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Checklist for Family Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851 (Eresid 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
 
Eresoidea
Koch, 1851
3
27
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEresidae
C. L. Koch, 1851
Eresid spiders, Lady bird spider, Velvet spiders
11
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
11 Genera with 97 Species
Adonea Simon, 03SpeciesTaxom
Dorceus Koch, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Dresserus Simon, 193824SpeciesTaxom
Eresus Walckenaer, 177813SpeciesTaxom
Gandanameno Lehtinen, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Loureedia Miller & al., 20174SpeciesTaxom
Paradonea Lawrence, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Penestomus Simon, 20109SpeciesTaxom
Seothyra Purcell, 190613SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 198915SpeciesTaxom
Wajane Lehtinen, 19892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
97 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adonea algerica El-Hennawy, 2004
Adonea fimbriata Eugène Simon, 1873
Adonea variegata
Dorceus albolunulatus Eugène Simon, 1876
Dorceus fastuosus Carl Ludwig ..., 1846Carpenter Bees
Dorceus latifrons Eugène Simon, 1873
Dorceus trianguliceps Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Dresserus aethiopicus Eugène Simon, 1909
Dresserus angusticeps William Fred..., 1904
Dresserus armatus Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Dresserus bilineatus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Dresserus collinus Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Dresserus colsoni Shirley Cott..., 1920
Dresserus darlingi Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Dresserus elongatus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Dresserus fontensis George Newbo..., 1928
Dresserus fuscus Eugène Simon, 1876
Dresserus kannemeyeri Shirley Cott..., 1920Ground velvet spider
Dresserus laticeps William Fred..., 1904
Dresserus murinus George Newbo..., 1927
Dresserus namaquensis William Fred..., 1908
Dresserus nasivulvus Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Dresserus nigellus Shirley Cott..., 1920
Dresserus obscurus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Dresserus olivaceus Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Dresserus rostratus William Fred..., 1908
Dresserus schreineri Shirley Cott..., 1920
Dresserus schultzei William Fred..., 1908
Dresserus sericatus Shirley Cott..., 1920
Dresserus subarmatus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Dresserus tripartitus George Newbo..., 1938
Eresus albopictus Simon, 1873
Eresus algericus (El-Hennawy, 2004)⇒ Adonea algerica El-Hennawy, 2004
Eresus almaghrib Szűts, Lecig..., 2025
Eresus crassitibialis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Eresus elhennawyi Řezáč, Vaněk..., 2023
Eresus gharbi Szűts, Lecig..., 2025
Eresus jerbae (El-Hennawy, 2005)⇒ Loureedia annulipes Hippolyte Lucas, 1856
Eresus kollari latefasciatus Simon, 1910
Eresus moravicus Rezác, 2008
Eresus niger (Olivier, 1789)⇒ Eresus sandaliatus Martini & Goeze, 1778
Eresus robustus Pelegrin Fra..., 1918
Eresus rotundiceps Eugène Simon, 1873
Eresus sandaliatus Martini & Goeze, 1778Ladybird Spider
Gandanameno echinata William Fred..., 1908
Gandanameno fumosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Gandanameno inornata Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gandanameno purcelli Shirley Cott..., 1920
Gandanameno spenceri Mary Agard P..., 1900
Loureedia annulipes Hippolyte Lucas, 1856
Loureedia jerbae El-Hennawy, 2005
Loureedia lucasi Simon, 1873
Loureedia maroccana Gál, Kovács,..., 2017
Paradonea parva Shirley Cott..., 1920
Paradonea presleyi Miller & al., 2012
Paradonea splendens George Newbo..., 1936
Paradonea striatipes George Newbo..., 1968
Paradonea variegata William Fred..., 1904
Penestomus armatus Lehtinen, 1967
Penestomus croeseri Dippenaar-Sc..., 1989
Penestomus egazini Miller, Gris..., 2010
Penestomus kruger Miller, Gris..., 2010
Penestomus montanus Miller, Gris..., 2010
Penestomus planus Simon, 1902
Penestomus prendinii Miller, Gris..., 2010
Penestomus stilleri Dippenaar-Sc..., 1989
Penestomus zulu Miller, Gris..., 2010
Seothyra annettae Dippenaar-Sc..., 1991
Seothyra barnardi Dippenaar-Sc..., 1991
Seothyra dorstlandica Dippenaar-Sc..., 1991
Seothyra fasciata William Fred..., 1904
Seothyra griffinae Dippenaar-Sc..., 1991
Seothyra henscheli Dippenaar-Sc..., 1991
Seothyra longipedata Dippenaar-Sc..., 1991
Seothyra louwi Dippenaar-Sc..., 1991
Seothyra neseri Dippenaar-Sc..., 1991
Seothyra perelegans Eugène Simon, 1906
Seothyra roshensis Dippenaar-Sc..., 1991
Seothyra schreineri William Fred..., 1903
Seothyra semicoccinea Eugène Simon, 1906
Stegodyphus africanus John Blackwall, 1866
Stegodyphus bicolor Octavius Pic..., 1869
Stegodyphus dufouri Jean Victor ..., 1826
Stegodyphus dumicola Mary Agard P..., 1898African social spider
Stegodyphus hildebrandti (Ferdinand Ka..., 1878)⇒ Stegodyphus mimosarum Pavesi, 1883
Stegodyphus lineatus Latreille, 1817
Stegodyphus lineifrons Mary Agard P..., 1898
Stegodyphus manaus Kraus & Kraus, 1992
Stegodyphus manicatus (Eugène Simon, 1876)⇒ Stegodyphus dufouri Jean Victor ..., 1826
Stegodyphus mimosarum Pavesi, 1883Communit nest Spider
Stegodyphus nathistmus Otto Kraus &..., 1989
Stegodyphus sabulosus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Stegodyphus simplicifrons Eugène Simon, 1906
Stegodyphus tentoriicola William Fred..., 1904
Stegodyphus tingelin Otto Kraus &..., 1989
Wajane armata (Pekka T. Leh..., 1967)⇒ Penestomus armatus Lehtinen, 1967
Wajane stilleri (Dippenaar-Sc..., 1989)⇒ Penestomus stilleri Dippenaar-Sc..., 1989

Subnodes of Eresidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyEresinae
C. L. Koch, 1851
8
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPenestominae
C. L. Koch, 1851
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eresidae at artfakta.se
Eresidae at dyntaxa.se
Eresidae at gbif.org
Eresidae at irmng.org
Eresidae at itis.gov