Heradida

Heradida
Male H. loricata
Male H. loricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae
Genus:	Heradida Simon [1]
Type species
Heradida loricata
Species
8, see text

Heradida is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae with eight African species. It was first described in 1893 by Simon.

Distribution

Most species are endemic to southern Africa, with one species found in Ethiopia. ^[1]

Species

As of September 2025 ^[update] , this genus includes eight species: ^[1]

• Heradida bicincta Simon, 1910 – Namibia, South Africa
• Heradida extima Jocqué, 1987 – South Africa
• Heradida griffinae Jocqué, 1987 – Namibia
• Heradida loricata Simon, 1893 – South Africa (type species)
• Heradida minutissima Russell-Smith & Jocqué, 2015 – Tanzania
• Heradida quadrimaculata Pavesi, 1895 – Ethiopia
• Heradida speculigera Jocqué, 1987 – South Africa
• Heradida xerampelina Benoit, 1974 – South Africa

References

1. "Genus Heradida". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 28 September 2025.