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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
215
877
2155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
190
755
1907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
56
451
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
49
440
1262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
417
1208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
42
417
1208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eresoidea
Koch, 1851
3
7
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
3 Families width 23 Species
Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1851Eresid spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliidae Thorell, 1870Hersiliids14SpeciesTaxom
Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862Disc web spider4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
7 Genera with 23 Species
Dorceus Koch, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Gandanameno Lehtinen, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hersilia Audouin, 1971Long-spinnered Bark Spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Hersiliola Thorell, 20104SpeciesTaxom
Oecobius Lucas, 1940Wall spider3SpeciesTaxom
Stegodyphus Simon, 18833SpeciesTaxom
Urocteana Roewer, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
23 Species
Dorceus fastuosus Carl Ludwig ..., 1846Carpenter Bees
Gandanameno purcelli Shirley Cott..., 1920
Hersilia albicomis Eugène Simon, 1887
Hersilia carobi Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia caronae Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia caudata Audouin, 1826
Hersilia fossulata Karsch, 1881
Hersilia incompta P. L. G. Benoit, 1971
Hersilia mboszi Foord & Dipp..., 2006
Hersilia salda
Hersilia sigillata P. L. G. Benoit, 1967
Hersilia vanmoli P. L. G. Benoit, 1971
Hersiliola eltigani El-Hennawy, 2010
Hersiliola macullulata (Dufour, 1831)⇒ Hersiliola turcica Marusik, Kun..., 2010
Hersiliola simoni Octavius Pic..., 1872
Hersiliola turcica Marusik, Kun..., 2010
Oecobius achimota Shear & Pier..., 1974
Oecobius idolator Shear & Pier..., 1974
Oecobius pasteuri Lucien Berla..., 1940
Stegodyphus dufouri Jean Victor ..., 1826
Stegodyphus manicatus (Eugène Simon, 1876)⇒ Stegodyphus dufouri Jean Victor ..., 1826
Stegodyphus mimosarum Pavesi, 1883Communit nest Spider
Urocteana poecilis Carl Friedri..., 1961

Subnodes of Eresoidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyEresidae
C. L. Koch, 1851
Eresid spiders, Lady bird spider, Velvet spiders
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHersiliidae
Thorell, 1870
Hersiliids, Long-tailed Spiders, Longspinneret spiders, tree trunk spider, Tree trunk spiders, Two-tailed spiders
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecobiidae
Blackwall, 1862
disc web spider, Disc web spiders, Flat-mesh weavers, Flatmesh weavers, Starlegged Spiders, Wall spiders
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom