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Checklist for Family Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851 (Eresid spiders)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
290
1407
5076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
82
787
3448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
779
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
62
729
2991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
718
2943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eresoidea
Koch, 1851
3
20
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEresidae
C. L. Koch, 1851
Eresid spiders, Lady bird spider, Velvet spiders
10
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
10 Genera with 59 Species
Adonea Simon, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dorceus Koch, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Dresserus Simon, 193818SpeciesTaxom
Eresus Walckenaer, 1805
0SpeciesTaxom
Gandanameno Lehtinen, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Paradonea Lawrence, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Penestomus Simon, 20109SpeciesTaxom
Seothyra Purcell, 190613SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Wajane Lehtinen, 19892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
59 Species
Adonea variegata
Dresserus angusticeps William Fred..., 1904
Dresserus collinus Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Dresserus colsoni Shirley Cott..., 1920
Dresserus darlingi Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Dresserus fontensis George Newbo..., 1928
Dresserus kannemeyeri Shirley Cott..., 1920Ground velvet spider
Dresserus laticeps William Fred..., 1904
Dresserus murinus George Newbo..., 1927
Dresserus namaquensis William Fred..., 1908
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
Gandanameno echinata William Fred..., 1908
Gandanameno fumosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Gandanameno purcelli Shirley Cott..., 1920
Gandanameno spenceri Mary Agard P..., 1900
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 dumicola Mary Agard P..., 1898African social spider
Stegodyphus manaus Kraus & Kraus, 1992
Stegodyphus mimosarum Pavesi, 1883Communit nest Spider
Stegodyphus sabulosus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Stegodyphus tentoriicola William Fred..., 1904
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 Southern Africa
SubfamilyEresinae
C. L. Koch, 1851
8
48
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