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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
172
629
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
144
524
1085
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
54
329
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
324
769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
45
309
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
44
308
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eresoidea
Koch, 1851
3
4
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
3 Families width 12 Species
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids5SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae (Blackwall, 1862)Disc web spider2SpeciesTaxom
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 12 Species
Hersilia Audouin, 2006Long-spinnered Bark Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Oecobius Lucas, 1974Wall spider1SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Uroctea Dufour, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
12 Species
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 taita Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Oecobius amboseli Shear & Pier..., 1974
Stegodyphus africanus John Blackwall, 1866
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
Uroctea limbata (Carl Ludwig ..., 1843)⇒ Uroctea lesserti Schenkel, 1936

Subnodes of Eresoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyEresidae
C. L. Koch, 1851
Eresid spiders, Lady bird spider, Velvet spiders
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHersiliidae
Thorell, 1870
Hersiliids, Long-tailed Spiders, Longspinneret spiders, tree trunk spider, Tree trunk spiders, Two-tailed spiders
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecobiidae
Blackwall, 1862
disc web spider, Disc web spiders, Flat-mesh weavers, Flatmesh weavers, Starlegged Spiders, Wall spiders
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom