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Checklist for Superfamily Sparassoidea Bertkau, 1872
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
 
Sparassoidea
Bertkau, 1872
1
17
92
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
1 Family width 92 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sparassidae (Bertkau, 1872)Giant crab spiders92SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
17 Genera with 92 Species
Arandisa Lawrence, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Carparachne Lawrence, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Delena Walckenaer, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Eusparassus Simon, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Heteropoda Latreille, 17673SpeciesTaxom
Leucorchestris Lawrence, 19656SpeciesTaxom
May Jäger & Kreh..., 20154SpeciesTaxom
Micrommata Latreille, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Microrchestris Lawrence, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Olios Walckenaer, 188034SpeciesTaxom
Orchestrella Lawrence, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Palystella Lawrence, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Palystes L. Koch, 1875Lizard-eating spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Panaretella Lawrence, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Parapalystes Croeser, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Pediana Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrommata Järvi, 19422SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
92 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arandisa deserticola George Newbo..., 1938
Carparachne alba George Newbo..., 1962Cone resin midge
Carparachne aureoflava Lawrence, 1966Dancing White lady spider
Delena cancerides Walckenaer, 1837Avondale spider
Eusparassus borakalalo Moradmand, 2013
Eusparassus educatus Moradmand, 2013
Eusparassus jaegeri Moradmand, 2013
Eusparassus palystiformis Strand, 1907
Eusparassus schoemanae Moradmand, 2013
Eusparassus tuckeri Lawrence, 1927
Heteropoda lentula Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Heteropoda regina (L. Koch, 1875)⇒ Pediana regina L. Koch, 1875
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Heteropoda simplex Jäger & Ono, 2000
Leucorchestris arenicola George Newbo..., 1962Cone resin midge
Leucorchestris flavimarginata George Newbo..., 1966
Leucorchestris kochi (Lawrence, 1962)⇒ Leucorchestris arenicola George Newbo..., 1962
Leucorchestris porti George Newbo..., 1965
Leucorchestris sabulosa George Newbo..., 1966
Leucorchestris steyni George Newbo..., 1965
May ansie Jäger & Kre..., 2015
May bruno Jäger & Kre..., 2015
May norm Jäger & Kre..., 2015
May rudy Jäger & Kre..., 2015
Micrommata darlingi Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Microrchestris melanogaster George Newbo..., 1962Cone resin midge
Microrchestris scutatus George Newbo..., 1966
Olios acolastus Tord Tamerla..., 1890
Olios auricomis Eugène Simon, 1880
Olios auricornis
Olios biarmatus Roger de Les..., 1925
Olios brachycephalus George Newbo..., 1938
Olios chelifer George Newbo..., 1937
Olios chubbi Roger de Les..., 1923
Olios claviger Mary Agard P..., 1901
Olios correvoni Roger de Les..., 1921
Olios correvoni nigrifrons Lawrence, 1928
Olios darlingi Mary Agard P..., 1901
Olios derasus Carl Ludwig ..., 1845
Olios detritus Carl Ludwig ..., 1845
Olios fasciculatus Eugène Simon, 1880Golden huntsman spider
Olios fonticola Mary Agard P..., 1902
Olios freyi Roger de Les..., 1929
Olios furcatus (George Newbo..., 1927)⇒ Eusparassus tuckeri Lawrence, 1927
Olios guttipes Eugène Simon, 1897
Olios kruegeri Eugène Simon, 1897
Olios kunzi Jäger, 2020
Olios lacticolor George Newbo..., 1952
Olios machadoi George Newbo..., 1952
Olios maculinotatus Embrik Strand, 1909
Olios marshalli Mary Agard P..., 1898
Olios provocator Charles Atha..., 1837
Olios schonlandi Mary Agard P..., 1900
Olios sherwoodi Roger de Les..., 1929
Olios sjostedti Roger de Les..., 1921
Olios spenceri Mary Agard P..., 1896
Olios spiculosus Mary Agard P..., 1901
Olios spinipalpis Mary Agard P..., 1901
Olios stictopus Mary Agard P..., 1898
Olios tuckeri (George Newbo..., 1927)⇒ Eusparassus tuckeri Lawrence, 1927
Olios zulu Eugène Simon, 1880
Orchestrella caroli George Newbo..., 1966
Orchestrella longipes George Newbo..., 1965
Palystella browni George Newbo..., 1962Cone resin midge
Palystella namaquensis George Newbo..., 1938
Palystella pallida George Newbo..., 1938
Palystella sexmaculata George Newbo..., 1928
Palystes ansiedippenaarae Croeser, 1996
Palystes castaneus Latreille, 1819Elm borer
Palystes crawshayi Mary Agard P..., 1902
Palystes johnstoni Mary Agard P..., 1896
Palystes karooensis Croeser, 1996
Palystes kreutzmanni Jäger & Kunz, 2010
Palystes leppanae Mary Agard P..., 1902
Palystes leroyorum Croeser, 1996
Palystes lunatus Mary Agard P..., 1896
Palystes martinfilmeri Croeser, 1996
Palystes perornatus Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Palystes stilleri Croeser, 1996
Palystes stuarti Croeser, 1996
Palystes superciliosus Koch, 1875Common rain spider
Panaretella distincta Mary Agard P..., 1896
Panaretella immaculata George Newbo..., 1952
Panaretella minor George Newbo..., 1952
Panaretella scutata Mary Agard P..., 1902
Panaretella zuluana George Newbo..., 1937
Parapalystes cultrifer Mary Agard P..., 1900
Parapalystes euphorbiae Croeser, 1996
Parapalystes lycosinus Mary Agard P..., 1900
Parapalystes megacephalus Carl Ludwig ..., 1845
Parapalystes whiteae Mary Agard P..., 1902
Pediana regina L. Koch, 1875
Pseudomicrommata longipes Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Pseudomicrommata vittigera (Lawrence, 1942)⇒ Pseudomicrommata longipes Friedrich Wi..., 1895

Subnodes of Sparassoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilySparassidae
Bertkau, 1872
Giant crab spiders, Huntsman spiders, Huntsmans, Wood spiders
17
92
Genera
Species

Taxom