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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
159
544
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
127
467
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
63
365
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
362
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
51
340
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
50
338
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eresoidea
Koch, 1851
3
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEresidae
C. L. Koch, 1851
Eresid spiders, Lady bird spider, Velvet spiders
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
9 Genera with 12 Species
Adonea Simon, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dresserus Simon, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Eresus Walckenaer, 1805
0SpeciesTaxom
Gandanameno Lehtinen, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Paradonea Lawrence, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Penestomus Simon, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Seothyra Purcell, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Wajane Lehtinen, 19891SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
12 Species
Adonea variegata
Dresserus angusticeps William Fred..., 1904
Dresserus collinus Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Dresserus nigellus Shirley Cott..., 1920
Gandanameno fumosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Gandanameno spenceri Mary Agard P..., 1900
Penestomus planus Simon, 1902
Penestomus stilleri Dippenaar-Sc..., 1989
Seothyra schreineri William Fred..., 1903
Stegodyphus bicolor Octavius Pic..., 1869
Stegodyphus dumicola Mary Agard P..., 1898African social spider
Wajane stilleri (Dippenaar-Sc..., 1989)⇒ Penestomus stilleri Dippenaar-Sc..., 1989

Subnodes of Eresidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyEresinae
C. L. Koch, 1851
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPenestominae
C. L. Koch, 1851
2
3
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