List of spiders of Socotra

This is a list of spider species that occur on Socotra. Unless otherwise noted, they are endemic (they occur only there).

Agelenidae[]

• Agelenella pusilla (Pocock, 1903)

Araneidae[]

• Araneus Pocock, 1899
• Gasteracantha C. L. Koch, 1844 — also in Africa and São Tomé
• Nephila sumptuosa , 1873 — also in East Africa

Oxyopidae[]

• Oxyopes Simon, 1890 — also in Yemen
• Peucetia , 1844 — also in Yemen

Barychelidae[]

• Atrophothele socotrana Pocock, 1903

Cheiracanthiidae[]

• Cheiracanthium Pocock, 1903

Gnaphosidae[]

• Zimiris Platnick & Penney, 2004 — also in St. Helena and India

Hersiliidae[]

• Hersilia Rheims, Brescovit & van Harten, 2004 — also in Yemen

Migidae[]

• Moggridgea , 1987

Oonopidae[]

• Gamasomorpha Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
• Orchestina Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
• Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
• Silhouettella Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
• Socotroonops socotra Saaristo & van Harten, 2002

Oxyopidae[]

• Oxyopes Simon, 1890 — also in Yemen

Palpimanidae[]

• Scelidomachus socotranus Pocock, 1899

Philodromidae[]

• Pocock, 1903

Pholcidae[]

• Leptopholcus Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001

Salticidae[]

• Afrobeata firma Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994
• Bianor Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
• Habrocestum albopunctatum Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
• Habrocestum dubium Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
• Habrocestum ferrugineum Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
• Habrocestum inquinatum Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
• Habrocestum socotrense Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
• Habrocestum speciosum Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994
• Hasarius insularis Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
• Heliophanillus (Simon, 1901) — also in Yemen
• Heliophanus parvus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994
• Pellenes striolatus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
• Pseudicius mirus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
• Rafalus Simon, 1882 — also in Yemen
• Thyene similis Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002

Sparassidae[]

• Olios (Pocock, 1903)

Tetragnathidae[]

• Tetragnatha Pocock, 1903

Theraphosidae[]

• Monocentropus Pocock, 1897

Theridiidae[]

• Latrodectus Simon, 1890 — also in Yemen

Thomisidae[]

• Bassaniodes socotrensis Pocock, 1903
• Dimizonops insularis Pocock, 1903

Zodariidae[]

• Cydrela (Pocock, 1899)

References[]

• Platnick, N.I. (2007). The world spider catalog, version 7.5. American Museum of Natural History.