Spiders of Madagascar

Parmatergus is a genus of East African orb-weaver spiders first described by M. Emerit in 1994. it contains only three species, all found in Madagascar.

thumb | right | Eriauchenius pauliani Eriauchenus is a genus of East African assassin spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. The genus name has been incorrectly spelt "Eriauchenius".

genus of arachnids

Pronous is a genus of South American and African orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1881.

Genysa is a genus of East African armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889. it contains only three species, all found in Madagascar: G. bicalcarata, G. decorsei, and G. decorsei.

Apyretina is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1929.

Echinussa is a genus of Malagasy jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901. it contains only three species, found only on Madagascar: E. imerinensis, E. praedatoria, and E. vibrabunda.

Entypesa is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Entypesidae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. Originally placed with the curtain-web spiders, it was transferred to the funnel-web trapdoor spiders in 1985, then to the Entypesidae in 2020. It is a senior synonym of Pseudohermacha.

Tomobella is a genus of Malagasy jumping spiders that was first described by T. Szűts & N. Scharff in 2009. it contains only two species, found only on Madagascar: T. andasibe and T. fotsy.

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

species of spider

Pandisus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.

species of arachnid

Alaranea is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Cyatholipidae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1997.

Cyriogonus is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886.

Pyresthesis is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1880 by Butler. , it contains only one species, Pyresthesis laevis, found in Madagascar.

species of spider

Mahafalytenus is a genus of East African wandering spiders first described by D. Silva-Dávila in 2007.

Zatavua is a genus of Malagasy cellar spiders that was first described by B. A. Huber in 2003.

Legendrena is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1984.

Thyropoeus is a genus of spiders in the family Migidae. It was first described in 1895 by Pocock. , it contains 2 species, both found in Madagascar.

Orsinome is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1890. It is included in the Nanometa clade, defined by nine morphological synapomorphies, along with Eryciniolia and Nanometa.

Phaulostylus is a genus of Malagasy jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.

Paramigas is a genus of tree trapdoor spiders native to Madagascar. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.

Paramicromerys is a genus of Malagasy cellar spiders that was first described by J. Millot in 1946.

Donuea is a genus of African corinnid sac spiders first described by Embrik Strand in 1932.

Zorodictyna is a genus of spiders in the family Udubidae native to Madagascar. It has been described as an intermediate genus between Zoropsidae and Dictynidae, though it is now placed in Udubidae. This genus was originally placed in the family Zoropsidae, but it has been reassigned several times since. In 1967, Lehtinen moved it to Miturgidae. In 1999, it was moved back to Zoropsidae, and in 2015, it was moved to Udubidae.

genus of arachnids

Katableps is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. It was first described in 2011 by Jocqué, Russell-Smith & Alderweireldt. , it contains 3 species from Madagascar.

Aschema is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1991 by Rudy Jocqué. , it contains 2 species, both found in Madagascar.

Emplesiogonus is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1903. it contains two species, found on Madagascar: E. scutulatus and E. striatus.

Asygyna is a genus of Malagasy comb-footed spiders that was first described by I. Agnarsson in 2006. it contains two species, found on Madagascar: A. coddingtoni and A. huberi.

Exechocentrus is a genus of Madagascan orb-weaver spiders (family Araneidae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. They are bolas-using spiders, capturing their prey with one or more sticky drops at the end of a single line of silk rather than in a web.

Chrosioderma is a genus of Malagasy huntsman spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1897.

species of arachnid

Monoblemma is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Tetrablemmidae that was first described by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker in 1941.

Shearella is a genus of Asian araneomorph spiders in the family Tetrablemmidae that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1981.

Ambohima is a genus of Malagasy araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990.

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

Hovops is a genus of Malagasy wall spiders that was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1968.

Hiboka is a monotypic genus of East African armored trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Hiboka geayi. It was first described by L. Fage in 1922, and has only been found on Madagascar. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the armored trapdoor spiders in 1985.

species of arachnid

species of spider

Viridasius is a monotypic genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Viridasiidae, containing the single species, Viridasius fasciatus. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, and has only been found in Madagascar.

Thapsagus is a monotypic genus of East African sheet weavers containing the single species, Thapsagus pulcher. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894, and has only been found on Madagascar.

species of arachnid

Thelacantha (Asian spinybacked orbweaver) is a genus of orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Thelacantha brevispina. It was first described by in 1882, and has been found in Australia, Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, as well as parts of Japan. It has also been introduced into Hawaii. T. brevispina is closely related to those in the genus Gasteracantha and was briefly synonymized with it in 1859, but revalidated in 1974. Saito described three other Thelacantha species in 1933, which were later synonymized with T. brevispina.

species of arachnid

Madacantha is a genus of East African orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Madacantha nossibeana. It was first described by M. Emerit in 1970, and has only been found in Madagascar.

Omucukia is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 2008 by Koçak & Kemal. , it contains 2 species from Madagascar.

Thyreobaeus is a monotypic genus of East African sheet weavers containing the single species, Thyreobaeus scutiger. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889, and has only been found on Madagascar.

Malagiella is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2011 by Ubick & Griswold. , it contains 10 species, all from Madagascar.

Zophoryctes is a monotypic genus of East African brushed trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Zophoryctes flavopilosus. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1902, and has only been found in Madagascar.

Myrmele is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. It was first described in 2016 by Prószyński. , it contains 4 species, all from Madagascar.

Lampertia is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1907 by Strand. , it contains only one species, Lampertia pulchra, found in Madagascar.

Myrmapeni is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. It was first described in 2016 by Prószyński. , it contains 6 widely dispersed species.

Encyocrates is a monotypic genus of African tarantulas found on Madagascar containing the single species, Encyocrates raffrayi. The female was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892, and the male was described by Lucien Berland in 1917.

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