Araneidae

• Acantharachne giltayi Lessert, 1938 — also Congo
  Congo Basin
  The Congo Basin is the sedimentary basin that is the drainage of the Congo River of west equatorial Africa. The basin begins in the highlands of the East African Rift system with input from the Chambeshi River, the Uele and Ubangi Rivers in the upper reaches and the Lualaba River draining wetlands...
  
  
• Acantharachne madecassa Emerit, 2000
• Acantharachne milloti Emerit, 2000
• Acrosomoides acrosomoides (O. P.-Cambridge, 1879)
• Arachnura
  Arachnura
  Arachnura is a genus of orb-weaving spiders of Australasia, with one species found in Africa and Madagascar. These spiders mimic litter, like twigs or dead leaves, by a brownish color and appendages. They stay at the middle of their web day and night. Among the common names are Tailed spider,...
  
   scorpionoides Vinson, 1863 — also Congo, Ethiopia
  Ethiopia
  Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
  
  , Mauritius
  Mauritius
  Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
  
  
• Araneus
  Araneus
  Araneus is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species, among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider.-Description:...
  
   isabella (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
  Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba...
  
  
• Argiope ranomafanensis Bjørn, 1997
• Augusta glyphica (Guérin, 1839)
• Aquarius mandible (DC, 1941)
• Caerostris cowani Butler, 1882
• Caerostris ecclesiigera Butler, 1882
• Caerostris extrusa Butler, 1882
• Caerostris hirsuta (Simon, 1895)
• Caerostris mitralis (Vinson, 1863) — also Central Africa
  Central Africa
  Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
  
  
• Caerostris sexcuspidata (Fabricius, 1793) — also Africa
  Africa
  Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
  
  , Comoro Islands
  Comoro Islands
  The Comoros Islands form an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the south-east coast of Africa, to the east of Mozambique and north-west of Madagascar. They are divided between the sovereign state of Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte...
  
  , Aldabra
  Aldabra
  Aldabra, the world's second largest coral atoll, is in the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that form part of the Seychelles. Uninhabited and extremely isolated, Aldabra is virtually untouched by humans, has distinctive island fauna including the Aldabra Giant Tortoise, and is...
  
  
• Chorizopes
  Chorizopes
  Chorizopes is a genus of araneid spiders, with more than twenty described species. Most are found in India and China, with several others found in locations ranging from Madagascar to Japan.These spiders are found in leaf litter...
  
   antongilensis Emerit, 1997
• Chorizopes madagascariensis Emerit, 1997
• Coelossia trituberculata Simon, 1903 — also Mauritius
• Cyclosa
  Cyclosa
  Cyclosa is a spider genus in the family Araneidae.One small species from Guyana has a striking black and white pattern and rests in the center of an orb web with greyish "imitation spiders" it has created from prey remains...
  
   hova Strand, 1907
• Cyclosa sanctibenedicti (Vinson, 1863) — also Réunion
  Réunion
  Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
  
  
• Cyphalonotus columnifer Simon, 1903
• Cyrtarachne madagascariensis Emerit, 2000
• Cyrtarachne ixoides (Simon, 1870) — also Mediterranean to Georgia
  Georgia (country)
  Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
  
  
• Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889
• Gasteracantha 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
• Homo Araneae
  Spider-Man
  Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
  
   Daily Bugle, 1962
• Isoxya cowani (Butler, 1882)
• Isoxya mahafalensis Emerit, 1974
• Isoxya milloti Emerit, 1974
• Isoxya reuteri (Lenz, 1886)
• Larinia tamatave (Grasshoff, 1971)
• Madacantha nossibeana (Strand, 1916)
• Nemoscolus waterloti Berland, 1920
• Neoscona
  Neoscona
  Neoscona is a genus of spider in the family Araneidae with a mostly pantropical distribution. One species, N. adianta, has a palearctic distribution, and several species occur in North America....
  
   angulatula (Schenkel, 1937) — also Aldabra, Kenya
  Kenya
  Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
  
  
• Neoscona cereolella (Strand, 1907) — also Congo
  Congo Basin
  The Congo Basin is the sedimentary basin that is the drainage of the Congo River of west equatorial Africa. The basin begins in the highlands of the East African Rift system with input from the Chambeshi River, the Uele and Ubangi Rivers in the upper reaches and the Lualaba River draining wetlands...
  
  , East Africa
  East Africa
  East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
  
  
• Neoscona triangula mensamontella (Strand, 1907)
• Paraplectana walleri (Blackwall, 1865) — also West
  West Africa
  West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
  
  , Central Africa
  Central Africa
  Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
  
  
• Pararaneus uncivulva (Strand, 1907)
• Parmatergus coccinelloides Emerit, 1994
  • Parmatergus coccinelloides ambrae Emerit, 1994
• Parmatergus lens Emerit, 1994
• Pasilobus antongilensis Emerit, 2000
• Pasilobus capuroni Emerit, 2000
• Poltys kochi 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 cavipalpis Grasshoff, 1971
• Pronous tetralobus Simon, 1895
• Pycnacantha fuscosa Simon, 1903
• Thelacantha
  Thelacantha
  Thelacantha is a spider genus of the Araneidae family with only one described species, T. brevispina. The species is closely related to Gasteracantha, and was synonymized with it in 1859, but revalidated in 1974.-Distribution:...
  
   brevispina (Doleschall, 1857) — also India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
   to Philippines
  Philippines
  The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
  
  , Australia
  Australia
  Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
  
  

Archaeidae

Archaeidae

The Archaeidae are a spider family with 25 described species in three genera.Their common name pelican spider stems from their specialised anatomy: they have evolved elongated jaws and necks for catching other spiders.-Distribution:...

• Afrarchaea fisheri Lotz, 2003
• Afrarchaea godfreyi (Hewitt, 1919) — also South Africa
  South Africa
  The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
  
  
• Afrarchaea mahariraensis Lotz, 2003
• Eriauchenius
  Eriauchenius
  Eriauchenius is a genus of assassin spiders that occurs almost exclusively on Madagascar.About ten species have been discovered as of 2006.-Species:* Eriauchenius bourgini...
  
   bourgini (Millot, 1948)
• Eriauchenius gracilicollis
  Eriauchenius gracilicollis
  Eriauchenius gracilicollis is an assassin spider. It is merely 2mm long and catches other spiders with venomous fangs at the end of its hugely elongated jaws .These animals normally run upside down.-External links:* *...
  
   (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

Barychelidae

Barychelidae

The Brushed trapdoor spiders are a spider family with about 300 species in 44 general. This family is the only family in superfamily Barycheloidea....

• Idioctis intertidalis (Benoit & Legendre, 1968) — also Seychelles
  Seychelles
  Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
  
  
• 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

• Carteronius argenticomus (Keyserling, 1877)
• Carteronius vittiger Simon, 1896
• Clubiona
  Clubiona
  Clubiona is a large spider genus that occurs almost worldwide, although in South America, it is only found in Chile. They are commonly called leafcurling sac spiders.-External links:* * * *...
  
   hoffmanni Schenkel, 1937

Corinnidae

• Castianeira
  Castianeira
  Castianeira is a genus of spiders present in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas.Some of its species mimic ants; others prey on them.-References:...
  
   majungae Simon, 1896
• Cetonana aculifera (Strand, 1916)
• Copa auroplumosa Strand, 1907
• Copa lineata Simon, 1903
• Corinna 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

• 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

The Cyatholipidae are a spider family with 58 described species in 23 genera.They were discovered in the late 19th century in Africa. Cyatholipidae live mostly in moist, montane forests...

• Alaranea alba Griswold, 1997
• Alaranea ardua Griswold, 1997
• Alaranea betsileo Griswold, 1997
• Alaranea merina Griswold, 1997
• Ulwembua antsiranana Griswold, 1997
• Ulwembua nigra Griswold, 2001
• Ulwembua ranomafana Griswold, 1997
• Vazaha toamasina Griswold, 1997

Deinopidae

Deinopidae

The spider family Deinopidae consists of stick-like elongate spiders that build unusual webs that they suspend between the front legs. When prey approaches, the spider will stretch the net to two or three times its relaxed size and propel itself onto the prey, entangling it in the web...

• Deinopis
  Deinopis
  Deinopis is a genus of net-casting spiders.-Name:The genus name is derived from the Greek deinos "fearful" and opis "appearance"; see also the family name "ogre-faced" spiders.-Species:...
  
   madagascariensis Lenz, 1886

Desidae

• Desis crosslandi Pocock, 1902 — also Zanzibar

Dipluridae

Dipluridae

Funnel-web tarantulas , are a group of spiders in the infraorder Mygalomorphae, that have two pairs of booklungs, and chelicerae that move up and down in a stabbing motion...

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

Eresidae

• Stegodyphus
  Stegodyphus
  Stegodyphus is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Eresidae. The 21 species are distributed from Africa to Europe and Asia, with two species Stegodyphus is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Eresidae. The 21 species are distributed from Africa to Europe and Asia, with two species...
  
   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

The Gallieniellidae are a spider family with 48 species in ten genera.The species of this family are suspected to be specialized in ant-preying.-Distribution:...

• Gallieniella betroka Platnick, 1984
• Gallieniella blanci Platnick, 1984
• Gallieniella mygaloides Millot, 1947
• Legendrena angavokely Platnick, 1984
• Legendrena perinet Platnick, 1984
• Legendrena rolandi Platnick, 1984
• Legendrena rothi Platnick, 1995
• Legendrena spiralis Platnick, 1995
• Legendrena steineri Platnick, 1990
• Legendrena tamatave Platnick, 1984

Gnaphosidae

• Camillina
  Camillina
  Camillina is a genus of spider in the Gnaphosidae family.-Species:* Camillina aldabrae — Central, Southern Africa, Aldabra, Seychelles, Borneo* Camillina antigua Platnick & Shadab, 1982 — Guatemala, Honduras...
  
   fiana Platnick & Murphy, 1987 — also Comoro Islands
• Camillina tsima Platnick & Murphy, 1987
• Drassodes
  Drassodes
  Drassodes is a spider genus in the family Gnaphosidae. They can reach a length of about 20mm; the brownish spiders live under rocks or bark in mostly dry habitats.-References: : , version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History....
  
   malagassicus (Butler, 1879)
• Poecilochroa malagassa Strand, 1907
• Scotophaeus nossibeensis Strand, 1907
• Zelotes
  Zelotes
  Zelotes is a genus of gnaphosid spiders with nearly 400 described species. The genus is distributed worldwide....
  
   bastardi (Simon, 1896)
• Zelotes madagascaricus (Strand, 1907)

Hersiliidae

• Hersilia 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

Idiopidae Idiopidae Idiopidae (superfamily Idiopoidea are a mygalomorph spider family. They have a large body that often looks rather like a tarantula.-Description:In some species the males have a spur on their legs, which they will show if provoked....

• Genysa
  Genysa
  Genysa is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae found in Madagascar.-Species list:* Genysa bicalcarata Simon, 1889 — Madagascar* Genysa decorsei — Madagascar...
  
   bicalcarata Simon, 1889
• Genysa decorsei (Simon, 1902)
• Genysa decorsei (Simon, 1902)
• Hiboka
  Hiboka
  Hiboka is a spider genus in the family Idiopidae with only one species, Hiboka geayi, found in Madagascar....
  
   geayi Fage, 1922

Linyphiidae

Linyphiidae

Linyphiidae is a family of spiders, including more than 4,300 described species in 578 genera worldwide. This makes Linyphiidae the second largest family of spiders after the Salticidae. New species are still being discovered throughout the world, and the family is poorly known...

• Helsdingenia extensa (Locket, 1968) — also St. Helena, Africa, Comoro Islands
• Microlinyphia
  Microlinyphia
  Microlinyphia is a genus of spiders of the family Linyphiidae.-Species:* Microlinyphia aethiopica * Microlinyphia cylindriformis Jocqué, 1985...
  
   simoni van Helsdingen, 1970
• Thapsagus pulcher Simon, 1894
• Thyreobaeus scutiger Simon, 1889
• Tmeticides araneiformis Strand, 1907

Lycosidae

• Arctosa
  Arctosa
  Arctosa is a genus of wolf spiders. Most species are found only in the Old world, especially Asia and Africa....
  
   atroventrosa (Lenz, 1886)
• Geolycosa nossibeensis (Strand, 1907)
• Geolycosa urbana hova (Strand, 1907)
• Hognoides urbanides (Strand, 1907)
• Lycosa
  Lycosa
  Lycosa is a genus of wolf spiders. More than 200 species are found, represented throughout most of the world. Often called the "true tarantula", Lycosa can be distinguished from common wolf spiders by their relatively large size...
  
   madagascariensis Vinson, 1863
• Lycosa signata Lenz, 1886
• Ocyale
  Ocyale (spider)
  Ocyale is a wolf spiders genus in the family Lycosidae.-Species list: Alderweireldt, 1996 — Malawi, Namibia Roewer, 1960 — Ethiopia Strand, 1908 — Madagascar Alderweireldt, 1996 — Togo, Congo, Namibia — Tanzania to South Africa — Peru Gajbe, 2004 - Endemic to India Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan — Sri...
  
   fera Strand, 1908
• Pardosa
  Pardosa
  Pardosa is a large genus of wolf spiders, with more than 500 described species that are found in all regions of the world.-References: : , version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History....
  
   cinerascens (Roewer, 1951)
• Pardosa vinsoni (Roewer, 1951)
• Pardosa zorimorpha (Strand, 1907)
• Tricassa madagascariensis Jocqué & Alderweireldt, 2001

Migidae

Migidae

The tree trapdoor spiders are a spider family with about 90 species in 10 genera.These small spiders are not hairy.They build burrows with a trapdoor...

• 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

• Ero
  Ero
  Ero is a genus of pirate spiders in the family Mimetidae.-Description:Members of this genus resemble the comb-footed spiders, Theridiidae, due to their globular abdomen which is higher than it is long. The upper side of this bears one or two pairs of conical tubercles and some curved bristle-like...
  
   lokobeana Emerit, 1996
• Ero madagascariensis Emerit, 1996
• Mimetus
  Mimetus
  Mimetus is a genus of pirate spiders in the family Mimetidae. They are found worldwide.-Description:Members of this genus resemble the comb-footed spiders, Theridiidae, due to their globular abdomen. The upper side of this bears curved bristle-like hairs...
  
   madacassus Emerit, 1996

Miturgidae

• Cheiracanthium
  Cheiracanthium
  Cheiracanthium is a genus of spiders in the Miturgidae family. Certain species are commonly known as the "yellow sac spider".- Description :...
  
   insulare (Vinson, 1863) — also Réunion
• Cheiracanthium leucophaeum Simon, 1897

Nemesiidae

Nemesiidae

The Nemesiidae are a spider family of the infraorder Mygalomorphae, and the only member of the superfamily Nemesioidea. They were formerly considered part of the Dipluridae family.-Description:...

• Entypesa annulipes (Strand, 1907)
• Entypesa nebulosa Simon, 1902

Nephilidae

Nephilidae

The Nephilidae are a spider family with 75 described species in four genera. They were formerly grouped in the families Araneidae and Tetragnathidae. The genus Singafrotypa was moved to Araneidae in 2002.All nephilid genera partially renew their webs....

• Clitaetra
  Clitaetra
  Clitaetra is the least known of the four currently recognised nephilid spider genera. It occurs in Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka, hinting to a Gondwanan origin. The split between Clitaetra and other nephilids may be as old as 160 million years....
  
   perroti Simon, 1894
• Nephila pilipes
  Nephila pilipes
  Nephila pilipes is a species of golden orb-web spider. It can be found in Japan, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Sri Lanka, India, Papua New Guinea, and Northern Australia. It is commonly found in primary and secondary forests and gardens...
  
   malagassa (Strand, 1907)
• Nephila senegalensis
  Nephila senegalensis
  The spider species Nephila senegalensis is commonly known as the banded-legged golden orb-web spider. The name comes from the fact that the joints of the spider are typically coloured a golden yellow. It is common in the savannas of South Africa. Males are much smaller than females...
  
   hildebrandti Dahl, 1912
• Nephilengys
  Nephilengys
  Nephilengys is a genus of tropical spiders of the family Nephilidae , consisting of six currently described species. They are called hermit spiders in South Africa .-Anatomy:...
  
   borbonica
  Nephilengys borbonica
  Nephilengys borbonica is a nephilid spider from Madagascar and nearby islands .-Anatomy:The color of the abdomen ranges from dark grey to brown or purple....
  
   (Vinson, 1863) — also Comoro Islands, Mascarene Islands
  Mascarene Islands
  The Mascarene Islands is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar comprising Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Cargados Carajos shoals, plus the former islands of the Saya de Malha, Nazareth and Soudan banks...
  
  , Seychelles, Aldabra

Oxyopidae

• Hostus paroculus Simon, 1898
• Oxyopes dumonti (Vinson, 1863) — also East Africa to Seychelles
• Oxyopes pallidecoloratus Strand, 1906 — also Ethiopia
  Ethiopia
  Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
  
  , Congo, East Africa
• Peucetia
  Peucetia
  Peucetia is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide.While P. viridana is found only in India and Myanmar, the similar named P. viridans occurs only from the southern USA to Venezuela....
  
   lucasi (Vinson, 1863) — also Comoro Islands
• Peucetia madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863) — also Comoro Islands

Philodromidae

• Philodromus
  Philodromus
  Philodromus is a genus of philodromid crab spiders.Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened.The more than 250 described species are distributed throughout the Holarctic region, with few species reaching into more southern regions. Some are found in certain parts of Africa, with sporadic...
  
   niveus Vinson, 1863
• Thanatus philodromicus Strand, 1916

Pholcidae

• Crossopriza
  Crossopriza
  Crossopriza is a genus of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Holocneminae, family Pholcidae.It contains the following species:* Crossopriza cylindrogaster Simon, 1907 — West Africa...
  
   nigrescens Millot, 1946
• Leptopholcus sakalavensis Millot, 1946
• Paramicromerys betsileo Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys coddingtoni Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys combesi (Millot, 1946)
• Paramicromerys madagascariensis (Simon, 1893)
• Paramicromerys mahira Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys manantenina Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys marojejy Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys megaceros (Millot, 1946)
• Paramicromerys nampoinai Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys quinteri Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys rabeariveloi Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys ralamboi Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys rothorum Huber, 2003
• Paramicromerys scharffi Huber, 2003
• Pholcus
  Pholcus
  The spider genus Pholcus contains the Daddy long-legs spider P. phalangioides.Confusion often arises because the name "Daddy longlegs" is also applied to two other unrelated arthropods: the Harvestman and the Crane Fly....
  
   lambertoni Millot, 1946
• Smeringopus
  Smeringopus
  Smeringopus is a genus of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Holocneminae, family Pholcidae.It contains the following species:* Smeringopus affinitatus Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia* Smeringopus arambourgi Fage, 1936 — Ethiopia, Kenya...
  
   madagascariensis Millot, 1946
• Spermophora
  Spermophora
  Spermophora is a genus of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Pholcinae, family Pholcidae.It contains the following species:* Spermophora berlandi Fage, 1936 — Kenya* Spermophora deelemanae Huber, 2005 — Ambon...
  
   ranomafana Huber, 2003
• Spermophora vyvato Huber, 2003
• Zatavua analalava 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

The Phyxelididae are a spider family with 54 described species in twelve genera. They are grouped with the Titanoecidae within the Titanoecoidea superfamily.-Genera:* Ambohima Griswold, 1990 * Kulalania Griswold, 1990...

• Ambohima pauliani Griswold, 1990
• Ambohima sublima Griswold, 1990
• Phyxelida fanivelona Griswold, 1990
• Phyxelida malagasyana Griswold, 1990

Pisauridae

• Caripetella madagascariensis (Lenz, 1886) — also Comoro Islands
• Dolomedes
  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 semi-aquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southwestern United States...
  
   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 Simon, 1889
• Thalassiopsis vachoni Roewer, 1955
• Thalassius
  Thalassius
  Thalassius is a genus of spiders in the family Pisauridae.-Species:Thalassius Simon, 1885* Thalassius albocinctus — India to Philippines* Thalassius esimoni Sierwald, 1984 — Madagascar* Thalassius jayakari F. O...
  
   esimoni Sierwald, 1984
• Thalassius leoninus Strand, 1916
• Thalassius majungensis Strand, 1907
• Tolma toreuta Jocqué, 1994

Salticidae

• Asemonea
  Asemonea
  Asemonea is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Asemonea crinita Wanless, 1980 — Ivory Coast* Asemonea cristata Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar* Asemonea fimbriata Wanless, 1980 — Angola...
  
   ornatissima Peckham & Wheeler, 1889
• Bavia
  Bavia
  Bavia is a genus of jumping spiders.-Description:Bavia species are around 6 to 11 mm long in both sexes. Species of this genus are slender with long legs.-Distribution:...
  
   albolineata Peckham & Peckham, 1885
• Beata lineata (Vinson, 1863)
• Brettus
  Brettus
  Brettus is a genus of jumping spiders. Its name comes from the Greek, βρεττυς, meaning one who does not fight. Its six described species are found in southern Asia from India to China and Sulawesi, with a single species endemic to Madagascar....
  
   madagascarensis (Peckham & Peckham, 1903)
• Carrhotus
  Carrhotus
  Carrhotus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Carrhotus aeneochelis Strand, 1907 — Java* Carrhotus affinis Caporiacco, 1934 — Libya* Carrhotus barbatus — Philippines...
  
   harringtoni Prószynski, 1992
• Cyrba
  Cyrba
  Cyrba is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Description:Cyrba spiders are small to medium size spiders that are usually brightly colored. Their cephalothorax is long and moderately high. The eyes are lateral. The abdomen is long with bright colorful patterns. Their legs are thin and slender...
  
   legendrei Wanless, 1984 — also Comoro Islands
• Echinussa
  Echinussa
  Echinussa is a genus of the spider family Salticidae . All three described species are endemic to Madagascar.-Species:* Echinussa imerinensis Simon, 1901* Echinussa praedatoria...
  
   imerinensis Simon, 1901
• Echinussa praedatoria (Keyserling, 1877)
• Echinussa vibrabunda (Simon, 1886)
• Evarcha
  Evarcha
  Evarcha is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Habitat:These spiders are often found on shrubs and short plants in damp areas, resting in silken cells.-Description:...
  
   madagascariensis Prószynski, 1992
• Goleba
  Goleba
  Goleba is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .-Species:* Goleba jocquei Szűts, 2001 — Republic of Congo* Goleba lyra Maddison & Zhang, 2006 — Madagascar* Goleba pallens — Aldabra, Seychelles...
  
   lyra Maddison & Zhang, 2006
• Goleba punctata (Peckham & Wheeler, 1888)
• Goleta peckhami Simon, 1900
• Goleta workmani (Peckham & Peckham, 1885)
• Harmochirus
  Harmochirus
  Harmochirus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .This small genus is very close to Bianor; it seems to replace it where Bianor itself is missing, especially in rainforest habitats.-Species:...
  
   bianoriformis (Strand, 1907) — also Central, East Africa
• Heliophanus
  Heliophanus
  Heliophanus is a genus of the spider family Salticidae . Most of the almost 150 described species occur in Africa, with many others found in the Palearctic region from Europe to Japan.-Species:...
  
   hamifer Simon, 1886 — also Mozambique
  Mozambique
  Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
  
  , 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
  Hispo
  Hispo is a genus of the spider family Salticidae .Species of Hispo range in body length from 5 to 7 mm in females, and 3 to 4 in males.-Distribution:...
  
   cingulata Simon, 1886
• Hispo frenata (Simon, 1900)
• Hispo macfarlanei Wanless, 1981
• Hispo pullata Wanless, 1981
• Hispo sulcata Wanless, 1981
• Hispo tenuis Wanless, 1981
• Hyllus 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
  Macopaeus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . Its only described species, Macopaeus spinosus, is endemic to Madagascar....
  
   spinosus Simon, 1900
• Meleon
  Meleon
  Meleon is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Meleon guineensis — Guinea, Ivory Coast* Meleon insulanus Logunov & Azarkina, 2008 — Madagascar...
  
   madagascarensis (Wanless, 1978)
• Meleon russata (Simon, 1900)
• Myrmarachne
  Myrmarachne
  Myrmarachne is a genus of jumping spiders which imitate an ant by waving their front legs in the air to simulate antennae. Some species also look strikingly like ants....
  
   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
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
  , Vietnam
  Vietnam
  Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
  
  
• Natta
  Natta
  Natta is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Natta chionogaster — Africa, Madagascar* Natta horizontalis Karsch, 1879 — Africa, São Tomé-External links:*...
  
   chionogaster (Simon, 1901) — also Africa
• Pachypoessa
  Pachypoessa
  Pachypoessa is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Pachypoessa lacertosa Simon, 1902 — Southern Africa, Madagascar* Pachypoessa plebeja — Africa...
  
   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
  Pandisus
  Pandisus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . All described species are endemic to Madagascar, except for one, which is found only in India...
  
   decorus Wanless, 1980
• Pandisus modestus (Peckham & Wheeler, 1889)
• Pandisus parvulus Wanless, 1980
• Pandisus sarae Wanless, 1980
• Pandisus scalaris Simon, 1900
• Pharacocerus
  Pharacocerus
  Pharacocerus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .Most described species in this genus occur in West Africa, with two found in Madagascar...
  
   ebenauensis Strand, 1908
• Pharacocerus sessor Simon, 1902
• Phaulostylus
  Phaulostylus
  Phaulostylus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . All four described species are endemic to Madagascar.-Species:* Phaulostylus furcifer Simon, 1902 * Phaulostylus grammicus Simon, 1902...
  
   furcifer Simon, 1902
• Phaulostylus grammicus Simon, 1902
• Phaulostylus grandidieri Simon, 1902
• Phaulostylus leucolophus Simon, 1902
• Pochyta
  Pochyta
  Pochyta is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Pochyta albimana Simon, 1902 — Madagascar* Pochyta fastibilis Simon, 1903 — Equatorial Guinea* Pochyta insulana Simon, 1910 — Principe...
  
   albimana Simon, 1902
• Poessa
  Poessa
  Poessa is a spider genus of the Salticidae family . The single described species Poessa argenteofrenata is endemic to Madagascar.-References: : , version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History....
  
   argenteofrenata Simon, 1902
• Portia
  Portia (genus)
  Portia is a genus of jumping spider which feeds on other spiders . They are remarkable for their hunting behaviour which suggests they are capable of learning and problem solving, traits normally attributed to much larger animals....
  
   schultzi
  Portia schultzi
  Portia schultzi is a jumping spider which ranges from South Africa in the south to Kenya in the north, and also is found in West Africa and Madagascar. In this species, which is slightly smaller than some other species of the genus Portia, the bodies of females are 5 to 7 millimetres long, while...
  
   Karsch, 1878 — also Central, East, Southern Africa
• Pseudicius
  Pseudicius
  Pseudicius is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Relationships:The small genus Wesolowskana should possibly be included in this genus. There is some dispute whether Afraflacilla is a distinct genus or should be included in Pseudicius...
  
   unicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1894)
• Quekettia georgius (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)
• Salticus
  Salticus
  Salticus is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Description:Salticus species are typically marked with a black and white pattern, with some featuring transverse stripes, often gaining them the popular name "zebra spiders". Mature males have very long chelicerae on which they rest their long,...
  
   coronatus (Camboué, 1887)
• Thyene
  Thyene
  Thyene is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Thyene aperta — West Africa, Zimbabwe* Thyene australis Peckham & Peckham, 1903 — South Africa...
  
   inflata (Gerstäcker, 1873) — also Africa
• Thyene tamatavi (Vinson, 1863)
• Thyene varians Peckham & Peckham, 1901
• Tomocyrba
  Tomocyrba
  Tomocyrba is a spider genus of the Salticidae family .-Species:* Tomocyrba andasibe Maddison & Zhang, 2006 — Madagascar* Tomocyrba barbata Simon, 1900 — Madagascar* Tomocyrba decollata Simon, 1900 — Madagascar...
  
   andasibe Maddison & Zhang, 2006
• Tomocyrba barbata Simon, 1900
• Tomocyrba decollata Simon, 1900

Selenopidae

• Anyphops benoiti Corronca, 1998
• Garcorops Madagascar Corronca, 2003
• Garcorops paulyi Corronca, 2003
• Hovops dufouri (Vinson, 1863) — also Réunion
• Hovops legrasi (Simon, 1887)
• Hovops madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)
• Hovops mariensis (Strand, 1908)
• Hovops modestus (Lenz, 1886)
• Hovops pusillus (Simon, 1887)
• Selenops
  Selenops
  Selenops is a spider genus that is found in many deserts of the world. It is very hard to distinguish the 115 species.S. australiensis is found on or under dry bark in Australia. The female reaches 9mm, the male 7mm. It looks superficially like a huntsman spider.S...
  
   ivohibe Corronca, 2005
• Selenops vigilans Pocock, 1898 — also West, Central, East Africa

Sparassidae

• 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 coenobitus Fage, 1926
• Olios erraticus Fage, 1926
• Olios lamarcki (Latreille, 1806) — also Madagascar to Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka
  Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
  
  , 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 convexus Strand, 1907
• Palystes spiralis Strand, 1907
• Rhitymna hildebrandti Järvi, 1914
• Rhitymna imerinensis (Vinson, 1863)
• Staianus acuminatus Simon, 1889

Stiphidiidae

Stiphidiidae

The Stiphidiidae are a spider family with 94 described species in 13 genera. They are generally of medium size and build a horizontal tent-like web under rocks. Most species are speckled brown with long legs....

• Ischalea incerta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1877)

Synaphridae

Synaphridae

The Synaphridae are a spider family with twelve described species in three genera.-Species:Africepheia Miller, 2007* Africepheia madagascariensis Miller, 2007 Cepheia Simon, 1894...

• Africepheia madagascariensis Miller, 2007
• Synaphris schlingeri Miller, 2007
• Synaphris toliara Miller, 2007

Tengellidae

• Calamistrula evanescens Dahl, 1901

Tetragnathidae

• Diphya pumila Simon, 1888
• Leucauge
  Leucauge
  Leucauge is a spider genus with pantropical distribution.The body and leg shapes and the silver, black and yellow markings of Leucauge females make identification of the genus relatively easy. They have two rows of long, slender curved hairs on the femurs of the fourth leg...
  
   lechei Strand, 1908
• Leucauge tetragnathella Strand, 1907
• Leucauge undulata (Vinson, 1863) — also Ethiopia, East Africa, Rodrigues Island
• Orsinome vorkampiana Strand, 1907
• Pachygnatha
  Pachygnatha
  Pachygnatha is a spider genus in the family Tetragnathidae.-Species:* Pachygnatha africana Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia* Pachygnatha amurensis Strand, 1907 — Russia* Pachygnatha atromarginata Bosmans & Bosselaers, 1994 — Cameroon...
  
   longipes Simon, 1894
• Tetragnatha
  Tetragnatha
  Tetragnatha is a genus of spiders containing hundreds of species. They are found all over the world, although most occur in the tropics and subtropics. They are commonly called stretch spiders, referring to their elongated body form...
  
   protensa Walckenaer, 1842 — also Madagascar to Australia, New Caledonia
  New Caledonia
  New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
  
  , Palau
  Palau
  Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
  
  

Theraphosidae

• Encyocrates raffrayi Simon, 1892
• Monocentropus lambertoni Fage, 1922
• Phoneyusa bouvieri Berland, 1917

Theridiidae

Theridiidae

Theridiidae is a large family of spiders, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders. The diverse family includes over 2200 species in over 100 genera) of three-dimensional space-web-builders found throughout the world...

• Anelosimus
  Anelosimus
  Anelosimus is a genus of tangle web spider described by Eugène Simon, in 1891, from Venezuela. It includes the South American social spider Anelosimus eximius and related species....
  
   andasibe Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
• Anelosimus decaryi (Fage, 1930) — also Aldabra
• Anelosimus may Agnarsson, 2005
• Anelosimus nazariani Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
• Anelosimus sallee Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
• Anelosimus salut Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
• Anelosimus vondrona Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
• Argyrodes
  Argyrodes
  Spiders of the genus Argyrodes , also called dewdrop spiders, occur worldwide. They are best known as kleptoparasites: they steal other spiders' prey. They invade and reside in their host's web even though they can spin their own webs...
  
   abscissus O. P.-Cambridge, 1880
• Argyrodes meus Strand, 1907
• Argyrodes minax O. P.-Cambridge, 1880 — also Comoro Islands
• Argyrodes sextuberculosus Strand, 1908 — also Mozambique
  Mozambique
  Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
  
  
• Argyrodes viridis (Vinson, 1863) — also Réunion
• Argyrodes zonatus (Walckenaer, 1842) — also East Africa, Réunion, Bioko
  Bioko
  Bioko is an island 32 km off the west coast of Africa, specifically Cameroon, in the Gulf of Guinea. It is the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea with a population of 124,000 and an area of . It is volcanic with its highest peak the Pico Basile at .-Geography:Bioko has a total area of...
  
  
• Asygyna coddingtoni Agnarsson, 2006
• Asygyna huberi Agnarsson, 2006
• Crustulina ambigua Simon, 1889
• Dipoena transversisulcata Strand, 1908
• Latrodectus menavodi Vinson, 1863 — also Comoro Islands
• Latrodectus obscurior Dahl, 1902 — also Cape Verde Islands
• Phoroncidia aurata O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
• Phoroncidia quadrispinella Strand, 1907
• Phoroncidia rubroargentea Berland, 1913
• Phycosoma excisum (Simon, 1889)
• Theridion
  Theridion
  The spider genus Theridion, after which the family Theridiidae is named, consists of almost 600 described species that occur all around the world....
  
   decemperlatum (Simon, 1889)
• Theridion lacticolor Berland, 1920 — also Kenya, Yemen
• Theridion quadrilineatum Lenz, 1886
• Theridula
  Theridula
  Theridula is a genus of cobweb spiders, found in many parts of the world. Species vary in size from 1 to 3.5 mm in length....
  
   perlata Simon, 1889
• Theridula theriella Strand, 1907
• Thwaitesia
  Thwaitesia
  Thwaitesia is a genus of spider that occurs worldwide in the tropics.It is very similar to the genus Spintharus, and both are similar to Episinus....
  
   argenteosquamata (Lenz, 1891)
• Thwaitesia aureosignata (Lenz, 1891)
• Thwaitesia pulcherrima Butler, 1882
• Tidarren
  Tidarren
  Tidarren is a genus of spiders. The males are much smaller than females.The males of this genus amputate one of their palps before maturation and enter their adult life with one palp only...
  
   apartiolum Knoflach & van Harten, 2006
• Tidarren dasyglossa Knoflach & van Harten, 2006
• Tidarren ephemerum Knoflach & van Harten, 2006
• Tidarren horaki Knoflach & van Harten, 2006
• Tidarren obtusum Knoflach & van Harten, 2006

Thomisidae

• 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
  Diaea
  Diaea is a spider genus of the family Thomisidae .-Distribution:While most species are found in Africa, Asia and the Australian region, only two species are found in the Americas, D. seminola in the USA and D. spinosa in Colombia. In addition, D. livens occurs both in the USA and Central Europe....
  
   nakajimai Ono, 1993
• Diplotychus longulus Simon, 1903
• Emplesiogonus scutulatus Simon, 1903
• Emplesiogonus striatus Simon, 1903
• Firmicus
  Firmicus
  Firmicus may refer to:*The lunar crater Firmicus.*The Christian astrologer Julius Firmicus Maternus , after whom the crater is named.The spider genus 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
  The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
  
  , Mauritius, Réunion
• Plastonomus octoguttatus Simon, 1903
• Pseudoporrhopis granum Simon, 1886
• Pyresthesis laevis (Keyserling, 1877)
• Runcinia
  Runcinia
  Runcinia is a genus of crab spiders with about 30 described species.Almost all species occur in Africa or South Asia. The distribution of R. acuminata reaches up to Australia, and R...
  
   oculifrons Strand, 1907
• Soelteria nigra Dahl, 1907
• Stephanopis octolobata Simon, 1886
• Stephanopis rhomboidalis Simon, 1886
• Synema hildebrandti Dahl, 1907
• Synema lunulatum Dahl, 1907
• Synema obscurifrons Dahl, 1907
• Synema obscuripes Dahl, 1907
• Tharrhalea cerussata Simon, 1886
• Tharrhalea semiargentea Simon, 1895
• Tharrhalea superpicta Simon, 1886
• Thomisus
  Thomisus
  Thomisus is a genus of crab spiders with more than 100 species described. The genus includes species that vary widely in their ecology, but the best known crab spiders are those species that people call the flower crab spiders, because they are ambush predators that feed on insects visiting flowers...
  
   boesenbergi Lenz, 1891
• Thomisus lamperti Strand, 1907
• Thomisus madagascariensis Comellini, 1957
  • Thomisus madagascariensis pallidus Comellini, 1957
• Thomisus nossibeensis Strand, 1907
• Trichopagis manicata Simon, 1886 — also Gabon
  Gabon
  Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
  
  , Guinea
  Guinea
  Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
  
  , South Africa
• Xysticus
  Xysticus
  Xysticus is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root xyst, meaning "scraped, scraper".-Distribution:...
  
   hepaticus Simon, 1903

Trochanteriidae

Trochanteriidae

The Trochanteriidae are a spider family with 149 species in 18 genera.-Distribution:Most genera are endemic to Australia.Doliomalus is endemic to Chile, Trochanteria to Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil....

• Platyoides
  Platyoides
  Platyoides is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Trochanteriidae and found in sub-Saharan Africa and its islands, Madagascar, Réunion, Aldabra and the Canary Islands....
  
   grandidieri Simon, 1903 — also Kenya, Aldabra, Réunion
• Platyoides mailaka Platnick, 1985
• Platyoides velonus Platnick, 1985

Uloboridae

• Uloborus
  Uloborus
  Uloborus is a spider genus in the family Uloboridae with 72 described species. Most species occur in the tropics and subtropics, with only few species in northern America and Europe....
  
   aureus Vinson, 1863
• Uloborus vanillarum Vinson, 1863
• Uloborus velutinus Butler, 1882

Zodariidae

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

Zorocratidae

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