Menemerus
Menemerus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1868. They are long, flattened in shape, and very hairy, usually with brown and grayish hairs. Most species have white edges on the thorax. The abdomen is often oval, or sometimes elongated or rounded.
Distribution
Menemerus are found worldwide in warmer climates.
Species
, this genus includes 64 species:Menemerus affinis Wesołowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab EmiratesMenemerus animatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 – Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, North Africa, Sudan, Greece, Turkey, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, IraqMenemerus arabicus Prószyński, 1993 – Saudi ArabiaMenemerus bicolor G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 – GuatemalaMenemerus bifurcus Wesołowska, 1999 – Southern AfricaMenemerus bivittatus – Africa. Introduced to North, Central and South America, St. Helena, southern Europe, Turkey, India, China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Australia, Pacific IslandsMenemerus brachygnathus – India to China, Japan and Malaysia. Introduced to ArgentinaMenemerus brevibulbis – Senegal to IndiaMenemerus carlini – Zimbabwe, South AfricaMenemerus congoensis Lessert, 1927 – Sudan to South AfricaMenemerus cummingorum Wesołowska, 2007 – ZimbabweMenemerus davidi Prószyński & Wesołowska, 1999 – North Africa, Israel, JordanMenemerus desertus Wesołowska, 1999 – AlgeriaMenemerus dimidius – Canary IslandsMenemerus dubius Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, UgandaMenemerus eburnensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Senegal, Guinea, Ivory CoastMenemerus errabundus Logunov, 2010 – Israel, IranMenemerus fagei Berland & Millot, 1941 – Canary Islands, West Africa, Algeria, Malta, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, IsraelMenemerus felix Hogg, 1922 – VietnamMenemerus foordi Haddad & Wesołowska, 2024 – South AfricaMenemerus formosus Wesołowska, 1999 – KenyaMenemerus fulvus – India to China and JapanMenemerus guttatus Wesołowska, 1999 – MoroccoMenemerus illigeri – Portugal, North Africa, Middle East, St. HelenaMenemerus kochi Bryant, 1942 – Virgin IslandsMenemerus legalli Berland & Millot, 1941 – MaliMenemerus legendrei Schenkel, 1963 – ChinaMenemerus lesnei Lessert, 1936 – Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, ZimbabweMenemerus lesserti Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia, Zimbabwe, South AfricaMenemerus lobatus Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – GuineaMenemerus magnificus Wesołowska, 1999 – CameroonMenemerus marginalis – Costa RicaMenemerus marginatus – Caucasus, Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, IndiaMenemerus meridionalis Wesołowska, 1999 – South AfricaMenemerus minshullae Wesołowska, 1999 – Zimbabwe, Malawi, South AfricaMenemerus mirabilis Wesołowska, 1999 – EthiopiaMenemerus modestus Wesołowska, 1999 – Algeria, TunisiaMenemerus namibicus Wesołowska, 1999 – NamibiaMenemerus natalis Wesołowska, 1999 – South AfricaMenemerus niangbo Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory CoastMenemerus nigeriensis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – NigeriaMenemerus nigli Wesołowska & Freudenschuss, 2012 – Pakistan, India, Thailand. Introduced to BrazilMenemerus pallescens Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenMenemerus paradoxus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – YemenMenemerus patellaris Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – YemenMenemerus pentamaculatus Hu, 2001 – ChinaMenemerus pilosus Wesołowska, 1999 – Namibia, South AfricaMenemerus placidus Wesołowska, 1999 – NamibiaMenemerus plenus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – YemenMenemerus pulcher Wesołowska, 1999 – MauritaniaMenemerus rabaudi Berland & Millot, 1941 – GuineaMenemerus regius Wesołowska, 1999 – EthiopiaMenemerus rubicundus Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia, South AfricaMenemerus sabulosus Wesołowska, 1999 – NamibiaMenemerus semilimbatus – Canary Islands, Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran. Introduced to Argentina, Chile, United States Menemerus sengleti Logunov, 2023 – IranMenemerus soldani – Algeria, Tunisia, EgyptMenemerus taeniatus – Mediterranean to Caucasus. Introduced to ArgentinaMenemerus transvaalicus Wesołowska, 1999 – South Africa, LesothoMenemerus tropicus Wesołowska, 2007 – Uganda, KenyaMenemerus utilis Wesołowska, 1999 – TunisiaMenemerus vernei Berland & Millot, 1941 – GuineaMenemerus wuchangensis Schenkel, 1963 – ChinaMenemerus zimbabwensis Wesołowska, 1999 – Zimbabwe, South Africa