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spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

species that occur on

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. Unless otherwise noted, they are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

(they occur nowhere else). Some

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pantropical A pantropical ("all tropics") distribution is one which covers tropical regions of both hemispheres. Examples of species include caecilians, modern sirenians and the plant genera ''Acacia'' and ''Bacopa''. ''Neotropical'' is a zoogeographic term ...

species that occur also in Madagascar may be missing.

Araneidae

* '' Acantharachne giltayi'' Lessert, 1938 — also Congo * '' Acantharachne madecassa'' Emerit, 2000 * '' Acantharachne milloti'' Emerit, 2000 * '' Acrosomoides acrosomoides'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1879) * ''

Arachnura ''Arachnura'', also known as drag-tailed spider, scorpion-tailed spider and scorpion spider, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders that was first described by A. Vinson in 1863. They are distributed across Australasia, Southern and Eastern Asia with ...

scorpionoides'' Vinson, 1863 — also Congo,

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

* '' Araneus

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'' (Vinson, 1863) * '' Araneus kraepelini'' (Lenz, 1891) * '' Araneus lenzi'' (Roewer, 1942) * '' Araneus madagascaricus'' (Strand, 1908) * '' Araneus margitae'' (Strand, 1917) * '' Araneus nossibeus'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Araneus pallescens'' (Lenz, 1891) * '' Araneus saccalava'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Araneus sambava'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Argiope coquereli'' (Vinson, 1863) — also

Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islan ...

* '' Argiope ranomafanensis'' Bjørn, 1997 * '' Augusta glyphica'' (Guérin, 1839) * ''

Caerostris ''Caerostris'', sometimes called bark spiders, is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1868. Most species are found in south eastern Africa and neighboring Madagascar. Taxonomy The genus ''Caerostris'' ...

cowani'' (Butler, 1882) * ''

darwini'' (Agnarsson, Kuntner & Blackledge, 2010) * ''

ecclesiigera'' (Butler, 1882) * ''

extrusa'' (Butler, 1882) * ''

hirsuta'' (Simon, 1895) * ''

mitralis'' (Vinson, 1863) — also

Central Africa Central Africa is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries according to different definitions. Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo ...

* ''

sexcuspidata'' (Fabricius, 1793) — also

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

Comoro Islands The Comoro Islands or Comoros (Shikomori ''Komori''; ar, جزر القمر , ''Juzur al-qamar''; french: Les Comores) form an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the southeastern coast of Africa, to the east of Mozambique and northwes ...

, Aldabra * '' Chorizopes antongilensis'' Emerit, 1997 * '' Chorizopes casictones'' Kallal & Hormiga, 2019 * '' Chorizopes madagascariensis'' Emerit, 1997 * '' Clitaetra perroti'' Simon, 1894 * '' Coelossia

trituberculata Trituberculata is an extinct group of animals existing in the fossil record from about 215 – 85 MYA. It contains the ancestors of Placentalia and Marsupialia; all modern mammals except Monotremata are descended from trituberculates. It is named ...

'' Simon, 1903 — also Mauritius * '' Cyclosa hova'' Strand, 1907 * '' Cyclosa sanctibenedicti'' (Vinson, 1863) — also Réunion * '' Cyphalonotus columnifer'' Simon, 1903 * ''

Cyrtarachne ''Cyrtarachne'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1868. Species it contains fifty-five species: *''Cyrtarachne akirai, C. akirai'' Tanikawa, 2013 – China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan *''Cyrtarachne av ...

madagascariensis'' Emerit, 2000 * ''

Cyrtarachne ixoides ''Cyrtarachne ixoides'' is an orb-weaver spider Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family (biology), family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped spider web, webs often found in gardens, fields, ...

'' (Simon, 1870) — also

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

* '' Exechocentrus lancearius'' Simon, 1889 * '' Exechocentrus madilina'' Scharff & Hormiga, 2012 * ''

Gasteracantha ''Gasteracantha'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first named by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. Species of the genus are known as spiny-backed orb-weavers, spiny orb-weavers, or spiny spiders. The females of most species are brightly colored wi ...

rhomboidea madagascariensis'' Vinson, 1863 * '' Gasteracantha rufithorax'' Simon, 1881 * '' Gasteracantha sanguinolenta andrefanae'' Emerit, 1974 ** ''Gasteracantha sanguinolenta bigoti'' Emerit, 1974 ** ''Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae'' Emerit, 1974 * '' Gasteracantha thorelli'' Keyserling, 1864 * '' Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae'' Emerit, 1974 ** ''Gasteracantha versicolor formosa'' Vinson, 1863 * '' Isoxya cowani'' (Butler, 1882) * '' Isoxya mahafalensis'' Emerit, 1974 * '' Isoxya milloti'' Emerit, 1974 * '' Isoxya reuteri'' (Lenz, 1886) * '' Larinia

tamatave Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of it ...

'' (Grasshoff, 1971) * '' Madacantha nossibeana'' (Strand, 1916) * '' Nemoscolus waterloti'' Berland, 1920 * ''

Neoscona ''Neoscona'', known as spotted orb-weavers and barn spiders, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1895 to separate these from other araneids in the now obsolete genus '' Epeira''. The name ''Neoscona'' ...

angulatula'' (Schenkel, 1937) — also Aldabra,

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Neoscona cereolella ''Neoscona'', known as spotted orb-weavers and barn spiders, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1895 to separate these from other araneids in the now obsolete genus '' Epeira''. The name ''Neoscona'' ...

'' (Strand, 1907) — also Congo, East Africa * '' Neoscona moreli'' (Vinson, 1863) — also Africa, Seychelles, Réunion, Mauritius; introduced to the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela to Argentina * '' Neoscona triangula mensamontella'' (Strand, 1907) * ''

Nephila inaurata ''Trichonephila inaurata'', synonym ''Nephila inaurata'', commonly known as the red-legged golden orb-weaver spider or red-legged nephila, is a species of orb-weaver spider of the genus ''Trichonephila''. It is native to southern and East Afric ...

madagascariensis'' (Vinson, 1863) — also South Africa to Seychelles * ''

Nephila komaci ''Nephila komaci'' is a species of golden orb-web spider. It is the largest web-spinning spider known. A few specimens have been found in South Africa and Madagascar. Discovery This species was first identified in a Pretoria museum collection ...

'' (Kuntner & Coddington, 2009) — also South Africa * ''

Nephila pilipes ''Nephila pilipes'' (northern golden orb weaver or giant golden orb weaver''Nephila pilipes''
Ar ...

malagassa'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Nephila senegalensis hildebrandti'' Dahl, 1912 * '' Nephilingis livida'' Vinson, 1863 — also Comoros, Mayotte and Seychelles * '' Paraplectana walleri'' (Blackwall, 1865) — also

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Pararaneus ''Pararaneus'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1940. Species it contains five species: *'' Pararaneus cyrtoscapus'' (Pocock, 1898) – Central, East, Southern Africa, Socotra *'' Pararaneus perfora ...

uncivulva'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Parmatergus coccinelloides'' Emerit, 1994 ** ''Parmatergus coccinelloides ambrae'' Emerit, 1994 * '' Parmatergus lens'' Emerit, 1994 * ''

Pasilobus ''Pasilobus'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and bel ...

antongilensis'' Emerit, 2000 * '' Pasilobus capuroni'' Emerit, 2000 * ''

Poltys :'' Poltys'' is also a genus of spiders In Greek mythology, Poltys (Ancient Greek: Πόλτυς) is a mythical king and eponym of the Thracian city of Poltyobria (or ''Poltymbria''; also called Aenus), featured in Apollodorus's account of the st ...

kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

'' Keyserling, 1864 — also Mauritius * '' Poltys reuteri'' Lenz, 1886 * '' Poltys vesicularis'' Simon, 1889 * '' Prasonica albolimbata'' Simon, 1895 — also Congo * '' Prasonica seriata'' Simon, 1895 — also Africa * ''

Prasonicella ''Prasonicella'' is a genus of East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories ...

cavipalpis'' Grasshoff, 1971 * '' Pronous

tetralobus ''Tetralobus'' is a genus of click beetle Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Ot ...

'' Simon, 1895 * '' Pycnacantha fuscosa'' Simon, 1903 * ''

Thelacantha ''Thelacantha'' (Asian spinybacked orbweaver) is a genus of orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, ''Thelacantha brevispina''. It was first described by A. W. M. van Hasselt in 1882, and has been found in Australia, Madagascar, and ac ...

brevispina'' (Doleschall, 1857) — also

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

, Australia

Archaeidae Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, ranging from long, that prey exclusively on other spiders. They are unusual in that ...

* '' Afrarchaea fisheri'' Lotz, 2003 * '' Afrarchaea godfreyi'' (Hewitt, 1919) — also

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

* '' Afrarchaea mahariraensis'' Lotz, 2003 * '' Eriauchenius bourgini'' (Millot, 1948) * '' Eriauchenius jeanneli'' (Millot, 1948) * '' Eriauchenius legendrei'' (Platnick, 1991) * '' Eriauchenius pauliani'' (Legendre, 1970) * '' Eriauchenius ratsirarsoni'' (Lotz, 2003) * '' Eriauchenius tsingyensis'' (Lotz, 2003) * '' Eriauchenius vadoni'' (Millot, 1948) * '' Eriauchenius workmani'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1881 * '' Madagascarchaea gracilicollis'' (Millot, 1948)

Barychelidae

* '' Idioctis intertidalis'' (Benoit & Legendre, 1968) — also

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

* '' Tigidia alluaudi'' (Simon, 1902) * '' Tigidia bastardi'' (Simon, 1902) * '' Tigidia dubia'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Tigidia majori'' (Pocock, 1903) * '' Tigidia mathiauxi'' (Simon, 1902) * '' Tigidia processigera'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Tigidia typica'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Zophoryctes flavopilosus'' Simon, 1902

Clubionidae The sac spiders of the family Clubionidae have a very confusing taxonomic history. Once, this family was a large catch-all taxon for a disparate collection of spiders, similar only in that they had eight eyes arranged in two rows and conical anter ...

* '' Carteronius argenticomus'' (Keyserling, 1877) * '' Carteronius vittiger'' Simon, 1896 * '' Clubiona hoffmanni'' Schenkel, 1937

Corinnidae Corinnidae is a family of araneomorph spiders, sometimes called corinnid sac spiders. The family, like other "clubionoid" families, has a confusing taxonomic history. Once it was a part of the large catch-all taxon Clubionidae, now very much small ...

* ''

Castianeira ''Castianeira'' is a genus of ant-like corinnid sac spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. They are found in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, but are absent from Australia. Twenty-six species are native to North America, and ...

majungae'' Simon, 1896 * '' Cetonana aculifera'' (Strand, 1916) * ''

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auroplumosa'' Strand, 1907 * '' Copa lineata'' Simon, 1903 * ''

Corinna Corinna or Korinna ( grc, Κόριννα, Korinna) was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Tanagra in Boeotia. Although ancient sources portray her as a contemporary of Pindar (born ), not all modern scholars accept the accuracy of this tradition ...

nossibeensis'' Strand, 1907 * '' Orthobula sicca'' Simon, 1903 * '' Paccius angulatus'' Platnick, 2000 * '' Paccius elevatus'' Platnick, 2000 * '' Paccius griswoldi'' Platnick, 2000 * '' Paccius madagascariensis'' (Simon, 1889) * '' Paccius mucronatus'' Simon, 1898 * '' Paccius quinteri'' Platnick, 2000 * '' Paccius scharffi'' Platnick, 2000

Ctenidae Wandering spiders (''Ctenidae'') are a family of spiders that includes the Brazilian wandering spiders. These spiders have a distinctive longitudinal groove on the top-rear of their oval carapace similar to those of the Amaurobiidae. They are hig ...

* '' Mahafalytenus fo'' Silva, 2007 * '' Mahafalytenus fohy'' Silva, 2007 * '' Mahafalytenus hafa'' Silva, 2007 * '' Mahafalytenus isalo'' Silva, 2007 * '' Mahafalytenus osy'' Silva, 2007 * '' Mahafalytenus paosy'' Silva, 2007 * '' Mahafalytenus tsilo'' Silva, 2007 * '' Viridasius fasciatus'' (Lenz, 1886) * '' Vulsor isaloensis'' (Ono, 1993) * '' Vulsor penicillatus'' Simon, 1896 * '' Vulsor quartus'' Strand, 1907 * '' Vulsor quintus'' Strand, 1907 * '' Vulsor septimus'' Strand, 1907 * '' Vulsor sextus'' Strand, 1907

Cyatholipidae Cyatholipidae is a family of spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1894. Most live in moist montane forest, though several species, including '' Scharffia rossi'', live in dry savannah regions. They occur in Africa, including Madagascar, N ...

* '' Alaranea

alba ''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the Kingdom ...

'' Griswold, 1997 * '' Alaranea ardua'' Griswold, 1997 * '' Alaranea betsileo'' Griswold, 1997 * '' Alaranea merina'' Griswold, 1997 * '' Ulwembua

antsiranana Antsiranana ( mg, Antsiran̈ana ), named Diego-Suárez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar. Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013. History The bay and city originally u ...

'' Griswold, 1997 * '' Ulwembua nigra'' Griswold, 2001 * '' Ulwembua ranomafana'' Griswold, 1997 * '' Vazaha

toamasina Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of it ...

'' Griswold, 1997

Deinopidae Deinopidae, also known as net casting spiders, is a family of cribellate spiders first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850. It consists of stick-like elongated spiders that catch prey by stretching a web across their front legs before propelling ...

* '' Deinopis madagascariensis'' Lenz, 1886

Desidae Desidae is a family of spiders, some of which are known as intertidal spiders. The family is named for the genus '' Desis'', members of which live in a very unusual location — between the tides. The family has been reevaluated in recent years an ...

* '' Desis crosslandi'' Pocock, 1902 — also Zanzibar

Dipluridae The family Dipluridae, known as curtain-web spiders (or confusingly with other distantly related ones as funnel-web tarantulas) are a group of spiders in the infraorder Mygalomorphae, that have two pairs of booklungs, and chelicerae (fangs) tha ...

* '' Thelechoris rutenbergi'' Karsch, 1881 * '' Thelechoris striatipes'' (Simon, 1889) — also East, Southern Africa

Eresidae

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Stegodyphus ''Stegodyphus'' is a genus of velvet spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1873. They are distributed from Africa to Europe and Asia, with one species (''S. manaus'') found in Brazil. The name is derived from Ancient Greek ('' st ...

mimosarum'' Pavesi, 1883 — also Africa * '' Stegodyphus simplicifrons'' Simon, 1906

Filistatidae

* '' Andoharano decaryi'' (Fage, 1945) * '' Andoharano grandidieri'' (Simon, 1901) * '' Andoharano milloti'' Legendre, 1971 * '' Andoharano monodi'' Legendre, 1971

Gallieniellidae Gallieniellidae is a family of spiders first described by J. Millot in 1947. It was originally thought to be endemic (ecology), endemic to Madagascar until species were also found in southern Kenya, northeastern Argentina, and Australia. ''Drassod ...

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Gallieniella ''Gallieniella'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by J. Millot in 1947. Originally placed with the sac spider The sac spiders of the family Clubionidae have a very confusing t ...

betroka'' Platnick, 1984 * '' Gallieniella blanci'' Platnick, 1984 * '' Gallieniella mygaloides'' Millot, 1947 * ''

Legendrena ''Legendrena'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1984. Species it contains seven species, all found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasika ...

angavokely'' Platnick, 1984 * ''

Legendrena perinet ''Legendrena'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1984. Species it contains seven species, all found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasika ...

'' Platnick, 1984 * ''

Legendrena rolandi ''Legendrena'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1984. Species it contains seven species, all found in Madagascar: *''Legendrena angavokely'' Platnick, ...

'' Platnick, 1984 * ''

Legendrena rothi ''Legendrena'' is a genus of East African araneomorph spiders in the family Gallieniellidae, and was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1984. Species it contains seven species, all found in Madagascar: *''Legendrena angavokely'' Platnick, ...

'' Platnick, 1995 * '' Legendrena spiralis'' Platnick, 1995 * '' Legendrena steineri'' Platnick, 1990 * '' Legendrena tamatave'' Platnick, 1984

Gnaphosidae Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with over 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include ''Gnaphosa'', ''Drassode ...

* '' Camillina fiana'' Platnick & Murphy, 1987 — also Comoro Islands * '' Camillina tsima'' Platnick & Murphy, 1987 * ''

Drassodes ''Drassodes'' is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. They are brown, gray, and red spiders that live under rocks or bark in mostly dry habitats, and are generally long, but can reach up to in length. ...

malagassicus'' (Butler, 1879) * '' Poecilochroa malagassa'' Strand, 1907 * '' Scotophaeus nossibeensis'' Strand, 1907 * ''

Zelotes ''Zelotes'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and bel ...

bastardi'' (Simon, 1896) * '' Zelotes madagascaricus'' (Strand, 1907)

Hersiliidae Hersiliidae is a tropical and subtropical family of spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869, which are commonly known as tree trunk spiders. They have two prominent spinnerets that are almost as long as their abdomen, earning them ano ...

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Hersilia In Roman mythology, Hersilia was a figure in the foundation myth of Rome. She is credited with ending the war between Rome and the Sabines. Battle of the Lacus Curtius In some accounts she is the wife of Romulus, the founder and first King of ...

eloetsensis'' Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 * '' Hersilia fossulata'' Karsch, 1881 * '' Hersilia insulana'' Strand, 1907 * '' Hersilia madagascariensis'' (Wunderlich, 2004) — also Comoro Islands * '' Hersilia tamatavensis'' Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 * '' Hersilia vinsoni'' Lucas, 1869

Idiopidae Idiopidae, also known as armored trapdoor spiders, is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. They have a large body similar to tarantulas. Description In some species the males have a spur on their legs, whic ...

* '' Genysa bicalcarata'' Simon, 1889 * '' Genysa decorsei'' (Simon, 1902) * '' Hiboka geayi'' Fage, 1922

Linyphiidae Linyphiidae, spiders commonly known as sheet weavers (from the shape of their webs), or money spiders (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and in Portugal, from the superstition that if such a spider is seen running on you, ...

* '' Helsdingenia extensa'' (Locket, 1968) — also

St. Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constit ...

, Africa, Comoro Islands * '' Microlinyphia simoni'' van Helsdingen, 1970 * '' Thapsagus

pulcher Pulcher is Latin for "beautiful", and may refer to: * Claudius Pulcher (disambiguation), Romans * Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman politician and street agitator * ''Pelvicachromis pulcher ''Pelvicachromis pulcher'' is a Fresh water, freshwater ...

'' Simon, 1894 * '' Thyreobaeus scutiger'' Simon, 1889 * '' Tmeticides araneiformis'' Strand, 1907

Liocranidae Liocranidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. They are one of several groups called "sac spiders". The holarctic genus '' Agroeca'' is the best-known, but it also includes various genera of more obscure ...

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Donuea ''Donuea'' is a genus of African corinnid sac spiders first described by Embrik Strand Embrik Strand (2 June 1876 – 3 November 1947) was an entomologist and arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species including the ...

decorsei'' (Simon, 1903)

Lycosidae Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae (). They are robust and agile hunters with excellent eyesight. They live mostly in solitude, hunt alone, and do not spin webs. Some are opportunistic hunters, pouncing upon prey as they find it or c ...

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Arctosa ''Arctosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1847. it contains 169 species. Species * '' Arctosa albida'' (Simon, 1898) * '' Arctosa albopellita'' (L. Koch, 1875) * '' Arctosa algerina'' Roewer, 1960 * ''Arct ...

atroventrosa'' (Lenz, 1886) * ''

Geolycosa ''Geolycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders first described in 1904. Species , it contains 75 species: *'' Geolycosa aballicola'' (Strand, 1906) *'' Geolycosa albimarginata'' (Badcock, 1932) *'' Geolycosa appetens'' Roewer, 1960 *'' Geolycosa ash ...

nossibeensis'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Geolycosa urbana hova'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Hognoides urbanides'' (Strand, 1907) * ''

Lycosa ''Lycosa'' is a genus of wolf spiders distributed throughout most of the world. Sometimes called the "true tarantula", though not closely related to the spiders most commonly called tarantulas today, ''Lycosa'' spp. can be distinguished from comm ...

madagascariensis'' Vinson, 1863 * '' Lycosa signata'' Lenz, 1886 * '' Ocyale fera'' Strand, 1908 * ''

Pardosa ''Pardosa'' is a large genus of wolf spiders, commonly known as the thin-legged wolf spiders. It was first described by C. L. Koch, in 1847, with more than 500 described species that are found in all regions of the world. Description THey ...

cinerascens'' (Roewer, 1951) * '' Pardosa vinsoni'' (Roewer, 1951) * '' Pardosa zorimorpha'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Tricassa madagascariensis'' Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2001

Migidae Migidae, also known as tree trapdoor spiders, is a family of spiders with about 100 species in eleven genera. They are small to large spiders with little to no hair and build burrows with a trapdoor. Some species live in tree fern stems. They hav ...

* '' Micromesomma cowani'' Pocock, 1895 * '' Paramigas alluaudi'' (Simon, 1903) * '' Paramigas andasibe'' Raven, 2001 * '' Paramigas goodmani'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 * '' Paramigas macrops'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 * '' Paramigas manakambus'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 * '' Paramigas milloti'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 * '' Paramigas oracle'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 * '' Paramigas pauliani'' (Dresco & Canard, 1975) * '' Paramigas pectinatus'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 * '' Paramigas perroti'' (Simon, 1891) * '' Paramigas rothorum'' Griswold & Ledford, 2001 * '' Thyropoeus malagasus'' (Strand, 1908) * '' Thyropoeus mirandus'' Pocock, 1895

Mimetidae Pirate spiders, members of the family Mimetidae, are araneomorph spiders which typically feed on other spiders. The family Mimetidae contains roughly 200 species divided among 12 genera, of which ''Mimetus'' and ''Ero'' are the most common. Mim ...

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Ero ''Ero'' is a genus of pirate spiders first described in 1836. They resemble comb-footed spiders due to their globular abdomen, which is higher than it is long. Description The upper side of their abdomen bears one or two pairs of conical tu ...

lokobeana'' Emerit, 1996 * '' Ero madagascariensis'' Emerit, 1996 * '' Mimetus madacassus'' Emerit, 1996

Miturgidae Miturgidae is a family of araneomorph spiders that includes nearly 170 species in 29 genera worldwide. First described by Eugène Simon in 1886, it has been substantially revised, and includes the previous family Zoridae as a synonym, and exclud ...

* '' Cheiracanthium insulare'' (Vinson, 1863) — also Réunion * '' Cheiracanthium leucophaeum'' Simon, 1897

Nemesiidae Nemesiidae, also known as funnel-web trapdoor spiders, is a family of mygalomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1889, and raised to family status in 1985. Before becoming its own family, it was considered part of "Dipluridae". Desc ...

* '' Entypesa annulipes'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Entypesa nebulosa'' Simon, 1902

Oxyopidae Lynx spider (Oxyopidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870. Most species make little use of webs, instead spending their lives as hunting spiders on plants. Many species frequent flowers in particular, ...

* '' Hostus paroculus'' Simon, 1898 * '' Oxyopes dumonti'' (Vinson, 1863) — also East Africa to Seychelles * '' Oxyopes pallidecoloratus'' Strand, 1906 — also

, Congo, East Africa * '' Peucetia lucasi'' (Vinson, 1863) — also Comoro Islands * '' Peucetia madagascariensis'' (Vinson, 1863) — also Comoro Islands

Philodromidae Philodromidae, also known as philodromid crab spiders and running crab spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell in 1870 (then known as subfamily Philodrominae within Thomisidae). It contains over ...

* '' Philodromus niveus'' Vinson, 1863 * '' Thanatus philodromicus'' Strand, 1916

Pholcidae The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. The family contains over 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spid ...

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Crossopriza ''Crossopriza'' is a genus of Pholcidae, cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1893. Species it contains twenty-four species, found in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas, Germany and Micronesia: *''C ...

nigrescens'' Millot, 1946 * '' Leptopholcus sakalavensis'' Millot, 1946 * '' Paramicromerys

betsileo The Betsileo are a highland ethnic group of Madagascar, the third largest in terms of population. They chose their name, meaning "The Many Invincible Ones", after a failed invasion by King Ramitraho of the Menabe kingdom in the early 19th centu ...

Pholcus ''Pholcus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Pholcidae, with 361 described species as of October 2021. It includes the cellar spider '' P. phalangioides'', often called the "daddy longlegs". This may cause confusion because the name "daddy ...

lambertoni'' Millot, 1946 * '' Smeringopus madagascariensis'' Millot, 1946 * '' Spermophora ranomafana'' Huber, 2003 * '' Spermophora vyvato'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua

analalava Analalava is a coastal town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in north-western Madagascar over the Mozambique Channel. It is approximately 150 kilometres north of Mahajanga and some 430 kilometres north of the capital Antananarivo. It belongs to the ...

'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua andrei'' (Millot, 1946) * '' Zatavua ankaranae'' (Millot, 1946) * '' Zatavua fagei'' (Millot, 1946) * '' Zatavua griswoldi'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua imerinensis'' (Millot, 1946) * '' Zatavua impudica'' (Millot, 1946) * '' Zatavua isalo'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua kely'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua madagascariensis'' (Fage, 1945) * '' Zatavua mahafaly'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua punctata'' (Millot, 1946) * '' Zatavua talatakely'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua tamatave'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua voahangyae'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua vohiparara'' Huber, 2003 * '' Zatavua zanahary'' Huber, 2003

Phyxelididae Phyxelididae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967 as a subfamily of Amaurobiidae, and later elevated to family status as a sister group of Titanoecidae. Genera , the World Spider Catalog accepts the fo ...

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Ambohima ''Ambohima'' is a genus of Malagasy araneomorph spiders in the family Phyxelididae, and was first described by C. E. Griswold in 1990. Species it contains ten species, found only on Madagascar: *'' Ambohima andrefana'' Griswold, Wood & Carmicha ...

pauliani'' Griswold, 1990 * '' Ambohima sublima'' Griswold, 1990 * '' Phyxelida fanivelona'' Griswold, 1990 * '' Phyxelida malagasyana'' Griswold, 1990

Pisauridae Nursery web spiders (Pisauridae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1890. They resemble wolf spiders (Lycosidae) except for several key differences. Wolf spiders have two very prominent eyes in addition to the o ...

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Caripetella ''Caripetella'' is a monotypic genus of East African nursery web spiders containing the single species, ''Caripetella madagascariensis''. It was first described by Embrik Strand in 1928, and is only found on Comoros and on Madagascar. See also ...

madagascariensis'' (Lenz, 1886) — also Comoro Islands * ''

Dolomedes ''Dolomedes'' is a genus of large spiders of the family Pisauridae. They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. Almost all ''Dolomedes'' species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling ...

saccalavus'' Strand, 1907 * '' Hala impigra'' Jocqué, 1994 * '' Hala paulyi'' Jocqué, 1994 * '' Hygropoda madagascarica'' Strand, 1907 * '' Hypsithylla linearis'' Simon, 1903 * '' Maypacius bilineatus'' (Pavesi, 1895) — also Central, East Africa * '' Maypacius vittiger'' Simon, 1898 * '' Paracladycnis vis'' Blandin, 1979 * '' Ransonia mahasoana'' Blandin, 1979 * '' Tallonia

picta The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between countries and territories of Oceania, including formation of a trade bloc and regional peacekeeping operations. It was founded in 197 ...

'' Simon, 1889 * '' Thalassiopsis vachoni'' Roewer, 1955 * '' Thalassius esimoni'' Sierwald, 1984 * '' Thalassius leoninus'' Strand, 1916 * '' Thalassius majungensis'' Strand, 1907 * '' Tolma toreuta'' Jocqué, 1994

Salticidae Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping spi ...

* '' Asemonea ornatissima'' Peckham & Wheeler, 1889 * '' Bavia albolineata'' Peckham & Peckham, 1885 * '' Beata lineata'' (Vinson, 1863) * ''

Brettus ''Brettus'' is a genus of jumping spiders. Its six described species are found in southern Asia from India to China and Sulawesi, with a single species endemic to Madagascar. Two species in this genus, ''B. celebensis'' and ''B. madagascarensis ...

madagascarensis'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1903) * '' Carrhotus harringtoni'' Prószynski, 1992 * ''

Cyrba ''Cyrba'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). The genus was erected by Hippolyte Lucas in 1846. Description ''Cyrba'' spiders are small to medium size spiders that are usually brightly colored. Their cephalothora ...

legendrei'' Wanless, 1984 — also Comoro Islands * '' Echinussa imerinensis'' Simon, 1901 * '' Echinussa praedatoria'' (Keyserling, 1877) * '' Echinussa vibrabunda'' (Simon, 1886) * '' Evarcha madagascariensis'' Prószynski, 1992 * '' Goleba

lyra Lyra (; Latin for lyre, from Greek ''λύρα'') is a small constellation. It is one of the 48 listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and is one of the modern 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Lyra wa ...

'' Maddison & Zhang, 2006 * '' Goleba punctata'' (Peckham & Wheeler, 1888) * '' Goleta peckhami'' Simon, 1900 * '' Goleta workmani'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) * '' Harmochirus bianoriformis'' (Strand, 1907) — also Central, East Africa * '' Heliophanus hamifer'' Simon, 1886 — also

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

, Zimbabwe, Seychelles * '' Heliophanus imerinensis'' Simon, 1901 * '' Heliophanus innominatus'' Wesolowska, 1986 * '' Heliophanus modicus'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — also South Africa * '' Heliophanus mucronatus'' Simon, 1901 * '' Heliophanus orchesta'' Simon, 1886 — also Central, South Africa * '' Hispo

cingulata Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra, is an order of armored New World placental mammals. Dasypodids and chlamyphorids, the armadillos, are the only surviving families in the order. Two groups of cingulates much larger than extant ar ...

'' Simon, 1886 * '' Hispo frenata'' (Simon, 1900) * '' Hispo macfarlanei'' Wanless, 1981 * '' Hispo pullata'' Wanless, 1981 * '' Hispo sulcata'' Wanless, 1981 * '' Hispo tenuis'' Wanless, 1981 * ''

Hyllus In Greek mythology, Hyllus (; Ancient Greek: Ὕλλος) or Hyllas (Ὕλᾱς) was son of Heracles and Deianira, husband of Iole, nursed by Abia. Mythology Heracles, whom Zeus had originally intended to be ruler of Argos, Lacedaemon and Mes ...

albomarginatus'' (Lenz, 1886) * '' Hyllus albooculatus'' (Vinson, 1863) * '' Hyllus bifasciatus'' Ono, 1993 * '' Hyllus interrogationis'' (Strand, 1907) * '' Hyllus lugubrellus'' Strand, 1908 * '' Hyllus lugubris'' (Vinson, 1863) * '' Hyllus madagascariensis'' (Vinson, 1863) * '' Hyllus nossibeensis'' Strand, 1907 * '' Hyllus vinsoni'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) * '' Hyllus virgillus'' Strand, 1907 * ''

Macopaeus ''Macopaeus'' is a genus of jumping spiders endemic to Madagascar. It contains only one species, ''Macopaeus spinosus''. Two other species ('' M. celebensis'' Merian, 1911 and '' M. madagascarensis'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903) were described in th ...

spinosus'' Simon, 1900 * '' Meleon madagascarensis'' (Wanless, 1978) * '' Meleon russata'' (Simon, 1900) * ''

Myrmarachne ''Myrmarachne'' is a genus of ant-mimicking jumping spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. They are commonly called antmimicking spiders, but they are not the only spiders that have this attribute. The name is a combination o ...

andringitra'' Wanless, 1978 * '' Myrmarachne augusta'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) * '' Myrmarachne cowani'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) * '' Myrmarachne diegoensis'' Wanless, 1978 * '' Myrmarachne electrica'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) * '' Myrmarachne eugenei'' Wanless, 1978 * '' Myrmarachne eumenes'' (Simon, 1900) * '' Myrmarachne longiventris'' (Simon, 1903) * '' Myrmarachne mahasoa'' Wanless, 1978 * '' Myrmarachne nubilis'' Wanless, 1978 * '' Myrmarachne peckhami'' Roewer, 1951 * '' Myrmarachne ransoni'' Wanless, 1978 * '' Myrmarachne simplexella'' Roewer, 1951 * '' Myrmarachne volatilis'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) — also China,

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

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Natta ''Natta'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1879. it contains only two species, found only in Africa and Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of ...

chionogaster'' (Simon, 1901) — also Africa * '' Pachypoessa lacertosa'' Simon, 1902 — also Southern Africa * '' Padilla armata'' Peckham & Peckham, 1894 * '' Padilla cornuta'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1885) * '' Padilla glauca'' Simon, 1900 * '' Padilla lancearia'' Simon, 1900 * '' Padilla mantis'' Simon, 1900 * '' Padilla sartor'' Simon, 1900 * '' Pandisus decorus'' Wanless, 1980 * '' Pandisus modestus'' (Peckham & Wheeler, 1889) * '' Pandisus parvulus'' Wanless, 1980 * '' Pandisus sarae'' Wanless, 1980 * '' Pandisus scalaris'' Simon, 1900 * '' Pharacocerus ebenauensis'' Strand, 1908 * '' Pharacocerus sessor'' Simon, 1902 * '' Phaulostylus

furcifer ''Furcifer'' is a genus of chameleons whose member species are mostly endemic to Madagascar, but ''F. cephalolepis'' and ''F. polleni'' are endemic to the Comoros. Additionally, ''F. pardalis'' has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius, whil ...

'' Simon, 1902 * '' Phaulostylus grammicus'' Simon, 1902 * '' Phaulostylus grandidieri'' Simon, 1902 * '' Phaulostylus leucolophus'' Simon, 1902 * '' Pochyta albimana'' Simon, 1902 * '' Poessa argenteofrenata'' Simon, 1902 * '' Portia schultzi'' Karsch, 1878 — also Central, East, Southern Africa * ''

Pseudicius ''Pseudicius'' is a genus of the jumping spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. The name is combined of Greek ''pseudo'' "false" and the salticid genus name '' Icius''. The small genus '' Wesolowskana'' (formerly known as ''Luxuria'') ...

unicus'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1894) * '' Quekettia georgius'' (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) * '' Salticus coronatus'' ( Camboué, 1887) * '' Thyene inflata'' (Gerstäcker, 1873) — also Africa * '' Thyene tamatavi'' (Vinson, 1863) * '' Thyene varians'' Peckham & Peckham, 1901 * '' Tomocyrba andasibe'' Maddison & Zhang, 2006 * '' Tomocyrba barbata'' Simon, 1900 * '' Tomocyrba decollata'' Simon, 1900

Scytodidae Spitting spiders (Scytodidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by John Blackwall in 1864. It contains over 250 species in five genera, of which ''Scytodes'' is the best-known. Description Like recluse spiders and coneweb sp ...

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Scytodes ''Scytodes'' is a genus of Scytodidae, spitting spiders that occur all around the world. The most widely distributed species is ''Scytodes thoracica'', which originally had a Palearctic realm, palearctic distribution, but has been introduced to ...

oswaldi'' Lenz, 1891

Segestriidae

* '' Segestria madagascarensis'' Keyserling, 1877

Selenopidae Selenopidae, also called wall crab spiders, wall spiders and flatties, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1897. It contains over 280 species in nine genera, of which '' Selenops'' is the most well-known. This fa ...

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Anyphops ''Anyphops'' is a genus of wall spiders that was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1968. Species it contains sixty-four species, found in Africa and on Saint Helena: *'' A. alticola'' (Lawrence, 1940) – South Africa *'' A. amatolae'' (Law ...

benoiti'' Corronca, 1998 * '' Garcorops

madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

'' Corronca, 2003 * '' Garcorops paulyi'' Corronca, 2003 * '' Hovops

'' Corronca & Rodríguez Artigas, 2011 * '' Hovops dufouri'' (Vinson, 1863) — also Réunion * '' Hovops legrasi'' (Simon, 1887) * '' Hovops lidiae'' Corronca & Rodríguez Artigas, 2011 * '' Hovops madagascariensis'' (Vinson, 1863) * '' Hovops mariensis'' (Strand, 1908) * '' Hovops merina'' Corronca & Rodríguez Artigas, 2011 * '' Hovops modestus'' (Lenz, 1886) * '' Hovops pusillus'' (Simon, 1887) * ''

Selenops Selenops is a spider genus that is found in many arid regions of the world, but some species may also be found in some cooler and even mountainous regions. Most of the 132 species (as of May. 2021) are hard to visually distinguish, and requires s ...

ivohibe'' Corronca, 2005 * '' Selenops vigilans'' Pocock, 1898 — also West, Central, East Africa

Sparassidae Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae), are known by this name because of their speed and mode of hunting. They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometim ...

* '' Chrosioderma albidum'' Simon, 1897 * '' Chrosioderma analalava'' Silva, 2005 * '' Chrosioderma havia'' Silva, 2005 * '' Chrosioderma mahavelona'' Silva, 2005 * '' Chrosioderma mipentinapentina'' Silva, 2005 * '' Chrosioderma namoroka'' Silva, 2005 * '' Chrosioderma ranomafana'' Silva, 2005 * '' Chrosioderma roaloha'' Silva, 2005 * '' Chrosioderma soalala'' Silva, 2005 * '' Damastes atrignathus'' Strand, 1908 * '' Damastes coquereli'' Simon, 1880 ** ''Damastes coquereli affinis'' Strand, 1907 * '' Damastes decoratus'' (Simon, 1897) * '' Damastes fasciolatus'' (Simon, 1903) * '' Damastes flavomaculatus'' Simon, 1880 * '' Damastes grandidieri'' Simon, 1880 * '' Damastes majungensis'' Strand, 1907 * '' Damastes malagassus'' (Fage, 1926) * '' Damastes malagasus'' (Karsch, 1881) * '' Damastes masculinus'' Strand, 1908 * '' Damastes nossibeensis'' Strand, 1907 * '' Damastes oswaldi'' Lenz, 1891 * '' Damastes pallidus'' (Schenkel, 1937) * '' Damastes sikoranus'' Strand, 1906 * '' Eusparassus laterifuscus'' Strand, 1908 * '' Megaloremmius leo'' Simon, 1903 * ''

Olios ''Olios'' is the largest genus of huntsman spiders, containing 166 species. They are found throughout the world, with most species occurring in hot countries. The genus was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. Description T ...

coenobitus'' Fage, 1926 * '' Olios erraticus'' Fage, 1926 * '' Olios lamarcki'' (Latreille, 1806) — also Madagascar to Sri Lanka, India * '' Olios malagassus'' Strand, 1907 ** ''Olios malagassus septifer'' Strand, 1908 * '' Olios mordax'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1899) * '' Olios nossibeensis'' Strand, 1907 * '' Olios pusillus'' Simon, 1880 * '' Olios subpusillus'' Strand, 1907 * ''

Palystes ''Palystes'' is a genus of huntsman spiders, commonly called rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders, occurring in Africa, India, Australia, and the Pacific. The most common and widespread species is '' P. superciliosus'', found in South Africa, h ...

convexus'' Strand, 1907 * '' Palystes spiralis'' Strand, 1907 * '' Rhitymna hildebrandti'' Järvi, 1914 * '' Rhitymna imerinensis'' (Vinson, 1863) * '' Staianus acuminatus'' Simon, 1889

Stiphidiidae Stiphidiidae, also called sheetweb spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described in 1917. Most species are medium size ('' Stiphidion facetum'' is about long) and speckled brown with long legs. All members of this family occur in ...

* '' Ischalea incerta'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1877)

Synaphridae

* '' Africepheia madagascariensis'' Miller, 2007 * '' Synaphris schlingeri'' Miller, 2007 * '' Synaphris toliara'' Miller, 2007

Tengellidae

* '' Calamistrula evanescens'' Dahl, 1901

Tetrablemmidae Tetrablemmidae, sometimes called armored spiders, is a family of tropical araneomorph spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1873. It contains 126 described species in 29 genera from southeast Asia, with a few that occur in Afric ...

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Shearella ''Shearella'' is a genus of Asian araneomorph spiders in the family Tetrablemmidae that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1981. Species it contains four species, found in Asia: *'' Shearella alii'' Sankaran & Sebastian, 2016 – Indi ...

browni'' (Shear, 1978)

Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bodies, legs, and chelicerae, and build small orb webs with an open hub with few, wide-se ...

* '' Diphya pumila'' Simon, 1888 * ''

Leucauge ''Leucauge'' () is a spider genus of long-jawed orb weavers, with over 160 species and fully pantropical distribution. The genus was first documented in Scottish zoologist Adam White's 1841 ''Description of new or little known Arachnida''. Cha ...

lechei'' Strand, 1908 * '' Leucauge tetragnathella'' Strand, 1907 * ''

Leucauge undulata ''Leucauge'' () is a spider genus of long-jawed orb weavers, with over 160 species and fully pantropical distribution. The genus was first documented in Scottish zoologist Adam White's 1841 ''Description of new or little known Arachnida''. Cha ...

'' (Vinson, 1863) — also Ethiopia, East Africa,

Rodrigues Island Rodrigues (french: Île Rodrigues, link=yes ; Creole: ) is a autonomous outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, which include Mauritius and Réunion. Rod ...

* '' Orsinome vorkampiana'' Strand, 1907 * '' Pachygnatha longipes'' Simon, 1894 * '' Tetragnatha protensa'' Walckenaer, 1842 — also Madagascar to Australia, New Caledonia,

Palau Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the ...

Theraphosidae Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...

* '' Encyocrates raffrayi'' Simon, 1892 * '' Monocentropus lambertoni'' Fage, 1922 * ''

Phoneyusa ''Phoneyusa'' is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). Taxonomy The genus was erected by Ferdinand Karsch in 1884, based on a spider from central Africa he regarded as in some ways similar to the South American ...

bouvieri'' Berland, 1917

Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 sp ...

* '' Anelosimus andasibe'' Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005 * ''

Anelosimus decaryi ''Anelosimus'' is a cosmopolitan genus of cobweb spiders (Theridiidae), currently containing 74 species. ''Anelosimus'' is a key group in the study of sociality and its evolution in spiders (Aviles 1997). It contains species spanning the spectr ...

'' (Fage, 1930) — also Aldabra * '' Anelosimus may'' Agnarsson, 2005 * '' Anelosimus nazariani'' Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005 * ''

Anelosimus sallee ''Anelosimus'' is a cosmopolitan genus of cobweb spiders (Theridiidae), currently containing 74 species. ''Anelosimus'' is a key group in the study of sociality and its evolution in spiders (Aviles 1997). It contains species spanning the spectru ...

'' Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005 * ''

Anelosimus salut ''Anelosimus'' is a cosmopolitan genus of cobweb spiders (Theridiidae), currently containing 74 species. ''Anelosimus'' is a key group in the study of sociality and its evolution in spiders (Aviles 1997). It contains species spanning the spectru ...

'' Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005 * '' Anelosimus vondrona'' Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005 * ''

Argyrodes ''Argyrodes'', also called dewdrop spiders, is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864. They occur worldwide, and are best known for their kleptoparasitism. They can spin their own webs, but tend to ...

abscissus'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1880 * '' Argyrodes meus'' Strand, 1907 * '' Argyrodes minax'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1880 — also Comoro Islands * ''

Argyrodes sextuberculosus ''Argyrodes'', also called dewdrop spiders, is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864. They occur worldwide, and are best known for their kleptoparasitism. They can spin their own webs, but tend to ...

'' Strand, 1908 — also

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Argyrodes viridis ''Argyrodes'', also called dewdrop spiders, is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864. They occur worldwide, and are best known for their kleptoparasitism. They can spin their own webs, but tend to ...

'' (Vinson, 1863) — also Réunion * '' Argyrodes zonatus'' (Walckenaer, 1842) — also East Africa, Réunion,

Bioko Bioko (; historically Fernando Po; bvb, Ëtulá Ëria) is an island off the west coast of Africa and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea. Its population was 335,048 at the 2015 census and it covers an area of . The island is located of ...

* '' Asygyna coddingtoni'' Agnarsson, 2006 * '' Asygyna huberi'' Agnarsson, 2006 * ''

Crustulina ''Crustulina'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868. Species it contains seventeen species, found in Oceania, Africa, Asia, North America, and Europe: *''Crustulina albovittata'' ( Thorell, 1875) � ...

ambigua'' Simon, 1889 * ''

Dipoena ''Dipoena'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Species it contains 162 species, found in Asia, Central America, North America, Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, South America, on Vanuatu, and i ...

transversisulcata'' Strand, 1908 * ''

Latrodectus ''Latrodectus'' is a broadly distributed genus of spiders with several species that are commonly known as the true widows. This group is composed of those often loosely called black widow spiders, brown widow spiders, and similar spiders. Howeve ...

menavodi'' Vinson, 1863 — also Comoro Islands * '' Latrodectus obscurior'' Dahl, 1902 — also

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* '' Phoroncidia aurata'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 * '' Phoroncidia quadrispinella'' Strand, 1907 * '' Phoroncidia rubroargentea'' Berland, 1913 * '' Phycosoma excisum'' (Simon, 1889) * ''

Theridion ''Theridion'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders with a worldwide distribution. Notable species are the Hawaiian happy face spider (''T. grallator''), named for the iconic symbol on its abdomen, and '' T. nigroannulatum'', one of few spid ...

decemperlatum'' (Simon, 1889) * '' Theridion lacticolor'' Berland, 1920 — also Kenya, Yemen * '' Theridion quadrilineatum'' Lenz, 1886 * '' Theridula perlata'' Simon, 1889 * '' Theridula theriella'' Strand, 1907 * ''

Thwaitesia ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

argenteosquamata'' (Lenz, 1891) * ''

Thwaitesia aureosignata ''Thwaitesia'' is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881. ''T. affinis'' females are long, and males are long. ''T. bracteata'' are about the same size. They are similar in appearance to m ...

'' (Lenz, 1891) * '' Thwaitesia pulcherrima'' Butler, 1882 * ''

Tidarren ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one p ...

apartiolum'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 * ''

Tidarren dasyglossa ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one p ...

'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 * ''

Tidarren ephemerum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one p ...

'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 * ''

Tidarren horaki ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one p ...

'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006 * ''

Tidarren obtusum ''Tidarren'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1934. Males are much smaller than females, and they amputate one of their palps before maturation, entering their adult life with only one p ...

'' Knoflach & van Harten, 2006

Thomisidae The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of th ...

* '' Apyretina catenulata'' (Simon, 1903) * '' Apyretina nigra'' (Simon, 1903) * '' Apyretina pentagona'' (Simon, 1895) * '' Apyretina quinquenotata'' (Simon, 1903) * '' Apyretina tessera'' (Simon, 1903) * '' Cyriogonus fuscitarsis'' Strand, 1908 * '' Cyriogonus lactifer'' Simon, 1886 * '' Cyriogonus rutenbergi'' (Karsch, 1881) * '' Cyriogonus simoni'' Lenz, 1891 * '' Cyriogonus triquetrus'' Simon, 1886 * '' Cyriogonus vinsoni'' (Thorell, 1875) * '' Diaea nakajimai'' Ono, 1993 * '' Diplotychus longulus'' Simon, 1903 * '' Emplesiogonus scutulatus'' Simon, 1903 * '' Emplesiogonus striatus'' Simon, 1903 * '' Firmicus bimaculatus'' (Simon, 1886) * '' Geraesta bilobata'' Simon, 1897 * '' Geraesta hirta'' Simon, 1889 * '' Herbessus decorsei'' Simon, 1903 * '' Iphoctesis echinipes'' Simon, 1903 * '' Lampertia pulchra'' Strand, 1907 * '' Phrynarachne clavigera'' Simon, 1903 * '' Phrynarachne pusiola'' Simon, 1903 * '' Phrynarachne rugosa'' (Latreille, 1804) — also West Africa,

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...

, Mauritius, Réunion * '' Plastonomus Plastonomus octoguttatus, octoguttatus'' Simon, 1903 * ''Pseudoporrhopis Pseudoporrhopis granum, granum'' Simon, 1886 * ''Pyresthesis Pyresthesis laevis, laevis'' (Keyserling, 1877) * ''Runcinia Runcinia oculifrons, oculifrons'' Strand, 1907 * ''Soelteria Soelteria nigra, nigra'' Dahl, 1907 * ''Stephanopis Stephanopis octolobata, octolobata'' Simon, 1886 * ''Stephanopis rhomboidalis'' Simon, 1886 * ''Synema (genus), Synema Synema hildebrandti, hildebrandti'' Dahl, 1907 * ''Synema lunulatum'' Dahl, 1907 * ''Synema obscurifrons'' Dahl, 1907 * ''Synema obscuripes'' Dahl, 1907 * ''Tharrhalea Tharrhalea cerussata, cerussata'' Simon, 1886 * ''Tharrhalea semiargentea'' Simon, 1895 * ''Tharrhalea superpicta'' Simon, 1886 * ''Thomisus Thomisus boesenbergi, boesenbergi'' Lenz, 1891 * ''Thomisus lamperti'' Strand, 1907 * ''Thomisus madagascariensis'' Comellini, 1957 ** ''Thomisus madagascariensis pallidus'' Comellini, 1957 * ''Thomisus nossibeensis'' Strand, 1907 * ''Trichopagis Trichopagis manicata, manicata'' Simon, 1886 — also Gabon, Guinea, South Africa * ''Xysticus Xysticus hepaticus, hepaticus'' Simon, 1903

Trochanteriidae

* ''Platyoides Platyoides grandidieri, grandidieri'' Simon, 1903 — also Kenya, Aldabra, Réunion * ''Platyoides mailaka'' Platnick, 1985 * ''Platyoides velonus'' Platnick, 1985

Udubidae

* ''Uduba Uduba dahli, dahli'' Simon, 1903 * ''Uduba madagascariensis'' (Vinson, 1863) * ''Zorodictyna Zorodictyna inhonesta, inhonesta'' (Simon, 1906) * ''Zorodictyna oswaldi'' (Lenz, 1891)

Uloboridae

* ''Uloborus Uloborus aureus, aureus'' Vinson, 1863 * ''Uloborus vanillarum'' Vinson, 1863 * ''Uloborus velutinus'' Butler, 1882

Zodariidae

* ''Aschema Aschema madagascariensis, madagascariensis'' (Strand, 1907) * ''Aschema pallida'' Jocqué, 1991 * ''Diores (genus), Diores Diores anomalus, anomalus'' Jocqué, 1990 * ''Diores milloti'' Jocqué, 1990 * ''Madrela Madrela angusta, angusta'' (Simon, 1889) * ''Madrela madrela'' Jocqué, 1991

References

* {{aut, Platnick, Norman I. (2007)
The world spider catalog
version 8.0. ''American Museum of Natural History''. * Corronca, J.A. & Rodríguez Artigas, S.M. 2011. New species of the Madagascan genus ''Hovops'' Benoit, 1968 (Araneae: Selenopidae), with a description of the ''H. madagascariensis'' male and an identification key. ''African Invertebrates'' 52 (2): 295-31

Lists of spider species, Madagascar Endemic fauna of Madagascar, ' Lists of biota of Madagascar, Spiders Spiders of Madagascar, * Lists of arachnids by location, Madagascar Lists of species by location, Spiders of Madagascar