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Checklist for Family Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 (Brown recluse spiders)
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
 
FamilySicariidae
Keyserling, 1880
Brown recluse spiders, Fiddleback Spiders, Recluse spider
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
3 Genera with 6 Species
Hexophthalma Karsch, 19006-eyed sand spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Loxoceles
0SpeciesTaxom
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1964Brown spiders4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
6 Species
Hexophthalma hahni Karsch, 1878
Hexophthalma spatulata Pocock, 1900
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


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