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Checklist for Superfamily Eresoidea Koch, 1851
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
366
2225
7884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
317
1901
6795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
87
1118
4872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
81
1099
4802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
65
1020
4548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
64
1015
4538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eresoidea
Koch, 1851
3
13
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
3 Families width 62 Species
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids30SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
13 Genera with 62 Species
Dresserus Simon, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Gandanameno Lehtinen, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Hersilia Audouin, 1869Long-spinnered Bark Spiders27SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliana Wunderlich, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Murricia Simon, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Oecobius Lucas, 1962Wall spider4SpeciesTaxom
Paradonea Lawrence, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Paroecobius Lamoral, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Prima Foord, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 19048SpeciesTaxom
Tyrotama Foord & Dipp..., 2005
0SpeciesTaxom
Uroctea Dufour, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Uroecobius Kullmann & Z..., 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
62 Species
Dresserus aethiopicus Eugène Simon, 1909
Dresserus armatus Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Dresserus bilineatus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Dresserus darlingi Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Dresserus elongatus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Dresserus fuscus Eugène Simon, 1876
Dresserus kannemeyeri Shirley Cott..., 1920Ground velvet spider
Dresserus nasivulvus Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Dresserus subarmatus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Gandanameno inornata Mary Agard P..., 1898
Gandanameno spenceri Mary Agard P..., 1900
Hersilia aldabrensis Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia alluaudi Lucien Berland, 1919
Hersilia arborea George Newbo..., 1928
Hersilia baforti P. L. G. Benoit, 1967
Hersilia bubi Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia clarki P. L. G. Benoit, 1967
Hersilia eloetsensis Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia fossulata Karsch, 1881
Hersilia hildebrandti Karsch, 1878
Hersilia igiti Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia insulana Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Hersilia kauderni Strand, 1908
Hersilia madagascariensis Jörg Wunderl..., 2004
Hersilia moheliensis Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia nossibeensis (Strand, 1916)⇒ Hersilia insulana Embrik Strand, 1907
Hersilia occidentalis Eugène Simon, 1907
Hersilia pungwensis (R. W. E. Tucker, 1920)⇒ Hersilia sericea Mary Agard P..., 1898
Hersilia sagitta Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia scrupulosa Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia selempoi Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia sericea Mary Agard P..., 1898Long spinnered bark spider
Hersilia setifrons George Newbo..., 1928
Hersilia sigillata P. L. G. Benoit, 1967
Hersilia stumpfi Strand, 1916
Hersilia taita Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia tamatavensis Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia vinsoni Lucas, 1869
Hersiliana brevipes J. Wunderlich, 2004
Murricia uva Foord, 2008
Oecobius amboseli Shear & Pier..., 1974
Oecobius concinnus Eugène Simon, 1893Disc web spiders
Oecobius kowalskii Magalhaes & ..., 2018
Oecobius marathaus Tikader, 1962
Paradonea parva Shirley Cott..., 1920
Paradonea presleyi Miller & al., 2012
Paroecobius private Magalhaes & ..., 2018
Paroecobius rico Magalhaes & ..., 2018
Paroecobius skipper Magalhaes & ..., 2018
Paroecobius wilmotae Lamoral, 1981
Prima ansieae Foord, 2008
Stegodyphus africanus John Blackwall, 1866
Stegodyphus dumicola Mary Agard P..., 1898African social spider
Stegodyphus hildebrandti (Ferdinand Ka..., 1878)⇒ Stegodyphus mimosarum Pavesi, 1883
Stegodyphus lineifrons Mary Agard P..., 1898
Stegodyphus mimosarum Pavesi, 1883Communit nest Spider
Stegodyphus sabulosus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Stegodyphus simplicifrons Eugène Simon, 1906
Stegodyphus tentoriicola William Fred..., 1904
Uroctea limbata (Carl Ludwig ..., 1843)⇒ Uroctea lesserti Schenkel, 1936
Uroctea sudanensis Pierre L. G...., 1966
Uroecobius ecribellatus Kullmann & Z..., 1976

Subnodes of Eresoidea with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyEresidae
C. L. Koch, 1851
Eresid spiders, Lady bird spider, Velvet spiders
4
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHersiliidae
Thorell, 1870
Hersiliids, Long-tailed Spiders, Longspinneret spiders, tree trunk spider, Tree trunk spiders, Two-tailed spiders
5
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecobiidae
Blackwall, 1862
disc web spider, Disc web spiders, Flat-mesh weavers, Flatmesh weavers, Starlegged Spiders, Wall spiders
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom