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Checklist for Superfamily Lycosoidea Caporiacco, 1938
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
 
Lycosoidea
Caporiacco, 1938
4
32
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
4 Families width 59 Species
Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877Tropical wolf spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Pisauridae Simon, 1890Big wolf spider13SpeciesTaxom
Lycosidae Lehtinen & H..., 1979Ground Spiders29SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
32 Genera with 59 Species
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Afroneutria Polotow & Jo..., 19122SpeciesTaxom
Afropisaura Blandin, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Allocosa Banks, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Amblyothele Simon, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Anahita Karsch, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Arctenus Polotow & Jo..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Arctosa C. L. Koch, 1916Bear Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Charminus Thorell, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ctenus Walckenaer, 1912Tropical wolf spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Euprosthenops Pocock, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Euprosthenopsis Blandin, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Evippa Simon, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Foveosa Russell-Smit..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Geolycosa Montgomery, 1916Burrowing wolf spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Hamataliwa Keyserling, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Hippasa Simon, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Hogna Simon, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Hygropoda Thorell, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Nilus O. P.-Cambridge, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1949Lynx Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1992Thin-legged Wolf Spider7SpeciesTaxom
Perenethis L. Koch, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Peucetia Thorell, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Phoneutria Perty, 1891Armed spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoctenus Caporiacco, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Rothus Simon, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Schizocosa Chamberlin, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Spiniculosa Kronestedt, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Thalassius Simon, 01SpeciesTaxom
Trabea Simon, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trochosa C. L. Koch, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Wadicosa Zyuzin, 19593SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
59 Species
Afroneutria erythrochelis Simon, 1876
Afroneutria immortalis Arts, 1912
Afropisaura rothiformis Embrik Strand, 1908
Allocosa ituriana Embrik Strand, 1913
Allocosa iturianella Carl Friedri..., 1959
Allocosa tuberculipalpus Caporiacco, 1940
Amblyothele togona Carl Friedri..., 1960
Anahita mamma Ferdinand Ka..., 1884
Arctenus taitensis Polotow & Jo..., 2014
Arctosa berlandi Lodovico di ..., 1949
Arctosa nyembeensis Embrik Strand, 1916
Charminus aethiopicus Lodovico di ..., 1939
Ctenus amanensis Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Ctenus colonicus Arts, 1912
Ctenus decorus Gerstäcker, 1873
Ctenus elgonensis Pierre L. G...., 1978
Ctenus holmi Pierre L. G...., 1978
Ctenus kenyamontanus Pierre L. G...., 1978
Ctenus modestus Eugène Simon, 1897
Ctenus noctuabundus Arts, 1912
Euprosthenops bayaonianus Brito Capello, 1867
Euprosthenops proximus (Roger de Les..., 1916)⇒ Euprosthenops schenkeli Carl Friedri..., 1955
Euprosthenops schenkeli Carl Friedri..., 1955
Euprosthenopsis rothschildi Blandin, 1977
Evippa projecta Mark Alderwe..., 1991
Foveosa tintinabulum Russell-Smit..., 2007
Geolycosa kijabica Embrik Strand, 1916
Hamataliwa kulczynskii Roger de Les..., 1915
Hippasa cinerea Eugène Simon, 1898
Hippasa elienae Mark Alderwe..., 2005
Hogna enecens Carl Friedri..., 1959
Hogna nairobia Carl Friedri..., 1960
Hygropoda tangana Roewer, 1955
Nilus curtus O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Nilus margaritatus Pocock, 1898
Nilus radiatolineatus Strand, 1906
Oxyopes toschii Lodovico di ..., 1949
Pardosa gastropicta Carl Friedri..., 1959
Pardosa injucunda Octavius Pic..., 1876
Pardosa karagonis Embrik Strand, 1913
Pardosa proxima (Carl Ludwig ..., 1847)⇒ Pardosa italica valenta Zyuzin, 1976
Pardosa pullata Clerck, 1757
Pardosa schubotzi Embrik Strand, 1913
Pardosa thompsoni Mark Alderwe..., 1992
Perenethis symmetrica George Newbo..., 1927
Peucetia lesserti Van Niekerk ..., 1994
Phoneutria nigriventer Keyserling, 1891Brazilian armed spider
Pseudoctenus meneghettii Lodovico di ..., 1949
Rothus aethiopicus (Roewer, 1955)⇒ Rothus purpurissatus Eugène Simon, 1898
Schizocosa hewitti Roger de Les..., 1915
Spiniculosa albida Kronestedt, 2025
Spiniculosa crassipalpis Purcell, 1903
Thalassius kastneri
Trabea heteroculata Embrik Strand, 1913
Trochosa minima Carl Friedri..., 1960
Trochosa ursina Ehrenfried S..., 1936
Wadicosa benadira Caporiacco, 1940Burrow worms
Wadicosa cognata Kronestedt, 2015
Wadicosa enucleata Roewer, 1959

Subnodes of Lycosoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyCtenidae
Keyserling, 1877
Tropical wolf spiders, Wandering spiders
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLycosidae
Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979
Ground Spiders, Wolf Spider, Wolf spiders
14
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxyopidae
Thorell, 1870
Lynx spiders
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPisauridae
Simon, 1890
Big wolf spider, Fishing Spiders, Nursery web spiders, Nursery-Web And Raft Spiders, Nurseryweb Spiders, Water spiders
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom