Xestaspis


Xestaspis is a genus of goblin spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.

Species

it contains 19 species, found in Asia, Africa, Oceania, Yemen, and Sri Lanka:Xestaspis biflocci Eichenberger, 2012 — ThailandXestaspis kandy Eichenberger, 2012 — Sri LankaXestaspis linnaei Ott & Harvey, 2008 — Australia Xestaspis loricata — China, Taiwan, Laos, Australia, Micronesia, French PolynesiaXestaspis nitida Simon, 1884 — Algeria, YemenXestaspis nuwaraeliya Ranasinghe & Benjamin, 2016 — Sri LankaXestaspis padaviya Ranasinghe & Benjamin, 2016 — Sri LankaXestaspis parmataMyanmar, Indonesia. Introduced to USA to Panama, Caribbean, Venezuela, Brazil, Madeira, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, St. Helena, Mauritius, Seychelles, YemenXestaspis paulina Eichenberger, 2012 — Sri LankaXestaspis pophami Ranasinghe & Benjamin, 2016 — Sri LankaXestaspis recurva Strand, 1906 — EthiopiaXestaspis rostrata Tong & Li, 2009 — ChinaXestaspis semengoh Eichenberger, 2012 — BorneoXestaspis sertata Simon, 1907 — Equatorial Guinea Xestaspis shoushanensis Tong & Li, 2014 — TaiwanXestaspis sis Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 — YemenXestaspis sublaevis Simon, 1893 — Sri LankaXestaspis tumidula Simon, 1893 — Sierra LeoneXestaspis yemeni Saaristo & van Harten, 2006 — Yemen