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Checklist for Suborder Mygalomorphae Pocock, 1892 (Mygalomorphs)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
290
1407
5076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
82
787
3448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
779
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Mygalomorphae
Pocock, 1892
Mygalomorphs, Primitive spiders
13
40
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
13 Families width 326 Species and 9 Subspecies
Actinopodidae Simon, 1892Mouse Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Anamidae Simon, 188931SpeciesTaxom
Atypidae Thorell, 1870Atypical tarantulas4SpeciesTaxom
Barychelidae Simon, 1889Brush-footed trapdoors3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenizidae Thorell, 1887Cork-lid trapdoor spider56SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1892Cyrtaucheiid spiders37SpeciesTaxom
Dipluridae Simon, 1889Curtainweb Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Entypesidae Bond, Opatov..., 20203SpeciesTaxom
Idiopidae Simon, 1892Armored trapdoor spiders66SpeciesTaxom
Microstigmatidae Raven & Plat..., 1981Microstigmatid spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Migidae Simon, 1892Tree trapdoor spiders25SpeciesTaxom
Nemesiidae Simon, 1892Tube Trapdoor Spiders39SpeciesTaxom
Theraphosidae Thorell, 1870Bird-eating spiders50SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Mygalomorphae with occurrences in Southern Africa
InfraorderFornicephalae
Raven, 1985
5
14
188
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderTuberculotae
Raven, 1986
6
24
134
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAvicularioidea
Simon, 1874
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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