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Checklist for Suborder Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 (Mygalomorphs)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
248
931
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
209
804
1356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
74
532
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
73
529
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
11
28
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
11 Families width 97 Species
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors1SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 188910SpeciesTaxom
Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981Microstigmatid spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Actinopodidae Simon, 1892Mouse Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Migidae Simon, 1892Tree trapdoor spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
28 Genera with 97 Species
#ABCEGHILMPS
Allothele Tucker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ancylotrypa Simon, 18898SpeciesTaxom
Arbanitis L. Koch, 1874
Golden trapdoor spider0SpeciesTaxom
Brachionopus Pocock, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ceratogyrus Pocock, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenolophus Purcell, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonisia Simon, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Entypesa Simon, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Galeosoma Purcell, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Gorgyrella Purcell, 1903African red trapdoor spider3SpeciesTaxom
Harpactira Ausserer, 187510SpeciesTaxom
Harpactirella Purcell, 19029SpeciesTaxom
Heligmomerus Simon, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Hermacha Simon, 19859SpeciesTaxom
Homostola Simon, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Idiops Perty, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Idiothele Hewitt, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lepthercus Purcell, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Microstigmata Strand, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Missulena Walckenaer, 1805Mouse spider1SpeciesTaxom
Moggridgea O. P.-Cambridge, 1987Stirling range trapdoor spider7SpeciesTaxom
Pionothele Purcell, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Poecilomigas Simon, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
Usambara baboon spider0SpeciesTaxom
Segregara Tucker, 1913Spurred trapdoor spider1SpeciesTaxom
Sipalolasma Simon, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Spiroctenus Simon, 190214SpeciesTaxom
Stasimopus Simon, 190319SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
97 Species
Allothele australis Purcell, 1903Funnel-web mygalomorph
Ancylotrypa cornuta Purcell, 1904
Ancylotrypa dentata Purcell, 1903
Ancylotrypa lateralis Purcell, 1902
Ancylotrypa namaquensis Purcell, 1908
Ancylotrypa oneili Purcell, 1902
Ancylotrypa pallidipes Purcell, 1904
Ancylotrypa pusilla Purcell, 1903
Ancylotrypa spinosa Simon, 1889
Brachionopus annulatus William Fred..., 1903
Ctenolophus spiricola William Fred..., 1903
Galeosoma schreineri J. Hewitt, 1913
Gorgyrella inermis Shirley Cott..., 1917
Gorgyrella namaquensis William Fred..., 1902
Gorgyrella schreineri William Fred..., 1903
Harpactira atra Latreille, 1832
Harpactira baviana William Fred..., 1903
Harpactira cafreriana Charles Atha..., 1837
Harpactira chrysogaster Mary Agard P..., 1897Northern jointvetch
Harpactira dictator William Fred..., 1902Dictator Baboon Spider
Harpactira gigas Mary Agard P..., 1898Common baboon spider
Harpactira marksi William Fred..., 1902
Harpactira namaquensis William Fred..., 1902
Harpactira pulchripes Mary Agard P..., 1901Golden Blue Leg Baboon
Harpactira tigrina Ausserer, 1875
Harpactirella domicola William Fred..., 1903
Harpactirella helenae William Fred..., 1903
Harpactirella karrooica William Fred..., 1902
Harpactirella lapidaria William Fred..., 1908
Harpactirella lightfooti Purcell, 1902
Harpactirella longipes William Fred..., 1902
Harpactirella magna William Fred..., 1903
Harpactirella schwarzi William Fred..., 1904
Harpactirella treleaveni William Fred..., 1902
Hermacha brevicauda Purcell, 1903
Hermacha curvipes Purcell, 1902
Hermacha evanescens Purcell, 1903
Hermacha fulva Tucker, 1917
Hermacha grahami Hewitt, 1915
Hermacha lanata Purcell, 1902
Hermacha nigrispinosa Tucker, 1917
Hermacha sericea Purcell, 1902
Hermacha tuckeri Raven, 1985
Homostola abernethyi Purcell, 1903
Homostola reticulata Purcell, 1902
Idiops kentanicus William Fred..., 1903
Idiops microps J. Hewitt, 1913
Idiops pullus Shirley Cott..., 1917
Idiothele nigrofulva Mary Agard P..., 1898
Lepthercus dregei Purcell, 1902
Microstigmata amatola Griswold, 1985
Microstigmata geophila Hewitt, 1916
Missulena occatoria Walckenaer, 1805Red-headed Mouse Spider
Moggridgea crudeni (J. Hewitt, 1913)⇒ Moggridgea pseudocrudeni J. Hewitt, 1919
Moggridgea dyeri Octavius Pic..., 1875
Moggridgea loistata C. E. Griswold, 1987
Moggridgea mordax William Fred..., 1903
Moggridgea peringueyi Eugène Simon, 1903
Moggridgea quercina Eugène Simon, 1903
Moggridgea teresae C. E. Griswold, 1987
Pionothele straminea Purcell, 1902
Poecilomigas abrahami Octavius Pic..., 1889
Segregara abrahami J. Hewitt, 1913
Sipalolasma humicola Benoit, 1965
Spiroctenus broomi Tucker, 1917
Spiroctenus cambierae Purcell, 1902
Spiroctenus collinus Pocock, 1900
Spiroctenus flavopunctatus Purcell, 1903
Spiroctenus gooldi Purcell, 1903
Spiroctenus inermis Purcell, 1903
Spiroctenus latus Purcell, 1904
Spiroctenus lightfooti Purcell, 1902
Spiroctenus pallidipes Purcell, 1904
Spiroctenus pectiniger Simon, 1903
Spiroctenus sagittarius Purcell, 1902
Spiroctenus schreineri Purcell, 1903
Spiroctenus tricalcaratus Purcell, 1903
Spiroctenus validus Purcell, 1902
Stasimopus astutus Mary Agard P..., 1902
Stasimopus bimaculatus William Fred..., 1903
Stasimopus brevipalpis William Fred..., 1903
Stasimopus castaneus William Fred..., 1903
Stasimopus erythrognathus William Fred..., 1903
Stasimopus insculptus Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Stasimopus kentanicus William Fred..., 1903
Stasimopus kolbei William Fred..., 1903
Stasimopus leipoldti William Fred..., 1902
Stasimopus longipalpis J. Hewitt, 1917
Stasimopus mandelai Hendrixson &..., 2004
Stasimopus patersonae J. Hewitt, 1913
Stasimopus poweri J. Hewitt, 1915
Stasimopus purcelli Shirley Cott..., 1917
Stasimopus quadrimaculatus
Stasimopus schreineri William Fred..., 1903
Stasimopus schultzei William Fred..., 1908
Stasimopus umtaticus William Fred..., 1903
Stasimopus unispinosus William Fred..., 1903

Subnodes of Mygalomorphae with occurrences in Cape
InfraorderFornicephalae
Raven, 1985
4
12
46
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTuberculotae
Raven, 1986
6
15
50
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAvicularioidea
Simon, 1874
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Mygalomorphae at artfakta.se
Mygalomorphae at biodiversity.org.au
Mygalomorphae at dyntaxa.se