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Checklist for Family Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 (Brown recluse spiders)
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
125
357
535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
100
315
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
237
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
48
233
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
41
223
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
223
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scytodoidea
Caporiacco, 1938
2
3
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySicariidae
Keyserling, 1880
Brown recluse spiders, Fiddleback Spiders, Recluse spider
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Verde
2 Genera with 6 Species
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1820Brown spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Sicarius Walckenaer, 1849Assassin spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Verde
6 Species
Loxosceles aculicaput J. Wunderlich, 2004
Loxosceles defecta J. Wunderlich, 1988
Loxosceles deformis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Loxosceles laeta Nicolet, 1849Chilean recluse
Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820)⇒ Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967
Sicarius fumosus Nicolet, 1849


Links, sources and further information
Sicariidae at artfakta.se
Sicariidae at biodiversity.org.au
Sicariidae at gbif.org
Sicariidae at irmng.org
Sicariidae at itis.gov