Coleosoma


Coleosoma is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1882.

Distribution

Spiders in this genus are found all over the world.

Species

, this genus includes ten species:Coleosoma acutiventerUSA to ArgentinaColeosoma africanum Schmidt & Krause, 1995Cape VerdeColeosoma blandum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 – Seychelles, India, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, China, Japan. Introduced to Seychelles, Hawaii Coleosoma caliothripsum Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesColeosoma floridanum Banks, 1900 – North, Central and South America. Introduced to Europe, Macaronesia, West Africa, Seychelles, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, China, Japan, Pacific IslandsColeosoma matinikum Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesColeosoma normale Bryant, 1944 – USA to BrazilColeosoma octomaculatumJapan, Korea, China, Taiwan. Introduced to New ZealandColeosoma pabilogum Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesColeosoma pseudoblandum Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
Formerly included:
  • C. adamsoni
  • C. margaritum Yoshida, 1985
In synonymy:
  • C. acrobeles = Coleosoma blandum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882
  • C. albovittatum = Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
  • C. aleipata = Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
  • C. antheae = Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
  • C. conurum = Coleosoma blandum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882
  • C. delebile = Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
  • C. flavipes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895 = Coleosoma acutiventer
  • C. floridanum = Coleosoma acutiventer
  • C. interruptum = Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
  • C. nigripalpe = Coleosoma acutiventer
  • C. rapanae = Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
  • C. saispotum Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 = Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
  • C. semicinctum = Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
  • C. vituperabile = Coleosoma blandum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882