspecies
Africactenus acteninus Pierre L. G...., 1974
Africactenus agilior Mary Agard P..., 1899
Africactenus decorosus Arts, 1912
Africactenus depressus Hyatt, 1954
Africactenus evadens Steyn & Rudy..., 2003
Africactenus fernandensis Eugène Simon, 1910
Africactenus ghesquierei Roger de Les..., 1946
Africactenus giganteus Pierre L. G...., 1974
Africactenus guineensis Eugène Simon, 1897
Africactenus kribiensis Hyatt, 1954
Africactenus leleupi Pierre L. G...., 1975
Africactenus longurio Eugène Simon, 1910
Africactenus monitor Steyn & Rudy..., 2003
Africactenus pococki Hyatt, 1954
Africactenus poecilus Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Africactenus simoni Hyatt, 1954
Africactenus sladeni Hyatt, 1954
Africactenus tenuitarsis Philippi, 1865
Africactenus tridentatus Hyatt, 1954
Africactenus trilateralis Hyatt, 1954
Afroneutria erythrochelis Simon, 1876
Afroneutria hybrida Polotow & Jo..., 2015
Afroneutria immortalis Arts, 1912
Afroneutria quadrimaculata Polotow & Jo..., 2015
Afroneutria tanga Polotow & Jo..., 2016
Afroneutria velox Blackwall, 1865
Amicactenus eminens Arts, 1912
Amicactenus fallax Steyn & Van ..., 2003
Amicactenus mysticus Henrard & Jo..., 2017
Amicactenus pergulanus Arts, 1912
Anahita aculeata Eugène Simon, 1897
Anahita blandini Pierre L. G...., 1977
Anahita centralis Pierre L. G...., 1977
Anahita concrassata Pierre L. G...., 1977
Anahita concreata Pierre L. G...., 1977
Anahita concussor Pierre L. G...., 1977
Anahita denticulata Simon, 1884
Anahita faradjensis Roger de Les..., 1929
Anahita insularis Strand, 1907
Anahita lineata Eugène Simon, 1897
Anahita lycosina Eugène Simon, 1897
Anahita mamma Ferdinand Ka..., 1884
Anahita pallida Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Anahita pygmaea Pierre L. G...., 1977
Anahita similis Lodovico di ..., 1947
Anahita zoroides Joachim Schm..., 1994
Ancylometes hewitsoni Frederick Oc..., 1897
Antsiratinus maharirensis
Apolania segmentata Eugène Simon, 1898
Arctenus taitensis Polotow & Jo..., 2014
Bowie corniger F. O. Pickar..., 1898
Caloctenus abyssinicus Embrik Strand, 1917
Ctenus abditus Arts, 1912
Ctenus aliegnus Arts, 1912
Ctenus alienus Frederick Oc..., 1900Wandering spiders
Ctenus amanensis Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Ctenus anahitaeformis Pierre L. G...., 1981
Ctenus auricomus Arts, 1912
Ctenus beerwaldi Embrik Strand, 1906
Ctenus bigibbosus Pierre L. G...., 1980
Ctenus biprocessis Embrik Strand, 1906
Ctenus bueanus Embrik Strand, 1916
Ctenus caligineus Arts, 1912
Ctenus capulinus Ferdinand Ka..., 1879
Ctenus cavaticus Arts, 1912
Ctenus celisi Pierre L. G...., 1981
Ctenus clariventris Embrik Strand, 1906
Ctenus coccineipes Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Ctenus colonicus Arts, 1912
Ctenus constrictus Pierre L. G...., 1981
Ctenus corniger Frederick Oc..., 1898
Ctenus decemnotatus Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Ctenus decorus Gerstäcker, 1873
Ctenus denticulatus (Benoit, 1981)⇒ Anahita denticulata Simon, 1884
Ctenus dilucidus Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Ctenus doloensis Lodovico di ..., 1940
Ctenus dreyeri Embrik Strand, 1906
Ctenus efferatus Arts, 1912
Ctenus elgonensis Pierre L. G...., 1978
Ctenus embolus Pierre L. G...., 1981
Ctenus eminens Arts, 1912
Ctenus erythrochelis (Eugène Simon, 1876)⇒ Afroneutria erythrochelis Simon, 1876
Ctenus esculentus Arts, 1912
Ctenus facetus Arts, 1912
Ctenus falciformis Pierre L. G...., 1981
Ctenus fallax Steyn & Van ..., 2003
Ctenus feshius Pierre L. G...., 1979Sipunculids
Ctenus gulosus Arts, 1912
Ctenus holmi Pierre L. G...., 1978
Ctenus hygrophilus Pierre L. G...., 1977
Ctenus idjwiensis Pierre L. G...., 1979Sipunculids
Ctenus kenyamontanus Pierre L. G...., 1978
Ctenus kingsleyi Frederick Oc..., 1898
Ctenus kipatimus Pierre L. G...., 1981
Ctenus lacertus Pierre L. G...., 1979Sipunculids
Ctenus latitabundus Arts, 1912
Ctenus lejeunei Pierre L. G...., 1977
Ctenus leonardi Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Ctenus levipes Arts, 1912
Ctenus lubwensis Pierre L. G...., 1979Sipunculids
Ctenus macellarius Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Ctenus magnificus Arts, 1912
Ctenus mirificus Arts, 1912
Ctenus modestus Eugène Simon, 1897
Ctenus musosanus Pierre L. G...., 1979Sipunculids
Ctenus nigritarsis Pavesi, 1897
Ctenus nigromaculatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Ctenus noctuabundus Arts, 1912
Ctenus occidentalis Frederick Oc..., 1898
Ctenus oligochronius Arts, 1912
Ctenus parvoculatus Pierre L. G...., 1979Sipunculids
Ctenus peregrinus peregrinus F. O. P.-Cam..., 1900
Ctenus pergulanus Arts, 1912
Ctenus pilosus Thorell, 1899Black carpenter ant
Ctenus pogonias Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Ctenus potteri Eugène Simon, 1901
Ctenus pulchriventris Eugène Simon, 1897
Ctenus quinquevittatus Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Ctenus renivulvatus Embrik Strand, 1906
Ctenus rivulatus Mary Agard P..., 1899
Ctenus rwandanus Pierre L. G...., 1981
Ctenus schneideri Embrik Strand, 1906
Ctenus sexmaculatus Carl Friedri..., 1961
Ctenus silvaticus Pierre L. G...., 1981
Ctenus somaliensis Pierre L. G...., 1979Sipunculids
Ctenus spectabilis Roger de Les..., 1921
Ctenus spinosissimus (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Nilus curtus O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Ctenus tenuipes J. Denis, 1955
Ctenus torvus Pavesi, 1883
Ctenus transvaalensis Pierre L. G...., 1981
Ctenus uluguruensis Pierre L. G...., 1979Sipunculids
Ctenus undulatus Steyn & Van ..., 2003
Ctenus vagus John Blackwall, 1866
Ctenus validus J. Denis, 1955
Ctenus vatovae Lodovico di ..., 1940
Ctenus velox (John Blackwall, 1865)⇒ Isoctenus coxalis Frederick Oc..., 1902
Ctenus vividus John Blackwall, 1865
Cupiennius foliatus Frederick Oc..., 1901Wandering spiders
Cupiennius getazi Eugène Simon, 1891Banana Spider
Guasuctenus vittatissimus Strand, 1916
Isoctenus coxalis Frederick Oc..., 1902
Macroctenus herbicola Henrard & Jo..., 2017
Macroctenus kingsleyi F. O. Pickar..., 1898
Macroctenus nimba Henrard & Jo..., 2017
Macroctenus occidentalis F.O.Pickard-..., 1898
Macroctenus vandenspiegeli Henrard & Jo..., 2017
Mahafalytenus fo Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus fohy Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus hafa Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus isalo Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus osy Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus paosy Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus spec Silva-Dávila, 2007
Mahafalytenus tsilo Silva, 2007
Nimbanahita montivaga Henrard & Jo..., 2017
Perictenus molecula Henrard & Jo..., 2017
Petaloctenus bossema Rudy Jocqué ..., 1997
Petaloctenus clathratus Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Petaloctenus cupido Van der Donc..., 2001
Petaloctenus lunatus Van der Donc..., 2001
Petaloctenus songan Rudy Jocqué ..., 1997
Phoneutria auricularis (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Afroneutria erythrochelis Simon, 1876
Phoneutria fasciata Lenz, 1886
Phoneutria nigriventer Keyserling, 1891Brazilian armed spider
Piloctenus gryseelsi Henrard & Jo..., 2017
Piloctenus haematostoma Jocqué & Hen..., 2017Red Fang Spider
Piloctenus mirificus Arts, 1912
Piloctenus pilosus Thorell, 1899
Pseudoctenus meneghettii Lodovico di ..., 1949
Pseudoctenus thaleri Jocqué, 2009
Thoriosa fulvastra Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Thoriosa spadicea Eugène Simon, 1910
Thoriosa spinivulva Eugène Simon, 1910
Thoriosa taurina Eugène Simon, 1910
Trogloctenus briali Ledoux, 2004
Trogloctenus fagei Roger de Les..., 1935
Viridasius fasciatus Lenz, 1886
Vulsor bidens Eugène Simon, 1889
Vulsor isaloensis Hirotsugu Ono, 1993
Vulsor penicillatus Eugène Simon, 1896
Vulsor quartus Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Vulsor quintus Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Vulsor septimus Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Vulsor sextus Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees

Subnodes of Ctenidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAcantheinae
2
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAcanthocteninae
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalocteninae
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCteninae
Keyserling, 1877
5
93
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhoneutriinae
Bücherl, 1969
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyViridasiinae
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ctenidae at artfakta.se
Ctenidae at biodiversity.org.au
Ctenidae at gbif.org
Ctenidae at irmng.org
Ctenidae at itis.gov