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Checklist for Family Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898 (Flat-bellied ground spiders)
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
304
1246
3927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
261
1060
3366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
613
2529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
69
602
2512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
572
2413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
570
2409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gnaphosoidea
Simon, 1893
3
52
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGnaphosidae
Pocock, 1898
Flat-bellied ground spiders, Ground spiders
49
266
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
49 Genera with 266 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTUZ
Anagraphis Simon, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Anzacia Dalmas, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Aphantaulax Simon, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Australoechemus Schmidt & Pi..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Berlandina Dalmas, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Camillina Berland, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Canariognapha Wunderlich, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Civizelotes Senglet, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodrassus Miller, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Drassodes Westring, 187223SpeciesTaxom
Drassyllinus Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Drassyllus Chamberlin, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Echemoides Mello-Leitao, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Echemus Simon, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Eleleis Simon, 20202SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosa Latreille, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Haplodrassus Chamberlin, 187823SpeciesTaxom
Heser Tuneva, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Leptodrassex Murphy, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Leptodrassus Simon, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Leptopilos Levy, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Macarophaeus Wunderlich, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Marinarozelotes Ponomarev, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Micaria Westring, 188411SpeciesTaxom
Minosia Dalmas, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Minosiella Dalmas, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Nomisia Dalmas, 192111SpeciesTaxom
Odontodrassus Jézéquel, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Poecilochroa Westring, 18725SpeciesTaxom
Prodidomus Hentz, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Pseudodrassus Caporiacco, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Pterotricha Kulczynski, 192111SpeciesTaxom
Pterotrichina Dalmas, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Scopoides Platnick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Scotognapha Dalmas, 200114SpeciesTaxom
Scotophaeus Simon, 189317SpeciesTaxom
Setaphis Simon, 199613SpeciesTaxom
Smionia Dalmas, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Synaphosus Platnick & S..., 19243SpeciesTaxom
Talanites Simon, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Trachyzelotes Lohmander, 18264SpeciesTaxom
Trichothyse Tucker, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Turkozelotes Kovblyuk & S..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Urozelotes Mello-Leitao, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Zelominor Snazell & Mu..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Zelotes Gistel, 187245SpeciesTaxom
Zimirina Dalmas, 196413SpeciesTaxom
Zimiris Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
266 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anagraphis pallens Eugène Simon, 1893
Anzacia simoni Carl Friedri..., 1951San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Aphantaulax albini Jean Victor ..., 1826
Aphantaulax cincta Carl Ludwig ..., 1866
Aphantaulax trifasciata O. P.-Cambridge, 1872Nuttall's meadowbeauty
Australoechemus celer Karl Patters..., 1994
Australoechemus oecobiophilus Karl Patters..., 1994
Berlandina deserticola Raymond Comt..., 1921
Berlandina nigromaculata Blackwall, 1865
Berlandina piephoi Karl Patters..., 1994
Berlandina punica Raymond Comt..., 1921
Berlandina venatrix Octavius Pic..., 1874
Camillina cordifera Tullgren, 1910
Camillina longipes Nicolet, 1849
Canariognapha parwis Wunderlich, 2011
Civizelotes caucasius L. Koch, 1866
Civizelotes civicus Simon, 1878
Cryptodrassus helvolus O.Pickard-Ca..., 1872
Drassodes assimilatus Blackwall, 1865
Drassodes corticalis Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Drassodes crassipes Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Drassodes deserticola Eugène Simon, 1893
Drassodes distinctus Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Drassodes lapidosus Walckenaer, 1802
Drassodes luteomicans Eugène Simon, 1878
Drassodes lutescens C. L. Koch, 1839
Drassodes mauritanicus J. Denis, 1945
Drassodes nigroscriptus Eugène Simon, 1909
Drassodes nigroscriptus deminutus Simon, 1909
Drassodes nugatorius (Karsch, 1881)⇒ Anzacia simoni Carl Friedri..., 1951
Drassodes obscurus Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Drassodes persimilis (Denis, 1937)⇒ Drassodes lutescens C. L. Koch, 1839
Drassodes pubescens Thorell, 1856
Drassodes riedeli (Karl Patters..., 1968)⇒ Drassodes lutescens C. L. Koch, 1839
Drassodes rufipes Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Drassodes rugichelis J. Denis, 1962
Drassodes sockniensis Karsch, 1881
Drassodes soussensis J. Denis, 1956
Drassodes spinicrus Ludovico di ..., 1928
Drassodes tarrhunensis Karsch, 1881
Drassodes unicolor O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Drassyllinus aliter J. Wunderlich, 1988
Drassyllus orgilus (Chamberlin, 1922)⇒ Drassyllus dromeus Chamberlin, 1922
Echemoides rossi Norman I. Pl..., 1979
Echemus escalerai Eugène Simon, 1909
Echemus modestus Kulczynski, 1899
Echemus scutatus Eugène Simon, 1879
Eleleis luderitz Rodrigues & ..., 2020
Eleleis solitaria Rodrigues & ..., 2020
Gnaphosa afnourir Lecigne, 2025
Gnaphosa alacris Eugène Simon, 1878Nuttall's meadowbeauty
Gnaphosa cyrenaica Ludovico di ..., 1949
Gnaphosa tigrina Eugène Simon, 1878Nuttall's meadowbeauty
Gnaphosa zeugitana Pavesi, 1880
Haplodrassus canariensis Karl Patters..., 1977
Haplodrassus crassipes Lucas, 1846
Haplodrassus dalmatensis L. Koch, 1866Heath Grasper
Haplodrassus dalmatensis pictus Thorell, 1875
Haplodrassus dentifer Bosmans & Ab..., 2018
Haplodrassus deserticola Karl Patters..., 1996
Haplodrassus longivulva Bosmans & He..., 2018
Haplodrassus lyndae Abrous & Bos..., 2018
Haplodrassus minor O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Haplodrassus nigroscriptus Simon, 1909
Haplodrassus omissus O.Pickard-Ca..., 1872
Haplodrassus ovatus Bosmans & He..., 2018
Haplodrassus parvicorpus Roewer, 1951
Haplodrassus reginae Schmidt & Kr..., 1998
Haplodrassus rhodanicus Simon, 1914
Haplodrassus rufipes Lucas, 1846
Haplodrassus securifer Bosmans & Ab..., 2018
Haplodrassus seditiosus Ludovico di ..., 1928
Haplodrassus severus Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Haplodrassus signifer (C. L. Koch, 1839)⇒ Haplodrassus pugnans Simon, 1880
Haplodrassus spinicrus Caporiacco, 1928
Haplodrassus triangularis Bosmans, 2018
Haplodrassus typhon Simon, 1878
Heser bernardi Marinaro, 1967
Heser bonneti Marinaro, 1967
Heser hispanus Senglet, 2012
Heser nilicola O. Pickard-C..., 1874Stealthy ground spider
Heser schmitzi Kulczy?ski, 1899Stealthy ground spider
Leptodrassex algericus Raymond Comt..., 1919
Leptodrassex hylaestomachi Lucien Berland, 1934
Leptodrassus albidus Eugène Simon, 1914
Leptodrassus fragilis Raymond Comt..., 1919Sand dollar
Leptodrassus hylaestomachi (Berland, 1934)⇒ Leptodrassex hylaestomachi Lucien Berland, 1934
Leptodrassus punicus Raymond Comt..., 1919Sand dollar
Leptopilos pupa Raymond Comt..., 1919
Leptopilos tenerrimus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Macarophaeus cultior Kulczynski, 1899
Macarophaeus insignis Wunderlich, 2011
Macarophaeus varius Simon, 1893
Marinarozelotes huberti Platnick & M..., 1984
Marinarozelotes lyonneti Audouin, 1826
Megamyrmaekion algericum Eugène Simon, 1885
Megamyrmaekion caudatum (Reuss, 1834)⇒ Megamyrmaekion hula Gershom Levy, 2009
Megamyrmaekion hula Gershom Levy, 2009
Micaria albovittata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Micaria belezma Bosmans, 2000
Micaria corvina Eugène Simon, 1878Nuttall's meadowbeauty
Micaria dives Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Micaria fulgens Walckenaer, 1802
Micaria gomerae Embrik Strand, 1911
Micaria ignea Octavius Pic..., 1872
Micaria marchesii Caporiacco, 1936
Micaria pallipes Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Micaria romana (Hippolyte Lucas, 1846)⇒ Micaria albovittata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Micaria triguttata Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Minosia pharao occidentalis Dalmas, 1921
Minosia santschii Raymond Comt..., 1921
Minosia spinosissima Eugène Simon, 1878
Minosiella mediocris Raymond Comt..., 1921
Minosiella pharia Raymond Comt..., 1921
Nomisia amizmiz Lecigne, 2025
Nomisia castanea Raymond Comt..., 1921
Nomisia excerpta Octavius Pic..., 1872
Nomisia exornata Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Nomisia flavimana J. Denis, 1937
Nomisia fortis Raymond Comt..., 1921
Nomisia gomerensis Wunderlich, 2011
Nomisia graciliembolus Wunderlich, 2011
Nomisia musiva Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Nomisia recepta Pavesi, 1880
Nomisia tingitana Raymond Comt..., 1921
Odontodrassus mundulus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Poecilochroa albomaculata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Poecilochroa exoculata Lissner, 2024
Poecilochroa incompta Pavesi, 1880
Poecilochroa pugnax O. P.-Cambridge, 1874
Poecilochroa senilis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Prodidomus bicolor J. Denis, 1957
Prodidomus flavidus Eugène Simon, 1884
Prodidomus geniculosus R. de Dalmas, 1919Sand dollar
Prodidomus rollasoni Mordecai Cub..., 1964Sea cucumbers
Pseudodrassus quadridentatus Ludovico di ..., 1928
Pseudodrassus scorteccii Ludovico di ..., 1936
Pterotricha algerica Raymond Comt..., 1921
Pterotricha chazaliae Eugène Simon, 1895
Pterotricha conspersa Octavius Pic..., 1872
Pterotricha dalmasi Fage, 1929
Pterotricha egens J. Denis, 1966
Pterotricha insolita Raymond Comt..., 1921
Pterotricha lentiginosa Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Pterotricha paupercula J. Denis, 1966
Pterotricha quagga Pavesi, 1884
Pterotricha schaefferi Jean Victor ..., 1826
Pterotricha vicina Raymond Comt..., 1921
Pterotrichina elegans Raymond Comt..., 1921
Scopoides dominicanus J. Wunderlich, 2011
Scotognapha arcuata Wunderlich, 2011
Scotognapha atomaria (Raymond Comt..., 1920)⇒ Scotognapha costacalma Norman I. Pl..., 2001
Scotognapha brunnea Karl Patters..., 1980
Scotognapha canaricola (Embrik Strand, 1911)⇒ Scotognapha brunnea Karl Patters..., 1980
Scotognapha convexa Eugène Simon, 1883Ocellate gall midge
Scotognapha costacalma Norman I. Pl..., 2001
Scotognapha galletas Platnick, Ov..., 2001
Scotognapha haria Platnick, Ov..., 2001
Scotognapha juangrandica Platnick, Ov..., 2001
Scotognapha medano Platnick, Ov..., 2001
Scotognapha paivai Blackwall, 1864
Scotognapha taganana Platnick, Ov..., 2001
Scotognapha teideensis Wunderlich, 1992
Scotognapha wunderlichi Platnick, Ov..., 2001
Scotophaeus bifidus Karl Patters..., 1994
Scotophaeus blackwalli (Thorell, 1871)⇒ Scotophaeus peninsularis Carl Friedri..., 1928
Scotophaeus cultior (Kulczynski, 1899)⇒ Macarophaeus varius Simon, 1893
Scotophaeus dolanskyi Lissner, 2017
Scotophaeus gridellii Ludovico di ..., 1928
Scotophaeus hierro Karl Patters..., 1977
Scotophaeus insularis Lucien Berland, 1936
Scotophaeus jacksoni Lucien Berland, 1936
Scotophaeus mauckneri Karl Patters..., 1956Two-spined star fish
Scotophaeus microdon Ludovico di ..., 1933
Scotophaeus musculus Eugène Simon, 1878
Scotophaeus nanoides Wunderlich, 2011
Scotophaeus scutulatus Carl Ludwig ..., 1866
Scotophaeus tubicola Karl Patters..., 1990Australian lamprey
Scotophaeus typhlus Karl Patters..., 1994
Scotophaeus validus Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Scotophaeus varius (Eugène Simon, 1893)⇒ Macarophaeus varius Simon, 1893
Setaphis algerica Raymond Comt..., 1922
Setaphis atlantica Lucien Berland, 1936Rosy starfish
Setaphis canariensis Eugène Simon, 1883Ocellate gall midge
Setaphis carmeli Octavius Pic..., 1872
Setaphis fuscipes Eugène Simon, 1885
Setaphis gomerae Karl Patters..., 1981
Setaphis mollis Octavius Pic..., 1874
Setaphis murphyi Wunderlich, 2011
Setaphis salrei Karl Patters..., 1999
Setaphis simplex Eugène Simon, 1885
Setaphis spiribulbis J. Denis, 1952
Setaphis walteri Norman I. Pl..., 1996
Setaphis wunderlichi Norman I. Pl..., 1996
Smionia lineatipes William Fred..., 1908
Synaphosus intricatus J. Denis, 1947
Synaphosus minimus Ludovico di ..., 1936
Synaphosus syntheticus Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Talanites santschii Raymond Comt..., 1918
Trachyzelotes bardiae Caporiacco, 1928
Trachyzelotes holosericeus Simon, 1878
Trachyzelotes huberti Platnick & M..., 1984Blind catsharks
Trachyzelotes lyonneti Audouin, 1826Stealthy ground spider
Trichothyse pugnax O. Pickard-C..., 1874
Trichothyse senilis O. Pickard-C..., 1872
Turkozelotes africanus Lecigne, 2025
Urozelotes rusticus L. Koch, 1872Spider
Zelominor algericus Snazell & Jo..., 1997
Zelotes adolescentulus Denis, 1952
Zelotes aeneus Eugène Simon, 1878
Zelotes annamarieae Lissner, 2017
Zelotes atlanticus Eugène Simon, 1909
Zelotes barbarus Eugène Simon, 1885
Zelotes bernardi (Marinaro, 1967)⇒ Heser bernardi Marinaro, 1967
Zelotes bonneti (Marinaro, 1967)⇒ Heser bonneti Marinaro, 1967
Zelotes callidus (Eugène Simon, 1878)⇒ Civizelotes caucasius L. Koch, 1866
Zelotes civicus (Eugène Simon, 1878)⇒ Civizelotes civicus Simon, 1878
Zelotes criniger J. Denis, 1937
Zelotes davidi (Schenkel, 1963)⇒ Zelotes tortuosus Kamura, 1987
Zelotes erythrocephalus Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Zelotes fuscorufus Eugène Simon, 1878
Zelotes fuscotestaceus (Eugène Simon, 1878)⇒ Zelotes fuscorufus Eugène Simon, 1878
Zelotes gattefossei J. Denis, 1952
Zelotes henderickxi Bosselaers, 2012
Zelotes incertissimus Ludovico di ..., 1934
Zelotes kerimi Pavesi, 1880
Zelotes laetus Octavius Pic..., 1872Ground spider
Zelotes lagrecai Francesca di..., 1994African sawtail catshark
Zelotes lapiazi Lecigne, 2025
Zelotes longinquus Carl Ludwig ..., 1866
Zelotes longipes (L. Koch, 1866)⇒ Zelotes aeneus Eugène Simon, 1878
Zelotes manzae Embrik Strand, 1908
Zelotes meinsohni J. Denis, 1954
Zelotes nilicola (O. P.-Cambridge, 1874)⇒ Heser nilicola O. Pickard-C..., 1874
Zelotes oryx Eugène Simon, 1879
Zelotes paraegregius Wunderlich, 2012
Zelotes pediculatus Marinaro, 1967
Zelotes petrensis Carl Ludwig ..., 1839
Zelotes pluridentatus Marinaro, 1967
Zelotes poecilochroaeformis J. Denis, 1937
Zelotes quadridentatus Embrik Strand, 1906
Zelotes remyi J. Denis, 1954
Zelotes ruscinensis Eugène Simon, 1914
Zelotes salensis (Berland, 1936)⇒ Zelotes laetus Octavius Pic..., 1872
Zelotes schmitzi (Kulczynski, 1899)⇒ Heser schmitzi Kulczy?ski, 1899
Zelotes scrutatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Zelotes spadix Carl Ludwig ..., 1866
Zelotes stolidus Eugène Simon, 1879
Zelotes tarsalis Fage, 1929
Zelotes teidei (Karl Patters..., 1968)⇒ Zelotes manzae Embrik Strand, 1908
Zelotes tenuis (Carl Ludwig ..., 1866)⇒ Zelotes fulvaster Eugène Simon, 1878
Zelotes tortuosus Kamura, 1987
Zelotes tragicus (Octavius Pic..., 1872)⇒ Zelotes hermani Chyzer, 1897
Zimirina cineris Mordecai Cub..., 1964Sea cucumbers
Zimirina deserticola R. de Dalmas, 1919Sand dollar
Zimirina gomerae Joachim Schmidt, 1981
Zimirina grancanariensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Zimirina grandis
Zimirina hirsuta Mordecai Cub..., 1964Sea cucumbers
Zimirina lepida Blackwall, 1859
Zimirina moyaensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Zimirina nabavii Wunderlich, 2011
Zimirina penicillata Eugène Simon, 1893
Zimirina spinicymbia Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Zimirina tenuidens J. Denis, 1956
Zimirina vastitatis Mordecai Cub..., 1964Sea cucumbers
Zimiris doriae Simon, 1882
Zimiris doriai Eugène Simon, 1882

Subnodes of Gnaphosidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyDrassodinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEcheminae
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGnaphosinae
Pocock, 1898
1
22
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLaroninae
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMicariinae
20
139
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gnaphosidae at artfakta.se
Gnaphosidae at biodiversity.org.au
Gnaphosidae at dyntaxa.se
Gnaphosidae at gbif.org
Gnaphosidae at irmng.org
Gnaphosidae at itis.gov
Gnaphosidae at marinespecies.org