- List of spiders of Socotra
This is a list of
spider species that occur onSocotra . Unless otherwise noted, they are endemic (they occur only there).Agelenidae * "
Agelenella pusilla" (Pocock, 1903)Araneidae * "
Araneus cardioceros" Pocock, 1899
* "Gasteracantha sanguinolenta" C. L. Koch, 1844 — also inAfrica andSão Tomé Barychelidae * "
Atrophothele socotrana" Pocock, 1903Hersiliidae * "Hersilia wraniki" Rheims, Brescovit & van Harten, 2004 — also in
Yemen Migidae * "
Moggridgea socotra" Griswold, 1987Miturgidae * "
Cheiracanthium socotrense" Pocock, 1903Nephilidae * "
Nephila sumptuosa" Gerstäcker, 1873 — also inEast Africa Oonopidae * "
Gamasomorpha deksam" Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
* "Orchestina bedu" Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
* "Orchestina foa " Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
* "Silhouettella usgutra" Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
* "Socotroonops socotra" Saaristo & van Harten, 2002Oxyopidae * "
Oxyopes rutilius" Simon, 1890 — also in YemenPalpimanidae * "
Scelidomachus socotranus" Pocock, 1899Philodromidae * "Thanatus forbesi" Pocock, 1903
Pholcidae * "
Leptopholcus dioscoridis" Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001Prodidomidae * "
Zimiris diffusa" Platnick & Penney, 2004 — also inSt. Helena andIndia Salticidae * "
Afrobeata firma" Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994
* "Bianor biguttatus" Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002
* "Habrocestum albopunctatum" Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002
* "Habrocestum dubium " Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002
* "Habrocestum ferrugineum " Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002
* "Habrocestum inquinatum " Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002
* "Habrocestum socotrense " Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002
* "Habrocestum speciosum " Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994
* "Hasarius insularis" Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002
* "Heliophanillus suedicola" (Simon, 1901) — also in Yemen
* "Heliophanus parvus " Wesolowska & van Harten, 1994
* "Pellenes striolatus" Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002
* "Pseudicius mirus" Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002
* "Rafalus insignipalpis" Simon, 1882 — also in Yemen
* "Thyene similis" Wesolowska & van Harten, 2002Sparassidae * "
Olios socotranus" (Pocock, 1903)Tetragnathidae * "
Tetragnatha granti" Pocock, 1903Theraphosidae * "
Monocentropus balfouri" Pocock, 1897Theridiidae * "
Latrodectus hystrix" Simon, 1890 — also in YemenThomisidae * "
Bassaniodes socotrensis" Pocock, 1903
* "Dimizonops insularis" Pocock, 1903Zodariidae * "
Cydrela insularis" (Pocock, 1899)References
* Platnick, N.I. (2007). [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 7.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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