Pelecopsis


Pelecopsis is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864.
Most species are found in Africa, Europe and Asia, with endemic to North America.

Species

, this genus includes ninety species and four subspecies:Pelecopsis agaetensis Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary IslandsPelecopsis albifrons Holm, 1979 – KenyaPelecopsis alpica Thaler, 1991 – Alps Pelecopsis alticola – Kenya
  • * P. a. elgonensis – Uganda
  • * P. a. kenyensis – Kenya
  • * P. a. kivuensis – DR CongoPelecopsis amabilis – AlgeriaPelecopsis arsi Tanasevitch, 2023 – EthiopiaPelecopsis aureipes Denis, 1962 – MoroccoPelecopsis biceps – TanzaniaPelecopsis bicornuta Hillyard, 1980 – Portugal, Spain, MoroccoPelecopsis bigibba Seo, 2018 – KoreaPelecopsis bishopi Kaston, 1945 – Canada, United StatesPelecopsis brunea Seo, 2018 – KoreaPelecopsis bucephala – Western MediterraneanPelecopsis capitata – FrancePelecopsis cedricola Bosmans & Abrous, 1992 – AlgeriaPelecopsis coccinea – Spain, MoroccoPelecopsis crassipes Tanasevitch, 1987 – Caucasus Pelecopsis denisi Brignoli, 1983 – Pyrenees Pelecopsis digitulus Bosmans & Abrous, 1992 – Algeria, France, ItalyPelecopsis dorniana Heimer, 1987 – Russia, MongoliaPelecopsis elongata – Europe, Turkey, Israel Pelecopsis eminula – Italy, Spain?Pelecopsis flava Holm, 1962 – Uganda, CongoPelecopsis fornicata Miller, 1970 – CongoPelecopsis fulva Holm, 1962 – UgandaPelecopsis hamata Bosmans, 1988 – CameroonPelecopsis hillyardi Wunderlich, 2024 – PortugalPelecopsis hipporegia – Algeria, TunisiaPelecopsis humiliceps Holm, 1979 – Kenya, UgandaPelecopsis indus Tanasevitch, 2011 – Pakistan, IndiaPelecopsis inedita – Canary Islands, MediterraneanPelecopsis infusca Holm, 1962 – UgandaPelecopsis intricata Jocqué, 1984 – South AfricaPelecopsis janus Jocqué, 1984 – South Africa, LesothoPelecopsis kabyliana Bosmans & Abrous, 1992 – AlgeriaPelecopsis kalaensis Bosmans & Abrous, 1992 – AlgeriaPelecopsis laptevi Tanasevitch & Fet, 1986 – North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Iran, Kazakhstan, TurkmenistanPelecopsis leonina – AlgeriaPelecopsis levantensis Tanasevitch, 2016 – IsraelPelecopsis litoralis Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary IslandsPelecopsis loksai Szinetár & Samu, 2003 – Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, North Macedonia, BulgariaPelecopsis lunaris Bosmans & Abrous, 1992 – AlgeriaPelecopsis major – AlgeriaPelecopsis malawiensis Jocqué, 1977 – MalawiPelecopsis margaretae Georgescu, 1975 – RomaniaPelecopsis medusoides Jocqué, 1984 – South AfricaPelecopsis mengei – North America, Europe, Turkey, Russia, JapanPelecopsis minor Wunderlich, 1995 – MongoliaPelecopsis modica Hillyard, 1980 – Spain, MoroccoPelecopsis moesta – Canada, United StatesPelecopsis monsantensis Bosmans & Crespo, 2010 – Portugal, SpainPelecopsis moschensis – TanzaniaPelecopsis mutica Denis, 1958 – FrancePelecopsis nigriceps Holm, 1962 – Kenya, UgandaPelecopsis nigroloba Fei, Gao & Zhu, 1995 – Russia, ChinaPelecopsis odontophora – GeorgiaPelecopsis oranensis – Morocco, AlgeriaPelecopsis oujda Bosmans & Abrous, 1992 – Morocco, AlgeriaPelecopsis pakistanicus Tanasevitch, 2025 – PakistanPelecopsis palmgreni Marusik & Esyunin, 1998 – Russia, KazakhstanPelecopsis papillii Scharff, 1990 – TanzaniaPelecopsis parallela – Azores, Europe, Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Iran, KyrgyzstanPelecopsis paralleloides Tanasevitch & Fet, 1986 – Central AsiaPelecopsis partita Denis, 1954 – FrancePelecopsis parvicollis Wunderlich, 1995 – MongoliaPelecopsis parvioculis Miller, 1970 – AngolaPelecopsis pasteuri – Kenya, TanzaniaPelecopsis pavesii Bosmans & Hervé, 2021 – TunisiaPelecopsis pavida – Greece, IsraelPelecopsis physeter – Congo, Rwanda, Kenya, TanzaniaPelecopsis pooti Bosmans & Jocqué, 1993 – SpainPelecopsis proclinata Bosmans, 1988 – CameroonPelecopsis punctilineata Holm, 1964 – Congo, RwandaPelecopsis punctiseriata – JapanPelecopsis radicicola – EuropePelecopsis reclinata – Kenya, UgandaPelecopsis riffensis Bosmans & Abrous, 1992 – MoroccoPelecopsis robusta Weiss, 1990 – RomaniaPelecopsis ruwenzoriensis – UgandaPelecopsis sanje Scharff, 1990 – TanzaniaPelecopsis sculpta – Alaska, Canada
  • * P. s. digna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – United StatesPelecopsis senecicola Holm, 1962 – UgandaPelecopsis seoi Blick & Sherwood, 2021 – KoreaPelecopsis subflava Russell-Smith & Jocqué, 1986 – KenyaPelecopsis suilla – AlgeriaPelecopsis tenuipalpis Holm, 1979 – UgandaPelecopsis topcui – TurkeyPelecopsis tybaertielloides Jocqué, 1984 – KenyaPelecopsis uintana – United StatesPelecopsis varians – Kenya, Uganda