| Ibala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Ibala Fitzpatrick, 2009 [1] |
| Type species | |
| I. arcus (Tucker, 1923) | |
| Species | |
17, see text | |
Ibala is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by M. J. FitzPatrick in 2009. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains seventeen species: [1]
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, 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.
Langona is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae. Langona species are similar to those of the genus Aelurillus. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelurillini in the clade Saltafresia. In 2017, it was grouped with nine other genera of jumping spiders under the name Aelurillines.
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.
Mexcala is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1902. The name is probably derived from the Nahuatl mezcal.
Platyoides is a genus of spiders belonging to the family Trochanteriidae. Its members are known as scorpion spiders and are found in sub-Saharan Africa and its islands, Madagascar, Réunion, Aldabra and the Canary Islands.
Zelotes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by J. Gistel in 1848.
Dresserus is a genus of African velvet spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1876.
Paradonea is a genus of African velvet spiders that was first described by R. F. Lawrence in 1968.
Tyrotama is a genus of African tree trunk spiders that was first described by S. H. Foord & A. S. Dippenaar-Schoeman in 2005.
Rhaeboctesis is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 1897 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains seven species.
Asemesthes is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1887.
Trephopoda is a genus of southern African ground spiders first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1923. They have only been found in Namibia and South Africa.
Trichothyse is a genus of African ground spiders that was first described by R. W. E. Tucker in 1923.
Xerophaeus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907.
Theuma is a genus of African long-spinneret ground spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893. It was transferred to the ground spiders in 2018, then returned in 2022.
Capheris is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1893 by Eugène Louis Simon. As of November 2024, it contains 13 species, from sub-Saharan Africa and India.
Diores is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was described by Eugène Simon in 1893. As of 2024, it contains sixty African species.
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