Coleosoma is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1882.
Distribution
Spiders in this genus are found all over the world.
Species
, this genus includes ten species:
- Coleosoma acutiventer <small>(Keyserling, 1884)</small> â USA to Argentina
- Coleosoma africanum <small>Schmidt & Krause, 1995</small> â Cape Verde
- Coleosoma blandum <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882</small> â Seychelles, India, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, China, Japan. Introduced to Seychelles, Hawaii (type species)
- Coleosoma caliothripsum <small>Barrion & , 1995</small> â Philippines
- Coleosoma floridanum <small>Banks, 1900</small> â North, Central and South America. Introduced to Europe, Macaronesia, West Africa, Seychelles, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, China, Japan, Pacific Islands
- Coleosoma matinikum <small>Barrion & Litsinger, 1995</small> â Philippines
- Coleosoma normale <small>Bryant, 1944</small> â USA to Brazil
- Coleosoma octomaculatum <small>( & Strand, 1906)</small> â Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan. Introduced to New Zealand
- Coleosoma pabilogum <small>Barrion & Litsinger, 1995</small> â Philippines
- Coleosoma pseudoblandum <small>Barrion & Litsinger, 1995</small> â Philippines
Formerly included:
- C. adamsoni <small>(Berland, 1934)</small> (Transferred to Platnickina)
- C. margaritum <small>Yoshida, 1985</small> (Transferred to Neottiura)
In synonymy:
- C. acrobeles = Coleosoma blandum <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882</small>
- C. albovittatum = Coleosoma floridanum <small>Banks, 1900</small>
- C. aleipata = Coleosoma floridanum <small>Banks, 1900</small>
- C. antheae = Coleosoma floridanum <small>Banks, 1900</small>
- C. conurum = Coleosoma blandum <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882</small>
- C. delebile = Coleosoma floridanum <small>Banks, 1900</small>
- C. flavipes <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895</small> = Coleosoma acutiventer <small>(Keyserling, 1884)</small>
- C. floridanum = Coleosoma acutiventer <small>(Keyserling, 1884)</small>
- C. interruptum = Coleosoma floridanum <small>Banks, 1900</small>
- C. nigripalpe = Coleosoma acutiventer <small>(Keyserling, 1884)</small>
- C. rapanae = Coleosoma floridanum <small>Banks, 1900</small>
- C. saispotum <small>Barrion & Litsinger, 1995</small> = Coleosoma floridanum <small>Banks, 1900</small>
- C. semicinctum <small>(Banks, 1914)</small> = Coleosoma floridanum <small>Banks, 1900</small>
- C. vituperabile = Coleosoma blandum <small>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882</small>
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