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Checklist for Superfamily Scytodoidea Caporiacco, 1938
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
159
544
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
127
467
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
63
365
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
362
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
51
340
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
50
338
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scytodoidea
Caporiacco, 1938
3
6
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
3 Families width 20 Species
Drymusidae Simon, 1893Drymusid spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Sicariidae (Keyserling, 1880)Brown recluse spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Scytodidae Blackwall, 1864Glue spitter11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 20 Species
Drymusa Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hexophthalma Karsch, 19006-eyed sand spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Izithunzi Labarque, Pé..., 19042SpeciesTaxom
Loxoceles
0SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1964Brown spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Scytodes Latreille, 1904Spitting Spider11SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
20 Species
Drymusa capensis Simon, 1893
Hexophthalma hahni Karsch, 1878
Hexophthalma spatulata Pocock, 1900
Izithunzi productum Purcell, 1904
Izithunzi silvicola Purcell, 1904
Loxosceles dejagerae Lotz, 2017
Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820)⇒ Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967
Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904
Loxosceles valida (George Newbo..., 1964)⇒ Drymusa valida Lawrence, 1964
Scytodes cedri William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes flagellata William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes fusca Walckenaer, 1837Brown spitting spider
Scytodes gooldi William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes karrooica William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes leipoldti William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes montana William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes silvatica William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes subulata William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes testudo William Fred..., 1904
Scytodes triangulifera William Fred..., 1904

Subnodes of Scytodoidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyDrymusidae
Simon, 1893
Drymusid spiders, False violin spiders, Leaf-litter spiders
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScytodidae
Blackwall, 1864
Glue spitter, spitting spider, Spitting spiders
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySicariidae
Keyserling, 1880
Brown recluse spiders, Fiddleback Spiders, recluse spider, Recluse spiders, Sixeyed sicariid spiders, Violin Spiders
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom