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Checklist for Superfamily Scytodoidea Caporiacco, 1938
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
99
1782
11863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
91
1742
11733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
1611
10817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
1598
10759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scytodoidea
Caporiacco, 1938
3
11
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
3 Families width 145 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter76SpeciesTaxom
Drymusidae Simon, 1893Drymusid spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders60SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
11 Genera with 145 Species
Dictis L. Koch, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Drymusa Simon, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Hexophthalma Karsch, 19006-eyed sand spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Izithunzi Labarque, Pé..., 20185SpeciesTaxom
Loxoceles
0SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1980Brown spiders42SpeciesTaxom
Loxoscelis Heineken & Lowe, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scythodes
0SpeciesTaxom
Scytodes Latreille, 1832Spitting Spider75SpeciesTaxom
Sicarius Walckenaer, 1908Assassin spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Soeuria Saaristo, 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
145 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dictis soeur Saaristo, 1997
Drymusa capensis Simon, 1893
Drymusa producta Purcell, 1904
Drymusa silvicola Purcell, 1904
Drymusa valida Lawrence, 1964
Hexophthalma albospinosa Purcell, 1908
Hexophthalma binfordae Lotz, 2018
Hexophthalma damarensis Lawrence, 1928
Hexophthalma dolichocephala Lawrence, 1928
Hexophthalma dolichocephalus Lawrence, 1928
Hexophthalma goanikontesensis Lotz, 2018
Hexophthalma hahni Karsch, 1878
Hexophthalma leroyi Lotz, 2018
Hexophthalma spatulata Pocock, 1900
Izithunzi capense Simon, 1893
Izithunzi lina Labarque, Pé..., 2018
Izithunzi productum Purcell, 1904
Izithunzi silvicola Purcell, 1904
Izithunzi zondii Labarque, Pé..., 2018
Loxosceles aculicaput J. Wunderlich, 2004
Loxosceles bentejui Planas & Ribera, 2015
Loxosceles bergeri Strand, 1906
Loxosceles cederbergensis Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles defecta J. Wunderlich, 1988
Loxosceles deformis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Loxosceles dejagerae Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles fontainei Millot, 1941
Loxosceles foutadjalloni Millot, 1941
Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967
Loxosceles griffinae Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles guayota Planas & Ribera, 2015
Loxosceles haddadi Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles hupalupa Planas & Ribera, 2015
Loxosceles imazighen Ribera & Massa, 2021
Loxosceles irishi Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles lacroixi Millot, 1941
Loxosceles laeta Nicolet, 1849Chilean recluse
Loxosceles mahan Planas & Ribera, 2015
Loxosceles makapanensis Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles maraisi Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles meruensis Tullgren, 1910
Loxosceles mrazig Ribera & Planas, 2009
Loxosceles neuvillei Eugène Simon, 1909
Loxosceles pallidecolorata Embrik Strand, 1906
Loxosceles parramae Newlands, 1981
Loxosceles parrami (Newlands, 1981)⇒ Loxosceles parramae Newlands, 1981
Loxosceles pilosa Purcell, 1908
Loxosceles pucara Gertsch, 1967
Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch & Mu..., 1940Brown fiddler
Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820)⇒ Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967
Loxosceles rufipes (Lucas, 1834)⇒ Loxosceles laeta Nicolet, 1849
Loxosceles similis (Moenkhaus, 1898)⇒ Loxosceles laeta Nicolet, 1849
Loxosceles simillima Lawrence, 1927
Loxosceles simillina
Loxosceles smithi Eugène Simon, 1897
Loxosceles speluncarum Eugène Simon, 1893
Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904
Loxosceles tazarte Planas & Ribera, 2015
Loxosceles tibicena Planas & Ribera, 2015
Loxosceles valida (George Newbo..., 1964)⇒ Drymusa valida Lawrence, 1964
Loxosceles vonwredei Newlands, 1980
Loxoscelis spinulosa Purcell, 1904
Scytodes aethiopica Eugène Simon, 1907
Scytodes affinis Wladislaus K..., 1901
Scytodes annulipes Simon, 1907
Scytodes arboricola Millot, 1946
Scytodes arenacea William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes bergeri Embrik Strand, 1915
Scytodes bertheloti (Lucas, 1838)⇒ Scytodes annulipes Simon, 1907
Scytodes bertheloti annulipes Simon, 1907
Scytodes broomi Mary Agard P..., 1902
Scytodes caffra Purcell, 1904
Scytodes camerunensis Embrik Strand, 1906
Scytodes canariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Scytodes cedri William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes cellularis Eugène Simon, 1907
Scytodes championi (F. O. P.-Cam..., 1899)⇒ Scytodes zamorano Brescovit & ..., 2001
Scytodes clavata Pierre L. G...., 1965
Scytodes congoanus Embrik Strand, 1908
Scytodes constellata George Newbo..., 1938
Scytodes coronata Thorell, 1899Black carpenter ant
Scytodes dollfusi Millot, 1941
Scytodes drakensbergensis George Newbo..., 1947
Scytodes elizabethae William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes flagellata William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes fourchei Lessert, 1939
Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837Brown spitting spider
Scytodes gooldi William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes humilis Ludwig Carl ..., 1875
Scytodes jousseaumei Eugène Simon, 1907
Scytodes kaokoensis George Newbo..., 1928
Scytodes karrooica William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes lanceolata William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes lawrencei Lessert, 1939
Scytodes leipoldti William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes leprosula Embrik Strand, 1913
Scytodes lesserti (Millot, 1941)⇒ Scytodes obelisci Denis, 1947
Scytodes longipes Lucas, 1844Plains Clubtail
Scytodes lycosella William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes lyriformis William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes major Simon, 1886
Scytodes marginalis Wunderlich, 2004
Scytodes maritima George Newbo..., 1938
Scytodes marshalli Mary Agard P..., 1902
Scytodes miloti
Scytodes montana William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes multilineata Thorell, 1899Black carpenter ant
Scytodes nigristernis Eugène Simon, 1907
Scytodes obelisci Denis, 1947
Scytodes oswaldi Lenz, 1891
Scytodes pholcoides Eugène Simon, 1898
Scytodes piliformis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Scytodes planithorax J. Wunderlich, 1988
Scytodes pulchella Lucien Berland, 1914
Scytodes punctipes Eugène Simon, 1907
Scytodes quarta George Newbo..., 1927
Scytodes quinqua George Newbo..., 1927
Scytodes reticulata Jézéquel, 1964
Scytodes rubra George Newbo..., 1937
Scytodes sansibarica Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Scytodes schultzei William Fred..., 1908
Scytodes seppoi Bosmans & Va..., 2014
Scytodes silvatica William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes socialis Miller, 2006
Scytodes stridulans J. Wunderlich, 1988
Scytodes subthoracica Embrik Strand, 1906
Scytodes subulata William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes suffusa Embrik Strand, 1906
Scytodes symmetrica George Newbo..., 1938
Scytodes tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1987
Scytodes tertia Lawrence, 1927
Scytodes testudo William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes thoracica Latreille, 1802Common spitting spider
Scytodes triangulifera William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes trifoliata George Newbo..., 1938
Scytodes univittata Simon, 1882Spitting Spider
Scytodes velutina (Heineken & Lowe, 1832)⇒ Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837
Sicarius albospinosus Purcell, 1908
Sicarius damarensis George Newbo..., 1928
Sicarius dolichocephalus George Newbo..., 1928
Sicarius fumosus Nicolet, 1849
Sicarius hahni Walckenaer, 1847Six-eyed crab spider
Sicarius rugosus F. Octavius ..., 1899
Sicarius spatulatus Reginald Inn..., 1900Shyleaf
Sicarius testaceus Purcell, 1908Six-eyed crab spider
Soeuria soeur Saaristo, 1997

Subnodes of Scytodoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyDrymusidae
Simon, 1893
Drymusid spiders, False violin spiders, Leaf-litter spiders
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScytodidae
Blackwall, 1864
Glue spitter, spitting spider, Spitting spiders
4
76
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySicariidae
Keyserling, 1880
Brown recluse spiders, Fiddleback Spiders, recluse spider, Recluse spiders, Sixeyed sicariid spiders, Violin Spiders
5
60
Genera
Species

Taxom