List of spiders of Socotra


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

[Agelenidae]

[Araneidae]

Araneus cardioceros Pocock, 1899Gasteracantha sanguinolenta C. L. Koch, 1844 — also in Africa and São ToméNephila sumptuosa Gerstäcker, 1873 — also in East Africa

[Oxyopidae]

Oxyopes rutilus Simon, 1890 — also in YemenPeucetia viridis Blackwall, 1858, 1844 — also in Yemen

[Barychelidae]

Atrophothele socotrana Pocock, 1903

[Cheiracanthiidae]

Cheiracanthium socotrense Pocock, 1903

[Gnaphosidae]

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

[Hersiliidae]

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

[Migidae]

Moggridgea socotra Griswold, 1987

[Oonopidae]

Gamasomorpha deksam Saaristo & van Harten, 2002Orchestina bedu Saaristo & van Harten, 2002Orchestina foa Saaristo & van Harten, 2002Silhouettella usgutra Saaristo & van Harten, 2002Socotroonops socotra Saaristo & van Harten, 2002

[Oxyopidae]

Oxyopes rutilius Simon, 1890 — also in Yemen

[Palpimanidae]

Scelidomachus socotranus Pocock, 1899

[Philodromidae]

Thanatus forbesi Pocock, 1903

[Pholcidae]

Leptopholcus dioscoridis Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001

[Salticidae]

Afrobeata firma Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994Bianor biguttatus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002Habrocestum albopunctatum Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002Habrocestum dubium Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002Habrocestum ferrugineum Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002Habrocestum inquinatum Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002Habrocestum socotrense Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002Habrocestum speciosum Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994Hasarius insularis Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002Heliophanillus suedicola — also in YemenHeliophanus parvus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994Pellenes striolatus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002Pseudicius mirus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002Rafalus insignipalpis Simon, 1882 — also in YemenThyene similis Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002

[Sparassidae]

[Tetragnathidae]

Tetragnatha granti Pocock, 1903

[Theraphosidae]

Monocentropus balfouri Pocock, 1897

[Theridiidae]

Latrodectus hystrix Simon, 1890 — also in Yemen

[Thomisidae]

Bassaniodes socotrensis Pocock, 1903Dimizonops insularis Pocock, 1903

[Zodariidae]