| Asemesthes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Asemesthes Simon, 1887 [1] |
| Type species | |
| A. subnubilus Simon, 1887 | |
| Species | |
26, see text | |
Asemesthes is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains twenty-six species, all from South Africa, Namibia, Ethiopia, or Angola: [1]
Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider family with nearly 2,000 described species in over 100 genera distributed worldwide. There are 105 species known to central Europe, and common genera include Gnaphosa, Drassodes, Micaria, Cesonia, Zelotes and many others. They are closely related to Clubionidae. At present, no ground spiders are known to be seriously venomous to humans.
Festucula is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1901.
Menemerus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1868. They are 4 to 10 millimetres long, flattened in shape, and very hairy, usually with brown and grayish hairs. Most species have white edges on the thorax. The abdomen is often oval, or sometimes elongated or rounded.
Allocosa is a spider genus of the Lycosidae family. The 130 or more recognized species are spread worldwide.
Smeringopus is a genus of cellar spiders classified under the subfamily Holocneminae, family Pholcidae.
Olios is the largest genus of huntsman spiders, containing 250 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.
Caponia, also called eight-eyed orange lungless spiders, is an Afrotropical genus of araneomorph spiders in the Caponiidae family, first described by Eugène Simon in 1887. As the common name implies, these spiders have a tightly-arranged set of eight eyes, as opposed to the related two-eyed genus Diploglena, and breathe using two pairs of tracheae rather than book lungs. They are agile, nocturnal hunters, that hide by day in a variety of silk-lined retreats.
Ariadna is a genus of tube-dwelling spider.
Ancylotrypa is a genus of African wafer trapdoor spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1889. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1953.
Dresserus is a genus of African velvet spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1876.
Aneplasa is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1923, but might actually be a junior synonym of Nomisia.
Leptodrassus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1878.
Nomisia is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by R. de Dalmas in 1921.
Xerophaeus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907.
Prodidomus is a genus of spiders in the Gnaphosidae family. It was first described in 1847 by Hentz. As of 2017, it contains 53 species.
Theuma is a genus of spiders in the Gnaphosidae family. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 26 species, all found in Namibia or South Africa, with the sole exception of the possibly erroneous Theuma walteri found in Turkmenistan.
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