Zelotes

Zelotes
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Zelotes; Gistel, 1848
Type species
	Z. subterraneus; (C. L. Koch, 1833)
Species
	400, see text
Synonyms
	Scotophinus Simon, 1905; Zavattarica Caporiacco, 1941;

Zelotes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by J. Gistel in 1848.^[4]

Species[]

As of May 2019 it contains 400 species:^[1]

Ponomarev, 2018 – Kazakhstan
Gertsch & Davis, 1940 – Mexico
Lissner & Chatzaki, 2018 – Greece
Levy, 2009 – Israel
(Simon, 1878) – Madeira, Europe, Azerbaijan
Charitonov, 1946 – Greece (Crete), Central Asia
(Tucker, 1923) – Namibia
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
(Hewitt, 1915) – South Africa
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – South Africa
Senglet, 2011 – Spain
Hu, 1989 – China
Denis, 1958 – Afghanistan
Reimoser, 1937 – Ethiopia, Uganda
Gertsch & Riechert, 1976 – USA, Mexico
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Angola
Lissner, 2017 – Canary Is.
Z. anthereus Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
(L. Koch, 1876) – Europe, Turkey, Kazakhstan
(C. L. Koch, 1839) – Greece
(Purcell, 1907) – Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa
Charitonov, 1946 – Central Asia
Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
(Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan
(Simon, 1909) – Morocco
(Simon, 1878) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia, China
Miller, 1967 – Central to eastern Europe, Turkey
Esyunin & Efimik, 1992 – Ukraine, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan
(Drensky, 1929) – Greece
Senglet, 2011 – Spain
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
Deltshev, 2006 – Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Macedonia, Israel
Caporiacco, 1934 – Pakistan, Russia (South and north-eastern Siberia), Mongolia
Caporiacco, 1934 – India, Karakorum
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Central African Rep.
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
(Simon, 1885) – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
Platnick & Song, 1986 – Russia (South Siberia), China
Levy, 1998 – Israel
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Togo
(Simon, 1896) – Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar
Hu & Wu, 1989 – China
(Simon, 1884) – Syria
Gajbe, 2005 – India
Hu & Wu, 1989 – China
Kamura, 2000 – Japan
Zhang, Zhu & Tso, 2009 – Taiwan
(C. L. Koch, 1837) – Hungary, Greece, Russia (Europe)
(Simon, 1884) – Myanmar
Levy, 1998 – Israel
Wunderlich, 2011 – Bulgaria,^[5] Turkey
Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi, Zimbabwe
(Purcell, 1907) – South Africa
FitzPatrick, 2007 – West, Central Africa
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
Di Franco, 1989 – Italy
(Purcell, 1907) – South Africa
(Simon, 1878) – Spain (mainland, Menorca), France, Italy, Morocco
Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
(Pavesi, 1875) – Italy
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Namibia
Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
(Simon, 1893) – Venezuela
Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Kazakhstan
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Guinea-Bissau
Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
Senglet, 2011 – Greece (Crete), Iran?
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Botswana, Zimbabwe
Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) – Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Tajikistan
(L. Koch, 1870) – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan
(Holmberg, 1876) – Argentina
(Simon, 1886) – Senegal, Burkina Faso
(L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia
Senglet, 2011 – Spain
Melic, Silva & Barrientos, 2016 – Portugal, Spain
(Purcell, 1907) – Southern Africa
(Kulczyński, 1903) – Greece (Crete)
Denis, 1937 – Mediterranean
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Simon, 1914 – France
Chatzaki, 2003 – Greece (Crete)
(Simon, 1884) – Libya, Syria
Schenkel, 1963 – China, Korea, Japan
Platnick, 1993 – Italy
Caporiacco, 1934 – India
Grimm, 1982 – Alps (France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy)
Chamberlin, 1922 – USA
Caporiacco, 1929 – Greece
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
Z. duplex Chamberlin, 1922 – USA, Canada
Senglet, 2011 – Portugal, Spain, France
Simon, 1914 – Spain (Balearic Is.), Andorra, France, Italy
(C. L. Koch, 1839) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Central Asia
(Thorell, 1871) – Europe, Turkey
Levy, 1998 – Israel
(Simon, 1893) – Venezuela
(Lucas, 1846) – Algeria
Zhang & Song, 2001 – China
Kovblyuk, 2009 – Bulgaria,^[5] Greece, Ukraine, Russia (Europe, Caucasus)
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA, Canada
(Müller & Schenkel, 1895) – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Korea, Japan
Denis, 1955 – Niger, Egypt
Butt & Beg, 2004 – Pakistan
Tuneva & Esyunin, 2003 – Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan
(L. Koch, 1866) – Southern Europe
Zhang, Zhu & Tso, 2009 – Taiwan
(L. Koch, 1882) – Spain (mainland, Balearic Is.)
(L. Koch, 1873) – Australia (Western Australia)
(C. L. Koch, 1839) – Greece
(Purcell, 1908) – South Africa
Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Z. fratris Chamberlin, 1920 – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), North America
Tucker, 1923 – Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
(Purcell, 1907) – Central, East, Southern Africa
(Simon, 1878) – France (Corsica), Macedonia, Greece
(Simon, 1878) – Spain (mainland, Balearic Is.), France
Z. funestus (Keyserling, 1887) – USA
(Kroneberg, 1875) – Uzbekistan
(Simon, 1878) – Spain, France (Corsica), Italy
(Thorell, 1875) – Ukraine, Kazakhstan
Wunderlich, 2011 – Portugal
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Simon, 1914 – Europe, Kazakhstan
Levy, 1998 – Israel
Denis, 1952 – Morocco
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA, Mexico
Levy, 2009 – Israel
Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
Levy, 2009 – Israel
(Purcell, 1907) – Namibia, South Africa
(L. Koch, 1867) – Greece
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
(Simon, 1907) – West, Central, East Africa
Charitonov, 1951 – Tajikistan
Chamberlin, 1919 – USA
Levy, 2009 – Israel
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
(Denis, 1955) – Niger, Ethiopia
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Jamaica
Levy, 2009 – Greece, Turkey, Israel
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe, Malawi
Kamura, 1987 – Japan
Tang, Urita, Song & Zhao, 1997 – Russia (Altai), China
Chatzaki, 2010 – Greece (Crete)
Zhang & Song, 2001 – China
Bosselaers, 2012 – Canary Is.
Z. hentzi Barrows, 1945 – USA, Canada
(Chyzer, 1897) – Central Europe to Russia (Europe, Caucasus)
(Thorell, 1875) – France
Senglet, 2011 – Spain
Alayón, 1992 – Cuba
(Simon, 1897) – India
Platnick & Song, 1986 – Kazakhstan, China
(Purcell, 1907) – Zimbabwe, South Africa
Schenkel, 1936 – Kazakhstan, China
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Butt & Beg, 2004 – Pakistan
Caporiacco, 1934 – Libya
Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Kazakhstan
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
(L. Koch, 1867) – Greece
Dalmas, 1922 – Italy
(Purcell, 1907) – Namibia, South Africa
Kamura, 1994 – Japan
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Jamaica
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Kenya
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe
Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Kazakhstan
(Pavesi, 1880) – Tunisia
Paik, 1986 – China, Korea
Kovblyuk & Ponomarev, 2008 – Italy, Caucasus (Russia, Georgia)
Paik, 1992 – Korea
Paik, 1986 – Korea, Japan
Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Kenya
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Burkina Faso, Chad
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
Denis, 1953 – Yemen
Tikader, 1982 – India
(Barrows, 1919) – USA, Canada
Senglet, 2011 – Greece
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – North Africa to Senegal and Kenya, Portugal, France, Israel, Saudi Arabia. Introduced to Hawaii, USA, Mexico, Peru
Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
Di Franco, 1994 – Portugal, Spain, Morocco
Z. lasalanus Chamberlin, 1928 – North America
(Simon, 1878) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan
Tucker, 1923 – Southern Africa
Levy, 2009 – Israel
Platnick & Song, 1986 – China, Taiwan
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi
(Purcell, 1907) – South Africa
Chatzaki & Russell-Smith, 2017 – Cyprus
(Audouin, 1826) – Egypt
Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Argentina
Simon, 1914 – France
(L. Koch, 1866) – Algeria
(L. Koch, 1866) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, Mongolia, China
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
(Tullgren, 1910) – Tanzania
Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
Di Franco, 1998 – Italy
(Simon, 1905) – India
Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
(Simon, 1878) – Southern Europe
(Strand, 1908) – Canary Is.
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938 – Mexico
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
(Kulczyński, 1901) – Ethiopia
Denis, 1954 – Morocco
Levy, 1998 – Israel
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA, Mexico
Di Franco, 1995 – Italy
Roewer, 1928 – France, Albania, Greece to Iran, Israel, Russia (Europe)
Marusik, 1995 – Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan, Mongolia
Chatzaki, 2003 – Greece (Crete)
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – Mexico
Chamberlin, 1924 – USA, Mexico
Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi
(Kulczyński, 1897) – Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, China
Simon, 1914 – France
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Kenya
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe
Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Namibia
Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
Levy, 2009 – Israel
Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
Reimoser, 1934 – India
Kamura, 2010 – Taiwan
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe
(C. L. Koch, 1833) – Europe, Turkey
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Melic, 2014 – Portugal, Spain
Tuneva & Esyunin, 2003 – Russia (Europe, Urals)
(Kulczyński, 1903) – Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia (Caucasus)
Tuneva & Esyunin, 2003 – Ukraine, Russia (Europe, Caucasus), Kazakhstan
(Simon, 1880) – Morocco, Algeria
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Namibia, Botswana
Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia
Zhang & Song, 2001 – China
Butt & Beg, 2004 – Pakistan
Tucker, 1923 – Namibia
Levy, 2009 – Israel
Wunderlich, 2012 – Canary Is.
Mello-Leitão, 1947 – Brazil
Levy, 1998 – Israel
Simon, 1914 – France, Italy
Senglet, 2011 – Spain
Marinaro, 1967 – Algeria, Israel
Tucker, 1923 – Namibia
Chamberlin, 1922 – USA
(C. L. Koch, 1839) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Central Asia
Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
(Simon, 1885) – India
(Kroneberg, 1875) – Tajikistan
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
(L. Koch, 1882) – Spain (Majorca)
Marinaro, 1967 – Algeria
Denis, 1937 – Algeria, Tunisia
Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
Schenkel, 1963 – Russia (Urals to Far East), Kazakhstan, China, Korea, Japan
Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia (Europe)
Schenkel, 1963 – Kazakhstan, China
Ponomarev, 2007 – Ukraine, Russia (Europe to West Siberia), Kazakhstan
Caporiacco, 1934 – India
Z. pseustes Chamberlin, 1922 – USA, Mexico
Butt & Beg, 2004 – Pakistan
(Purcell, 1908) – South Africa
(Bryant, 1936) – USA
Z. puritanus Chamberlin, 1922 – North America, Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan
Di Franco & Blick, 2003 – France
(Strand, 1906) – Tunisia
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Angola
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
Lawrence, 1928 – Southern Africa
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
(Purcell, 1907) – South Africa
Roewer, 1951 – France
Denis, 1954 – Algeria
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
van Helsdingen, 2012 – Italy
(Simon, 1909) – Ethiopia, Congo
Esyunin & Efimik, 1997 – Russia (Urals), Kazakhstan
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo, Rwanda
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
(Thorell, 1890) – Pakistan to Indonesia (Borneo) and Australia
(Canestrini, 1873) – France, Italy
Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
Tucker, 1923 – South Africa, Lesotho
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Canary Is., Africa to Central Asia
(Simon, 1878) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia
Wunderlich, 2011 – Portugal, Spain
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
Levy, 1998 – Israel
Tikader, 1982 – India
(Simon, 1878) – Italy (Sicily)
(Kulczyński, 1887) – Italy, Central Europe to Turkey
Caporiacco, 1934 – India, Pakistan
Jézéquel, 1965 – Ivory Coast
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe
Platnick & Prentice, 1999 – USA
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Somalia
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Burkina Faso
(L. Koch, 1866) – Spain, Greece, North Africa
Yin, 2012 – China
Denis, 1958 – Afghanistan
(Simon, 1880) – Algeria, Libya
(Nosek, 1905) – Bulgaria, Turkey
(Simon, 1886) – Senegal
Z. subterraneus (C. L. Koch, 1833) (type) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China
Lowrie & Gertsch, 1955 – Russia (Far East), North America
Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
(L. Koch, 1872) – Western to Central Europe, Italy
Caleb & Mathai, 2013 – India
Fage, 1929 – North Africa
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Z. tenuis (L. Koch, 1866) – Mediterranean and Central Europe to Russia (Caucasus), Iran. Introduced to Galapagos Is., USA
(Caporiacco, 1947) – Tanzania
Simon, 1914 – Portugal, Spain, France
Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1999 – China
Kamura, 1987 – Korea, Japan
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Chad, Ethiopia, Israel
Mello-Leitão, 1930 – Brazil
(Thorell, 1871) – Sweden
FitzPatrick, 2007 – West, Central Africa
Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
Roewer, 1951 – East, Southern Africa
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Chamberlin, 1919 – USA, Canada
Charitonov, 1946 – Uzbekistan
Seyyar, Demir & Aktaş, 2010 – Turkey
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
(Simon, 1897) – India
FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
Melic, 2014 – Spain
(Thorell, 1875) – France, Italy, Bulgaria, Macedonia
FitzPatrick, 2007 – Senegal
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Gajbe, 2005 – India
Melic, Silva & Barrientos, 2016 – Portugal, Spain
Schenkel, 1963 – China, Korea
Blick, 2017 – Turkey
Levy, 1998 – Israel
Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1999 – China
Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1999 – China
Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
Gajbe, 2005 – India
Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
Levy, 2009 – Cyprus, Israel, Iran
Grimm, 1982 – Germany, Austria
Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
Platnick & Song, 1986 – Russia (Far East), China
Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
Yang & Tang, 2003 – China
Levy, 1998 – Israel
(Purcell, 1907) – West, Central, Southern Africa

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Zelotes Gistel, 1848". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
^ Platnick, N. I. (1989). Advances in Spider Taxonomy 1981-1987: A Supplement to Brignoli's A Catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981. 1981. Manchester University Press. p. 488.
^ Platnick, N. I. (1992). "On the spider subfamily Zavattaricinae (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 100: 178.
^ Gistel, J. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs für höhere Schulen.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Dimitrov, Dragomir (October 2018). "Таксономични, фаунистични, зоогеографски изследвания на аранеофауната (Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae) в българската част на Странджа (Taxonomic, Faunistic Zoogeographic Research of the Araneafauna (Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae) of the Bulgarian part of Strandzha)" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Academy of Sciences: 18. Retrieved 8 November 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[NMBE-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Zelotes Gistel, 1848". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-07.

[Plat1989-2] Platnick, N. I. (1989). Advances in Spider Taxonomy 1981-1987: A Supplement to Brignoli's A Catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981. 1981. Manchester University Press. p. 488.

[Plat1992-3] Platnick, N. I. (1992). "On the spider subfamily Zavattaricinae (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 100: 178.

[Gist1848-4] Gistel, J. (1848). Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs für höhere Schulen.

[Dimitrov-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Dimitrov, Dragomir (October 2018). "Таксономични, фаунистични, зоогеографски изследвания на аранеофауната (Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae) в българската част на Странджа (Taxonomic, Faunistic Zoogeographic Research of the Araneafauna (Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae) of the Bulgarian part of Strandzha)" (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Academy of Sciences: 18. Retrieved 8 November 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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