Langelurillus

Langelurillus
L. namibicus
L. namibicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Langelurillus Próchniewicz, 1994 [1]
Type species
Langelurillus primus Próchniewicz, 1994 [1]
Diversity [1]
22 species

Langelurillus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). All the described species occur only in Africa. ^[1]

Species

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  male L. tertius
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  male L. tertius
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  female L. tertius
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  female L. tertius

As of October 2025 ^[update] , this genus includes 23 species: ^[1]

• Langelurillus alboguttatus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania
• Langelurillus alius Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Mozambique
• Langelurillus cedarbergensis Haddad & Wesołowska, 2013 – South Africa
• Langelurillus furcatus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Kenya, Tanzania
• Langelurillus holmi Próchniewicz, 1994 – Kenya
• Langelurillus horrifer Rollard & Wesołowska, 2002 – Guinea
• Langelurillus ignorabilis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Zimbabwe, Mozambique
• Langelurillus krugeri Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 – South Africa
• Langelurillus lacteus Sanap, Joglekar & Caleb, 2017 – India
• Langelurillus manifestus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania
• Langelurillus minutus Wesołowska & Cumming, 2011 – Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
• Langelurillus namibicus Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia, South Africa
• Langelurillus nigritus (Berland & Millot, 1941) – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria
• Langelurillus onyx Caleb, Sanap, Joglekar & Prajapati, 2017 – India
• Langelurillus orbicularis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008 – Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
• Langelurillus primus Próchniewicz, 1994 – Kenya (type species)
• Langelurillus pusillus Haddad, Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024 – Mozambique
• Langelurillus quadrimaculatus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria
• Langelurillus rufus (Lessert, 1925) – Ethiopia, Tanzania
• Langelurillus sibandai Wesołowska, 2011 – Zimbabwe
• Langelurillus spinosus Próchniewicz, 1994 – Kenya
• Langelurillus squamiger Wesołowska & Haddad, 2018 – South Africa
• Langelurillus tertius Sanap & Caleb, 2022 – India

References

1. "Gen. Langelurillus Próchniewicz, 1994". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-17.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Langelurillus at iNaturalist