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Checklist for Family Deinopidae C. L. Koch, 1850 (Net-casters)
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
 
Uloboroidea
Thorell, 1869
2
14
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDeinopidae
C. L. Koch, 1850
Net-casters, Net-casting spider, Net-casting spiders
5
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
5 Genera with 28 Species
Asianopis Lin & Li, 192910SpeciesTaxom
Avellopsis Purcell, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Deinopis MacLeay, 1929Ogrefaced spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Dinopis Agassiz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Menneus Simon, 18767SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
28 Species
Asianopis anchietae Brito Capello, 1867
Asianopis aspectans Pocock, 1900
Asianopis cornigera Gerstaecker, 1873
Asianopis cylindrica Pocock, 1898
Asianopis giltayi Lessert, 1930
Asianopis guineensis Berland & Mi..., 1940
Asianopis longipalpula Strand, 1913
Asianopis madagascariensis Lenz, 1886
Asianopis ornata Pocock, 1902
Asianopis schoutedeni Giltay, 1929
Avellopsis capensis (Purcell, 1904)⇒ Menneus capensis Purcell, 1904
Deinopis anchietae Brito Capello, 1867
Deinopis aspectans Reginald Inn..., 1899
Deinopis cornigera Gerstäcker, 1873
Deinopis cylindrica Reginald Inn..., 1898Orgefaced spider
Deinopis giltayi Lessert, 1930
Deinopis guineensis Lucien Berla..., 1940
Deinopis longipalpula Embrik Strand, 1913
Deinopis madagascariensis Harald Othma..., 1886
Deinopis ornata Reginald Inn..., 1902
Deinopis schoutedeni Giltay, 1929Indian white prawn
Menneus affinis (Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Menneus tetragnathoides Eugène Simon, 1876
Menneus camelus Reginald Inn..., 1902
Menneus capensis Purcell, 1904
Menneus darwini Coddington, ..., 2012
Menneus dromedarius Purcell, 1904
Menneus samperi Coddington, ..., 2012
Menneus tetragnathoides Eugène Simon, 1876


Links, sources and further information
Deinopidae at biodiversity.org.au
Deinopidae at gbif.org
Deinopidae at irmng.org
Deinopidae at itis.gov