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Checklist for Superfamily Scytodoidea Caporiacco, 1938
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
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
62
729
2991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
718
2943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scytodoidea
Caporiacco, 1938
3
8
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
3 Families width 81 Species
Drymusidae Simon, 1893Drymusid spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880Brown recluse spiders38SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter34SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
8 Genera with 81 Species
Drymusa Simon, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Hexophthalma Karsch, 19006-eyed sand spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Izithunzi Labarque, Pé..., 20185SpeciesTaxom
Loxoceles
0SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1980Brown spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Loxoscelis Heineken & Lowe, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scytodes Latreille, 1938Spitting Spider34SpeciesTaxom
Sicarius Walckenaer, 1908Assassin spiders6SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
81 Species
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 bergeri Strand, 1906
Loxosceles cederbergensis Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles dejagerae Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles griffinae Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles haddadi Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles irishi Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles laeta Nicolet, 1849Chilean recluse
Loxosceles makapanensis Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles maraisi Lotz, 2017
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 similis (Moenkhaus, 1898)⇒ Loxosceles laeta Nicolet, 1849
Loxosceles simillima Lawrence, 1927
Loxosceles simillina
Loxosceles speluncarum Eugène Simon, 1893
Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904
Loxosceles valida (George Newbo..., 1964)⇒ Drymusa valida Lawrence, 1964
Loxosceles vonwredei Newlands, 1980
Loxoscelis spinulosa Purcell, 1904
Scytodes arenacea William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes bergeri Embrik Strand, 1915
Scytodes broomi Mary Agard P..., 1902
Scytodes caffra Purcell, 1904
Scytodes cedri William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes clavata Pierre L. G...., 1965
Scytodes constellata George Newbo..., 1938
Scytodes drakensbergensis George Newbo..., 1947
Scytodes elizabethae William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes flagellata William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837Brown spitting spider
Scytodes gooldi William Fred..., 1904
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 lycosella William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes lyriformis William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes maritima George Newbo..., 1938
Scytodes marshalli Mary Agard P..., 1902
Scytodes montana William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes quarta George Newbo..., 1927
Scytodes quinqua George Newbo..., 1927
Scytodes rubra George Newbo..., 1937
Scytodes schultzei William Fred..., 1908
Scytodes silvatica William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes subulata William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes symmetrica George Newbo..., 1938
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
Sicarius albospinosus Purcell, 1908
Sicarius damarensis George Newbo..., 1928
Sicarius dolichocephalus George Newbo..., 1928
Sicarius hahni Walckenaer, 1847Six-eyed crab spider
Sicarius spatulatus Reginald Inn..., 1900Shyleaf
Sicarius testaceus Purcell, 1908Six-eyed crab spider

Subnodes of Scytodoidea with occurrences in Southern 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
1
34
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySicariidae
Keyserling, 1880
Brown recluse spiders, Fiddleback Spiders, recluse spider, Recluse spiders, Sixeyed sicariid spiders, Violin Spiders
5
38
Genera
Species

Taxom