Zelotes

For the apostle, see Simon the Zealot.

Zelotes
Female Zelotes iriomotensis
Drawing of female Z. asiatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Zelotes Gistel, 1848 [1]
Type species
Z. subterraneus (C. L. Koch, 1833)
Species
400, see text
Synonyms [1]
Scotophinus Simon, 1905 [2] Zavattarica Caporiacco, 1941 [3]

Zelotes is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by J. Gistel in 1848. ^[4]

Species

As of August 2022 ^[update] it contains approximately 400 species: ^[1]

• Z. abdurakhmanovi Ponomarev, 2018 – Kazakhstan
• Z. acapulcoanus Gertsch & Davis, 1940 – Mexico
• Z. acarnanicus Lissner & Chatzaki, 2018 – Greece
• Z. adderet Levy, 2009 – Israel
• Z. aeneus (Simon, 1878) – Madeira, Europe, Azerbaijan
• Z. aerosus Charitonov, 1946 – Greece (Crete), Central Asia
• Z. aestus (Tucker, 1923) – Namibia
• Z. aiken Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. albanicus (Hewitt, 1915) – South Africa
• Z. albomaculatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – South Africa
• Z. alpujarraensis Senglet, 2011 – Spain
• Z. altissimus Hu, 1989 – China
• Z. anchoralis Denis, 1958 – Afghanistan
• Z. andreinii Reimoser, 1937 – Ethiopia, Uganda
• Z. anglo Gertsch & Riechert, 1976 – USA, Mexico
• Z. angolensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Angola
• Z. annamarieae Lissner, 2017 – Canary Is.
• Z. anthereus Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
• Z. apricorum (L. Koch, 1876) – Europe, Turkey, Kazakhstan
• Z. argoliensis (C. L. Koch, 1839) – Greece
• Z. aridus (Purcell, 1907) – Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa
• Z. arnoldii Charitonov, 1946 – Central Asia
• Z. ashae Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
• Z. asiaticus (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan
• Z. atlanticus (Simon, 1909) – Morocco
• Z. atrocaeruleus (Simon, 1878) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia, China
• Z. aurantiacus Miller, 1967 – Central to eastern Europe, Turkey
• Z. azsheganovae Esyunin & Efimik, 1992 – Ukraine, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan
• Z. babunaensis (Drensky, 1929) – Greece
• Z. baeticus Senglet, 2011 – Spain
• Z. bajo Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
• Z. balcanicus Deltshev, 2006 – Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Macedonia, Israel
• Z. baltistanus Caporiacco, 1934 – Pakistan, Russia (South and north-eastern Siberia), Mongolia
• Z. baltoroi Caporiacco, 1934 – India, Karakorum
• Z. bambari FitzPatrick, 2007 – Central African Rep.
• Z. banana FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
• Z. barbarus (Simon, 1885) – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
• Z. barkol Platnick & Song, 1986 – Russia (South Siberia), China
• Z. bashaneus Levy, 1998 – Israel
• Z. bassari FitzPatrick, 2007 – Togo
• Z. bastardi (Simon, 1896) – Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar
• Z. beijianensis Hu & Wu, 1989 – China
• Z. berytensis (Simon, 1884) – Syria
• Z. bharatae Gajbe, 2005 – India
• Z. bicolor Hu & Wu, 1989 – China
• Z. bifukaensis Kamura, 2000 – Japan
• Z. bifurcutis Zhang, Zhu & Tso, 2009 – Taiwan
• Z. bimaculatus (C. L. Koch, 1837) – Hungary, Greece, Russia (Europe)
• Z. birmanicus (Simon, 1884) – Myanmar
• Z. bokerensis Levy, 1998 – Israel
• Z. boluensis Wunderlich, 2011 – Bulgaria, ^[5] Turkey
• Z. bozbalus Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
• Z. brennanorum FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi, Zimbabwe
• Z. broomi (Purcell, 1907) – South Africa
• Z. butarensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – West, Central Africa
• Z. butembo FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
• Z. calactinus Di Franco, 1989 – Italy
• Z. caldarius (Purcell, 1907) – South Africa
• Z. callidus (Simon, 1878) – Spain (mainland, Menorca), France, Italy, Morocco
• Z. cantonensis Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
• Z. capensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. capiliae Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
• Z. caprearum (Pavesi, 1875) – Italy
• Z. caprivi FitzPatrick, 2007 – Namibia
• Z. capsula Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
• Z. captator (Thorell, 1887) - Myanmar
• Z. caracasanus (Simon, 1893) – Venezuela
• Z. caspius Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Kazakhstan
• Z. cassinensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Guinea-Bissau
• Z. catholicus Chamberlin, 1924 – Mexico
• Z. cayucos Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. chandosiensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
• Z. chaniaensis Senglet, 2011 – Greece (Crete), Iran?
• Z. chinguli FitzPatrick, 2007 – Botswana, Zimbabwe
• Z. chotorus Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
• Z. choubeyi Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
• Z. cingarus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) – Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Tajikistan
• Z. clivicola (L. Koch, 1870) – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan
• Z. coeruleus (Holmberg, 1876) – Argentina
• Z. comparilis (Simon, 1886) – Senegal, Burkina Faso
• Z. cordiger (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia
• Z. cordubensis Senglet, 2011 – Spain
• Z. cornipalpus Melic, Silva & Barrientos, 2016 – Portugal, Spain
• Z. corrugatus (Purcell, 1907) – Southern Africa
• Z. creticus (Kulczyński, 1903) – Greece (Crete)
• Z. criniger Denis, 1937 – Mediterranean
• Z. cruz Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. cyanescens Simon, 1914 – France
• Z. daidalus Chatzaki, 2003 – Greece (Crete)
• Z. davidi (Simon, 1884) – Libya, Syria
• Z. davidi Schenkel, 1963 – China, Korea, Japan
• Z. denapes Platnick, 1993 – Italy
• Z. desioi Caporiacco, 1934 – India
• Z. devotus Grimm, 1982 – Alps (France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy)
• Z. discens Chamberlin, 1922 – USA
• Z. distinctissimus Caporiacco, 1929 – Greece
• Z. doddieburni FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
• Z. donan Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Z. donnanae FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
• Z. duplex Chamberlin, 1922 – USA, Canada
• Z. egregioides Senglet, 2011 – Portugal, Spain, France
• Z. egregius Simon, 1914 – Spain (Balearic Is.), Andorra, France, Italy
• Z. electus (C. L. Koch, 1839) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Central Asia
• Z. erebeus (Thorell, 1871) – Europe, Turkey
• Z. eremus Levy, 1998 – Israel
• Z. ernsti (Simon, 1893) – Venezuela
• Z. erythrocephalus (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria
• Z. eskovi Zhang & Song, 2001 – China
• Z. eugenei Kovblyuk, 2009 – Bulgaria, ^[5] Greece, Ukraine, Russia (Europe, Caucasus)
• Z. exiguoides Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA, Canada
• Z. exiguus (Müller & Schenkel, 1895) – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Korea, Japan
• Z. fagei Denis, 1955 – Niger, Egypt
• Z. faisalabadensis Butt & Beg, 2004 – Pakistan
• Z. fallax Tuneva & Esyunin, 2003 – Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan
• Z. femellus (L. Koch, 1866) – Southern Europe
• Z. flabellis Zhang, Zhu & Tso, 2009 – Taiwan
• Z. flagellans (L. Koch, 1882) – Spain (mainland, Balearic Is.)
• Z. flavens (L. Koch, 1873) – Australia (Western Australia)
• Z. flavimanus (C. L. Koch, 1839) – Greece
• Z. flavitarsis (Purcell, 1908) – South Africa
• Z. flexuosus Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Z. florisbad FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. florodes Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA (Florida)
• Z. foresta Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. fratris Chamberlin, 1920 – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), North America
• Z. frenchi Tucker, 1923 – Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
• Z. fuligineus (Purcell, 1907) – Central, East, Southern Africa
• Z. fulvaster (Simon, 1878) – France (Corsica), Macedonia, Greece
• Z. fulvopilosus (Simon, 1878) – Spain (mainland, Balearic Is.), France
• Z. funestus (Keyserling, 1887) – USA
• Z. fuscimanus (Kroneberg, 1875) – Uzbekistan
• Z. fuscorufus (Simon, 1878) – Spain, France (Corsica), Italy
• Z. fuscus (Thorell, 1875) – Ukraine, Kazakhstan
• Z. fuzeta Wunderlich, 2011 – Portugal
• Z. gabriel Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. gallicus Simon, 1914 – Europe, Kazakhstan
• Z. galunae Levy, 1998 – Israel
• Z. gattefossei Denis, 1952 – Morocco
• Z. gertschi Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA, Mexico
• Z. geshur Levy, 2009 – Israel
• Z. gladius Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Z. golanensis Levy, 2009 – Israel
• Z. gooldi (Purcell, 1907) – Namibia, South Africa
• Z. graecus (L. Koch, 1867) – Greece
• Z. griswoldi Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. grovus Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. guineanus (Simon, 1907) – West, Central, East Africa
• Z. gussakovskyi Charitonov, 1951 – Tajikistan
• Z. gynethus Chamberlin, 1919 – USA
• Z. haifaensis Levy, 2009 – Israel
• Z. hanangensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
• Z. haplodrassoides (Denis, 1955) – Niger, Ethiopia
• Z. hardwar Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Jamaica
• Z. harmeron Levy, 2009 – Greece, Turkey, Israel
• Z. haroni FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe, Malawi
• Z. hayashii Kamura, 1987 – Japan
• Z. helanshan Tang, Urita, Song & Zhao, 1997 – Russia (Altai), China
• Z. helicoides Chatzaki, 2010 – Greece (Crete)
• Z. helsdingeni Zhang & Song, 2001 – China
• Z. henderickxi Bosselaers, 2012 – Canary Is.
• Z. hentzi Barrows, 1945 – USA, Canada
• Z. hermani (Chyzer, 1897) – Central Europe to Russia (Europe, Caucasus)
• Z. hirtus (Thorell, 1875) – France
• Z. hispaliensis Senglet, 2011 – Spain
• Z. holguin Alayón, 1992 – Cuba
• Z. hospitus (Simon, 1897) – India
• Z. hui Platnick & Song, 1986 – Kazakhstan, China
• Z. humilis (Purcell, 1907) – Zimbabwe, South Africa
• Z. hummeli Schenkel, 1936 – Kazakhstan, China
• Z. ibayensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
• Z. icenoglei Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. illustris Butt & Beg, 2004 – Pakistan
• Z. incertissimus Caporiacco, 1934 – Libya
• Z. inderensis Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Kazakhstan
• Z. inglenook Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. inqayi FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
• Z. insulanus (L. Koch, 1867) – Greece
• Z. insulanus Dalmas, 1922 – Italy
• Z. invidus (Purcell, 1907) – Namibia, South Africa
• Z. iriomotensis Kamura, 1994 – Japan
• Z. itandae FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
• Z. ivieorum Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
• Z. jabalpurensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
• Z. jamaicensis Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Jamaica
• Z. jocquei FitzPatrick, 2007 – Kenya
• Z. josephine Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. katombora FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe
• Z. kazachstanicus Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Kazakhstan
• Z. kerimi (Pavesi, 1880) – Tunisia
• Z. keumjeungsanensis Paik, 1986 – China, Korea
• Z. khostensis Kovblyuk & Ponomarev, 2008 – Italy, Caucasus (Russia, Georgia)
• Z. kimi Paik, 1992 – Korea
• Z. kimwha Paik, 1986 – Korea, Japan
• Z. konarus Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
• Z. kulempikus FitzPatrick, 2007 – Kenya
• Z. kulukhunus FitzPatrick, 2007 – Burkina Faso, Chad
• Z. kumazomba FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi
• Z. kuncinyanus FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. kuntzi Denis, 1953 – Yemen
• Z. kusumae Tikader, 1982 – India
• Z. laccus (Barrows, 1919) – USA, Canada
• Z. laconicus Senglet, 2011 – Greece
• Z. laetus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – North Africa to Senegal and Kenya, Portugal, France, Israel, Saudi Arabia. Introduced to Hawaii, USA, Mexico, Peru
• Z. laghmanus Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
• Z. lagrecai Di Franco, 1994 – Portugal, Spain, Morocco
• Z. lasalanus Chamberlin, 1928 – North America
• Z. latreillei (Simon, 1878) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan
• Z. lavus Tucker, 1923 – Southern Africa
• Z. lehavim Levy, 2009 – Israel
• Z. liaoi Platnick & Song, 1986 – China, Taiwan
• Z. lichenyensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi
• Z. lightfooti (Purcell, 1907) – South Africa
• Z. limnatis Chatzaki & Russell-Smith, 2017 – Cyprus
• Z. listeri (Audouin, 1826) – Egypt
• Z. lividus Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Argentina
• Z. longestylus Simon, 1914 – France
• Z. longinquus (L. Koch, 1866) – Algeria
• Z. longipes (L. Koch, 1866) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, Mongolia, China
• Z. lotzi FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. lubumbashi FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
• Z. lutorius (Tullgren, 1910) – Tanzania
• Z. lymnophilus Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
• Z. maccaricus Di Franco, 1998 – Italy
• Z. maindroni (Simon, 1905) – India
• Z. mandae Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
• Z. mandlaensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
• Z. manius (Simon, 1878) – Southern Europe
• Z. manzae (Strand, 1908) – Canary Is.
• Z. mashonus FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
• Z. matobensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe
• Z. mayanus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938 – Mexico
• Z. mazumbai FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
• Z. mediocris (Kulczyński, 1901) – Ethiopia
• Z. meinsohni Denis, 1954 – Morocco
• Z. meronensis Levy, 1998 – Israel
• Z. mesa Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA, Mexico
• Z. messinai Di Franco, 1995 – Italy
• Z. metellus Roewer, 1928 – France, Albania, Greece to Iran, Israel, Russia (Europe)
• Z. mikhailovi Marusik, 1995 – Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan, Mongolia
• Z. minous Chatzaki, 2003 – Greece (Crete)
• Z. miramar Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
• Z. mkomazi FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
• Z. moestus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) – Mexico
• Z. monachus Chamberlin, 1924 – USA, Mexico
• Z. monodens Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
• Z. mosioatunya FitzPatrick, 2007 – Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• Z. muizenbergensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. mulanjensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi
• Z. mundus (Kulczyński, 1897) – Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, China
• Z. murcidus Simon, 1914 – France
• Z. murphyorum FitzPatrick, 2007 – Kenya
• Z. musapi FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe
• Z. nainitalensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
• Z. naliniae Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
• Z. namaquus FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. namibensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Namibia
• Z. nannodes Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
• Z. naphthalii Levy, 2009 – Israel
• Z. nasikensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
• Z. natalensis Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
• Z. ngomensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. nilgirinus Reimoser, 1934 – India
• Z. nishikawai Kamura, 2010 – Taiwan
• Z. nyathii FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe
• Z. oblongus (C. L. Koch, 1833) – Europe, Turkey
• Z. ocala Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA (Florida)
• Z. occidentalis Melic, 2014 – Portugal, Spain
• Z. occultus Tuneva & Esyunin, 2003 – Russia (Europe, Urals)
• Z. olympi (Kulczyński, 1903) – Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia (Caucasus)
• Z. orenburgensis Tuneva & Esyunin, 2003 – Ukraine, Russia (Europe, Caucasus), Kazakhstan
• Z. oryx (Simon, 1880) – Morocco, Algeria
• Z. otavi FitzPatrick, 2007 – Namibia, Botswana
• Z. ovambensis Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia
• Z. ovtsharenkoi Zhang & Song, 2001 – China
• Z. pakistaniensis Butt & Beg, 2004 – Pakistan
• Z. pallidipes Tucker, 1923 – Namibia
• Z. paradderet Levy, 2009 – Israel
• Z. paraegregius Wunderlich, 2012 – Canary Is.
• Z. paranaensis Mello-Leitão, 1947 – Brazil
• Z. parascrutatus Levy, 1998 – Israel
• Z. paroculus Simon, 1914 – France, Italy
• Z. pediculatoides Senglet, 2011 – Spain
• Z. pediculatus Marinaro, 1967 – Algeria, Israel
• Z. pedimaculosus Tucker, 1923 – Namibia
• Z. perditus Chamberlin, 1922 – USA
• Z. petrensis (C. L. Koch, 1839) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Central Asia
• Z. petrophilus Chamberlin, 1936 – USA
• Z. pexus (Simon, 1885) – India
• Z. piceus (Kroneberg, 1875) – Tajikistan
• Z. piercy Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. pinos Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. planiger Roewer, 1961 – Afghanistan
• Z. plumiger (L. Koch, 1882) – Spain (Majorca)
• Z. pluridentatus Marinaro, 1967 – Algeria
• Z. poecilochroaeformis Denis, 1937 – Algeria, Tunisia
• Z. poonaensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
• Z. potanini Schenkel, 1963 – Russia (Urals to Far East), Kazakhstan, China, Korea, Japan
• Z. prishutovae Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia (Europe)
• Z. pseudoapricorum Schenkel, 1963 – Kazakhstan, China
• Z. pseudogallicus Ponomarev, 2007 – Ukraine, Russia (Europe to West Siberia), Kazakhstan
• Z. pseudopusillus Caporiacco, 1934 – India
• Z. pseustes Chamberlin, 1922 – USA, Mexico
• Z. pulchellus Butt & Beg, 2004 – Pakistan
• Z. pulchripes (Purcell, 1908) – South Africa
• Z. pullus (Bryant, 1936) – USA
• Z. puritanus Chamberlin, 1922 – North America, Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan
• Z. pyrenaeus Di Franco & Blick, 2003 – France
• Z. quadridentatus (Strand, 1906) – Tunisia
• Z. quipungo FitzPatrick, 2007 – Angola
• Z. qwabergensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. radiatus Lawrence, 1928 – Southern Africa
• Z. rainier Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. reduncus (Purcell, 1907) – South Africa
• Z. reimoseri Roewer, 1951 – France
• Z. remyi Denis, 1954 – Algeria
• Z. resolution FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. rinske van Helsdingen, 2012 – Italy
• Z. rothschildi (Simon, 1909) – Ethiopia, Congo
• Z. rufi Esyunin & Efimik, 1997 – Russia (Urals), Kazakhstan
• Z. rugege FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo, Rwanda
• Z. rungwensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Tanzania
• Z. ryukyuensis Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Z. sajali Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
• Z. sanmen Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
• Z. santos Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
• Z. sarawakensis (Thorell, 1890) – Pakistan to Indonesia (Borneo) and Australia
• Z. sardus (Canestrini, 1873) – France, Italy
• Z. sataraensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1979 – India
• Z. sclateri Tucker, 1923 – South Africa, Lesotho
• Z. scrutatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Canary Is., Africa to Central Asia
• Z. segrex (Simon, 1878) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia
• Z. serratus Wunderlich, 2011 – Portugal, Spain
• Z. shabae FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
• Z. shaked Levy, 1998 – Israel
• Z. shantae Tikader, 1982 – India
• Z. siculus (Simon, 1878) – Italy (Sicily)
• Z. similis (Kulczyński, 1887) – Italy, Central Europe to Turkey
• Z. sindi Caporiacco, 1934 – India, Pakistan
• Z. singroboensis Jézéquel, 1965 – Ivory Coast
• Z. siyabonga FitzPatrick, 2007 – Zimbabwe
• Z. skinnerensis Platnick & Prentice, 1999 – USA
• Z. somaliensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Somalia
• Z. songus FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. soulouensis FitzPatrick, 2007 – Burkina Faso
• Z. spadix (L. Koch, 1866) – Spain, Greece, North Africa
• Z. spilosus Yin, 2012 – China
• Z. spinulosus Denis, 1958 – Afghanistan
• Z. stolidus (Simon, 1880) – Algeria, Libya
• Z. strandi (Nosek, 1905) – Bulgaria, Turkey
• Z. subaeneus (Simon, 1886) – Senegal
• Z. subterraneus (C. L. Koch, 1833) (type) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China
• Z. sula Lowrie & Gertsch, 1955 – Russia (Far East), North America
• Z. surekhae Tikader & Gajbe, 1976 – India
• Z. swelus FitzPatrick, 2007 – Congo
• Z. talpa Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
• Z. talpinus (L. Koch, 1872) – Western to Central Europe, Italy
• Z. tambaramensis Caleb & Mathai, 2013 – India
• Z. tarsalis Fage, 1929 – North Africa
• Z. tendererus FitzPatrick, 2007 – Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
• Z. tenuis (L. Koch, 1866) – Mediterranean and Central Europe to Russia (Caucasus), Iran. Introduced to Galapagos Is., USA
• Z. tetramamillatus (Caporiacco, 1947) – Tanzania
• Z. thorelli Simon, 1914 – Portugal, Spain, France
• Z. tongdao Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1999 – China
• Z. tortuosus Kamura, 1987 – Korea, Japan
• Z. tragicus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Chad, Ethiopia, Israel
• Z. trimaculatus Mello-Leitão, 1930 – Brazil
• Z. tristis (Thorell, 1871) – Sweden
• Z. tropicalis FitzPatrick, 2007 – West, Central Africa
• Z. tsaii Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
• Z. tuckeri Roewer, 1951 – East, Southern Africa
• Z. tulare Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. tuobus Chamberlin, 1919 – USA, Canada
• Z. turanicus Charitonov, 1946 – Uzbekistan
• Z. turcicus Seyyar, Demir & Aktaş, 2010 – Turkey
• Z. ubicki Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
• Z. uniformis Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina
• Z. union Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – Mexico
• Z. univittatus (Simon, 1897) – India
• Z. uquathus FitzPatrick, 2007 – South Africa
• Z. uronesae Melic, 2014 – Spain
• Z. vespertinus (Thorell, 1875) – France, Italy, Bulgaria, Macedonia
• Z. vikela FitzPatrick, 2007 – Senegal
• Z. viola Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. viveki Gajbe, 2005 – India
• Z. wallacei Melic, Silva & Barrientos, 2016 – Portugal, Spain
• Z. wuchangensis Schenkel, 1963 – China, Korea
• Z. wunderlichi Blick, 2017 – Turkey
• Z. xerophilus Levy, 1998 – Israel
• Z. xiaoi Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1999 – China
• Z. yani Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1999 – China
• Z. yinae Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
• Z. yogeshi Gajbe, 2005 – India
• Z. yosemite Platnick & Shadab, 1983 – USA
• Z. zekharya Levy, 2009 – Cyprus, Israel, Iran
• Z. zellensis Grimm, 1982 – Germany, Austria
• Z. zephyrus Kamura, 1999 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• Z. zhaoi Platnick & Song, 1986 – Russia (Far East), China
• Z. zhengi Platnick & Song, 1986 – China
• Z. zhui Yang & Tang, 2003 – China
• Z. zin Levy, 1998 – Israel
• Z. zonognathus (Purcell, 1907) – West, Central, Southern Africa

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