List of spider species of Madagascar

This is a list of spider species that occur on Madagascar. Unless otherwise noted, they are endemic (they occur nowhere else). Some cosmopolitan or pantropical species that occur also in Madagascar may be missing.

Araneidae

Acantharachne giltayi Lessert, 1938 Ã¢ÂÂ also Congo
Acantharachne madecassa Emerit, 2000
Acantharachne milloti Emerit, 2000
Acrosomoides acrosomoides (O. P.-Cambridge, 1879)
Arachnura scorpionoides Vinson, 1863 Ã¢ÂÂ also Congo, Ethiopia, Mauritius
Araneus isabella (Vinson, 1863)
Araneus kraepelini (Lenz, 1891)
Araneus lenzi (Roewer, 1942)
Araneus madagascaricus (Strand, 1908)
Araneus margitae (Strand, 1917)
Araneus nossibeus (Strand, 1907)
Araneus pallescens (Lenz, 1891)
Araneus saccalava (Strand, 1907)
Araneus sambava (Strand, 1907)
Argiope coquereli (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also Zanzibar
Argiope ranomafanensis BjÃÂ¸rn, 1997
Augusta glyphica (GuÃÂ©rin, 1839)
Caerostris cowani (Butler, 1882)
Caerostris darwini (Agnarsson, Kuntner & Blackledge, 2010)
Caerostris ecclesiigera (Butler, 1882)
Caerostris extrusa (Butler, 1882)
Caerostris hirsuta (Simon, 1895)
Caerostris mitralis (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also Central Africa
Caerostris sexcuspidata (Fabricius, 1793) Ã¢ÂÂ also Africa, Comoro Islands, Aldabra
Chorizopes antongilensis Emerit, 1997
Chorizopes casictones Kallal & Hormiga, 2019
Chorizopes madagascariensis Emerit, 1997
Clitaetra perroti Simon, 1894
Coelossia trituberculata Simon, 1903 Ã¢ÂÂ also Mauritius
Cyclosa hova Strand, 1907
Cyclosa sanctibenedicti (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also RÃÂ©union
Cyphalonotus columnifer Simon, 1903
Cyrtarachne madagascariensis Emerit, 2000
Cyrtarachne ixoides (Simon, 1870) Ã¢ÂÂ also Mediterranean to Georgia
Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889
Exechocentrus madilina Scharff & Hormiga, 2012
Gasteracantha rhomboidea madagascariensis Vinson, 1863
Gasteracantha rufithorax Simon, 1881
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta andrefanae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta bigoti Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta mangrovae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha thorelli Keyserling, 1864
Gasteracantha versicolor avaratrae Emerit, 1974
Gasteracantha versicolor formosa Vinson, 1863
Isoxya cowani (Butler, 1882)
Isoxya mahafalensis Emerit, 1974
Isoxya milloti Emerit, 1974
Isoxya reuteri (Lenz, 1886)
Larinia tamatave (Grasshoff, 1971)
Madacantha nossibeana (Strand, 1916)
Nemoscolus waterloti Berland, 1920
Neoscona angulatula (Schenkel, 1937) Ã¢ÂÂ also Aldabra, Kenya
Neoscona cereolella (Strand, 1907) Ã¢ÂÂ also Congo, East Africa
Neoscona moreli (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also Africa, Seychelles, RÃÂ©union, Mauritius; introduced to the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela to Argentina
Neoscona triangula mensamontella (Strand, 1907)
Nephila inaurata madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also South Africa to Seychelles
Nephila komaci (Kuntner & Coddington, 2009) Ã¢ÂÂ also South Africa
Nephila pilipes malagassa (Strand, 1907)
Nephila senegalensis hildebrandti Dahl, 1912
Nephilingis livida Vinson, 1863 Ã¢ÂÂ also Comoros, Mayotte and Seychelles
Paraplectana walleri (Blackwall, 1865) Ã¢ÂÂ also West, Central Africa
Pararaneus uncivulva (Strand, 1907)
Parmatergus coccinelloides Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus coccinelloides ambrae Emerit, 1994
Parmatergus lens Emerit, 1994
Pasilobus antongilensis Emerit, 2000
Pasilobus capuroni Emerit, 2000
Poltys kochi Keyserling, 1864 Ã¢ÂÂ also Mauritius
Poltys reuteri Lenz, 1886
Poltys vesicularis Simon, 1889
Prasonica albolimbata Simon, 1895 Ã¢ÂÂ also Congo
Prasonica seriata Simon, 1895 Ã¢ÂÂ also Africa
Prasonicella cavipalpis Grasshoff, 1971
Pronous tetralobus Simon, 1895
Pycnacantha fuscosa Simon, 1903
Thelacantha brevispina (Doleschall, 1857) Ã¢ÂÂ also India to Philippines, Australia

Archaeidae

Afrarchaea fisheri Lotz, 2003
Afrarchaea godfreyi (Hewitt, 1919) Ã¢ÂÂ also South Africa
Afrarchaea mahariraensis Lotz, 2003
Eriauchenius bourgini (Millot, 1948)
Eriauchenius jeanneli (Millot, 1948)
Eriauchenius legendrei (Platnick, 1991)
Eriauchenius pauliani (Legendre, 1970)
Eriauchenius ratsirarsoni (Lotz, 2003)
Eriauchenius tsingyensis (Lotz, 2003)
Eriauchenius vadoni (Millot, 1948)
Eriauchenius workmani O. P.-Cambridge, 1881
Madagascarchaea gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)

Barychelidae

Idioctis intertidalis (Benoit & Legendre, 1968) Ã¢ÂÂ also Seychelles
Tigidia alluaudi (Simon, 1902)
Tigidia bastardi (Simon, 1902)
Tigidia dubia (Strand, 1907)
Tigidia majori (Pocock, 1903)
Tigidia mathiauxi (Simon, 1902)
Tigidia processigera (Strand, 1907)
Tigidia typica (Strand, 1907)
Zophoryctes flavopilosus Simon, 1902

Clubionidae

Carteronius argenticomus (Keyserling, 1877)
Carteronius vittiger Simon, 1896
Clubiona hoffmanni Schenkel, 1937

Corinnidae

Castianeira majungae Simon, 1896
Cetonana aculifera (Strand, 1916)
Copa auroplumosa Strand, 1907
Copa lineata Simon, 1903
Corinna nossibeensis Strand, 1907
Orthobula sicca Simon, 1903
Paccius angulatus Platnick, 2000
Paccius elevatus Platnick, 2000
Paccius griswoldi Platnick, 2000
Paccius madagascariensis (Simon, 1889)
Paccius mucronatus Simon, 1898
Paccius quinteri Platnick, 2000
Paccius scharffi Platnick, 2000

Ctenidae

Mahafalytenus fo Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus fohy Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus hafa Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus isalo Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus osy Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus paosy Silva, 2007
Mahafalytenus tsilo Silva, 2007
Viridasius fasciatus (Lenz, 1886)
Vulsor isaloensis (Ono, 1993)
Vulsor penicillatus Simon, 1896
Vulsor quartus Strand, 1907
Vulsor quintus Strand, 1907
Vulsor septimus Strand, 1907
Vulsor sextus Strand, 1907

Cyatholipidae

Alaranea alba Griswold, 1997
Alaranea ardua Griswold, 1997
Alaranea betsileo Griswold, 1997
Alaranea merina Griswold, 1997
Ulwembua antsiranana Griswold, 1997
Ulwembua nigra Griswold, 2001
Ulwembua ranomafana Griswold, 1997
Vazaha toamasina Griswold, 1997

Deinopidae

Deinopis madagascariensis Lenz, 1886

Desidae

Desis crosslandi Pocock, 1902 Ã¢ÂÂ also Zanzibar

Dipluridae

Thelechoris rutenbergi Karsch, 1881
Thelechoris striatipes (Simon, 1889) Ã¢ÂÂ also East, Southern Africa

Eresidae

Stegodyphus mimosarum Pavesi, 1883 Ã¢ÂÂ also Africa
Stegodyphus simplicifrons Simon, 1906

Filistatidae

Andoharano decaryi (Fage, 1945)
Andoharano grandidieri (Simon, 1901)
Andoharano milloti Legendre, 1971
Andoharano monodi Legendre, 1971

Gallieniellidae

Gallieniella betroka Platnick, 1984
Gallieniella blanci Platnick, 1984
Gallieniella mygaloides Millot, 1947
Legendrena angavokely Platnick, 1984
Legendrena perinet Platnick, 1984
Legendrena rolandi Platnick, 1984
Legendrena rothi Platnick, 1995
Legendrena spiralis Platnick, 1995
Legendrena steineri Platnick, 1990
Legendrena tamatave Platnick, 1984

Gnaphosidae

Camillina fiana Platnick & Murphy, 1987 Ã¢ÂÂ also Comoro Islands
Camillina tsima Platnick & Murphy, 1987
Drassodes malagassicus (Butler, 1879)
Poecilochroa malagassa Strand, 1907
Scotophaeus nossibeensis Strand, 1907
Zelotes bastardi (Simon, 1896)
Zelotes madagascaricus (Strand, 1907)

Hersiliidae

Hersilia eloetsensis Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006
Hersilia fossulata Karsch, 1881
Hersilia insulana Strand, 1907
Hersilia madagascariensis (Wunderlich, 2004) Ã¢ÂÂ also Comoro Islands
Hersilia tamatavensis Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006
Hersilia vinsoni Lucas, 1869

Idiopidae

Genysa bicalcarata Simon, 1889
Genysa decorsei (Simon, 1902)
Hiboka geayi Fage, 1922

Linyphiidae

Helsdingenia extensa (Locket, 1968) Ã¢ÂÂ also St. Helena, Africa, Comoro Islands
Microlinyphia simoni van Helsdingen, 1970
Thapsagus pulcher Simon, 1894
Thyreobaeus scutiger Simon, 1889
Tmeticides araneiformis Strand, 1907

Liocranidae

Donuea decorsei (Simon, 1903)

Lycosidae

Arctosa atroventrosa (Lenz, 1886)
Geolycosa nossibeensis (Strand, 1907)
Geolycosa urbana hova (Strand, 1907)
Hognoides urbanides (Strand, 1907)
Lycosa madagascariensis Vinson, 1863
Lycosa signata Lenz, 1886
Ocyale fera Strand, 1908
Pardosa cinerascens (Roewer, 1951)
Pardosa vinsoni (Roewer, 1951)
Pardosa zorimorpha (Strand, 1907)
Tricassa madagascariensis JocquÃÂ© & Alderweireldt, 2001

Migidae

Micromesomma cowani Pocock, 1895
Paramigas alluaudi (Simon, 1903)
Paramigas andasibe Raven, 2001
Paramigas goodmani Griswold & Ledford, 2001
Paramigas macrops Griswold & Ledford, 2001
Paramigas manakambus Griswold & Ledford, 2001
Paramigas milloti Griswold & Ledford, 2001
Paramigas oracle Griswold & Ledford, 2001
Paramigas pauliani (Dresco & Canard, 1975)
Paramigas pectinatus Griswold & Ledford, 2001
Paramigas perroti (Simon, 1891)
Paramigas rothorum Griswold & Ledford, 2001
Thyropoeus malagasus (Strand, 1908)
Thyropoeus mirandus Pocock, 1895

Mimetidae

Ero lokobeana Emerit, 1996
Ero madagascariensis Emerit, 1996
Mimetus madacassus Emerit, 1996

Miturgidae

Cheiracanthium insulare (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also RÃÂ©union
Cheiracanthium leucophaeum Simon, 1897

Nemesiidae

Entypesa annulipes (Strand, 1907)
Entypesa nebulosa Simon, 1902

Oxyopidae

Hostus paroculus Simon, 1898
Oxyopes dumonti (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also East Africa to Seychelles
Oxyopes pallidecoloratus Strand, 1906 Ã¢ÂÂ also Ethiopia, Congo, East Africa
Peucetia lucasi (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also Comoro Islands
Peucetia madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also Comoro Islands

Philodromidae

Philodromus niveus Vinson, 1863
Thanatus philodromicus Strand, 1916

Pholcidae

Crossopriza nigrescens Millot, 1946
Leptopholcus sakalavensis Millot, 1946
Paramicromerys betsileo Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys coddingtoni Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys combesi (Millot, 1946)
Paramicromerys madagascariensis (Simon, 1893)
Paramicromerys mahira Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys manantenina Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys marojejy Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys megaceros (Millot, 1946)
Paramicromerys nampoinai Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys quinteri Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys rabeariveloi Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys ralamboi Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys rothorum Huber, 2003
Paramicromerys scharffi Huber, 2003
Pholcus lambertoni Millot, 1946
Smeringopus madagascariensis Millot, 1946
Spermophora ranomafana Huber, 2003
Spermophora vyvato Huber, 2003
Zatavua analalava Huber, 2003
Zatavua andrei (Millot, 1946)
Zatavua ankaranae (Millot, 1946)
Zatavua fagei (Millot, 1946)
Zatavua griswoldi Huber, 2003
Zatavua imerinensis (Millot, 1946)
Zatavua impudica (Millot, 1946)
Zatavua isalo Huber, 2003
Zatavua kely Huber, 2003
Zatavua madagascariensis (Fage, 1945)
Zatavua mahafaly Huber, 2003
Zatavua punctata (Millot, 1946)
Zatavua talatakely Huber, 2003
Zatavua tamatave Huber, 2003
Zatavua voahangyae Huber, 2003
Zatavua vohiparara Huber, 2003
Zatavua zanahary Huber, 2003

Phyxelididae

Ambohima pauliani Griswold, 1990
Ambohima sublima Griswold, 1990
Phyxelida fanivelona Griswold, 1990
Phyxelida malagasyana Griswold, 1990

Pisauridae

Caripetella madagascariensis (Lenz, 1886) Ã¢ÂÂ also Comoro Islands
Dolomedes saccalavus Strand, 1907
Hala impigra JocquÃÂ©, 1994
Hala paulyi JocquÃÂ©, 1994
Hygropoda madagascarica Strand, 1907
Hypsithylla linearis Simon, 1903
Maypacius bilineatus (Pavesi, 1895) Ã¢ÂÂ also Central, East Africa
Maypacius vittiger Simon, 1898
Paracladycnis vis Blandin, 1979
Ransonia mahasoana Blandin, 1979
Tallonia picta Simon, 1889
Thalassiopsis vachoni Roewer, 1955
Thalassius esimoni Sierwald, 1984
Thalassius leoninus Strand, 1916
Thalassius majungensis Strand, 1907
Tolma toreuta JocquÃÂ©, 1994

Salticidae

Asemonea ornatissima Peckham & Wheeler, 1889
Bavia albolineata Peckham & Peckham, 1885
Beata lineata (Vinson, 1863)
Brettus madagascarensis (Peckham & Peckham, 1903)
Carrhotus harringtoni PrÃÂ³szynski, 1992
Cyrba legendrei Wanless, 1984 Ã¢ÂÂ also Comoro Islands
Echinussa imerinensis Simon, 1901
Echinussa praedatoria (Keyserling, 1877)
Echinussa vibrabunda (Simon, 1886)
Evarcha madagascariensis PrÃÂ³szynski, 1992
Goleba lyra Maddison & Zhang, 2006
Goleba punctata (Peckham & Wheeler, 1888)
Goleta peckhami Simon, 1900
Goleta workmani (Peckham & Peckham, 1885)
Harmochirus bianoriformis (Strand, 1907) Ã¢ÂÂ also Central, East Africa
Heliophanus hamifer Simon, 1886 Ã¢ÂÂ also Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Seychelles
Heliophanus imerinensis Simon, 1901
Heliophanus innominatus Wesolowska, 1986
Heliophanus modicus Peckham & Peckham, 1903 Ã¢ÂÂ also South Africa
Heliophanus mucronatus Simon, 1901
Heliophanus orchesta Simon, 1886 Ã¢ÂÂ also Central, South Africa
Hispo cingulata Simon, 1886
Hispo frenata (Simon, 1900)
Hispo macfarlanei Wanless, 1981
Hispo pullata Wanless, 1981
Hispo sulcata Wanless, 1981
Hispo tenuis Wanless, 1981
Hyllus albomarginatus (Lenz, 1886)
Hyllus albooculatus (Vinson, 1863)
Hyllus bifasciatus Ono, 1993
Hyllus interrogationis (Strand, 1907)
Hyllus lugubrellus Strand, 1908
Hyllus lugubris (Vinson, 1863)
Hyllus madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)
Hyllus nossibeensis Strand, 1907
Hyllus vinsoni (Peckham & Peckham, 1885)
Hyllus virgillus Strand, 1907
Macopaeus spinosus Simon, 1900
Meleon madagascarensis (Wanless, 1978)
Meleon russata (Simon, 1900)
Myrmarachne andringitra Wanless, 1978
Myrmarachne augusta (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)
Myrmarachne cowani (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)
Myrmarachne diegoensis Wanless, 1978
Myrmarachne electrica (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)
Myrmarachne eugenei Wanless, 1978
Myrmarachne eumenes (Simon, 1900)
Myrmarachne longiventris (Simon, 1903)
Myrmarachne mahasoa Wanless, 1978
Myrmarachne nubilis Wanless, 1978
Myrmarachne peckhami Roewer, 1951
Myrmarachne ransoni Wanless, 1978
Myrmarachne simplexella Roewer, 1951
Myrmarachne volatilis (Peckham & Peckham, 1892) Ã¢ÂÂ also China, Vietnam
Natta chionogaster (Simon, 1901) Ã¢ÂÂ also Africa
Pachypoessa lacertosa Simon, 1902 Ã¢ÂÂ also Southern Africa
Padilla armata Peckham & Peckham, 1894
Padilla cornuta (Peckham & Peckham, 1885)
Padilla glauca Simon, 1900
Padilla lancearia Simon, 1900
Padilla mantis Simon, 1900
Padilla sartor Simon, 1900
Pandisus decorus Wanless, 1980
Pandisus modestus (Peckham & Wheeler, 1889)
Pandisus parvulus Wanless, 1980
Pandisus sarae Wanless, 1980
Pandisus scalaris Simon, 1900
Pharacocerus ebenauensis Strand, 1908
Pharacocerus sessor Simon, 1902
Phaulostylus furcifer Simon, 1902
Phaulostylus grammicus Simon, 1902
Phaulostylus grandidieri Simon, 1902
Phaulostylus leucolophus Simon, 1902
Pochyta albimana Simon, 1902
Poessa argenteofrenata Simon, 1902
Portia schultzi Karsch, 1878 Ã¢ÂÂ also Central, East, Southern Africa
Pseudicius unicus (Peckham & Peckham, 1894)
Quekettia georgius (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)
Salticus coronatus (CambouÃÂ©, 1887)
Thyene inflata (GerstÃÂ¤cker, 1873) Ã¢ÂÂ also Africa
Thyene tamatavi (Vinson, 1863)
Thyene varians Peckham & Peckham, 1901
Tomocyrba andasibe Maddison & Zhang, 2006
Tomocyrba barbata Simon, 1900
Tomocyrba decollata Simon, 1900

Scytodidae

Scytodes oswaldi Lenz, 1891

Segestriidae

Segestria madagascarensis Keyserling, 1877

Selenopidae

Anyphops benoiti Corronca, 1998
Garcorops madagascar Corronca, 2003
Garcorops paulyi Corronca, 2003
Hovops betsileo Corronca & RodrÃÂguez Artigas, 2011
Hovops legrasi (Simon, 1887)
Hovops lidiae Corronca & RodrÃÂguez Artigas, 2011
Hovops madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)
Hovops mariensis (Strand, 1908)
Hovops merina Corronca & RodrÃÂguez Artigas, 2011
Hovops modestus (Lenz, 1886)
Hovops pusillus (Simon, 1887)
Selenops ivohibe Corronca, 2005
Selenops vigilans Pocock, 1898 Ã¢ÂÂ also West, Central, East Africa

Sparassidae

Chrosioderma albidum Simon, 1897
Chrosioderma analalava Silva, 2005
Chrosioderma havia Silva, 2005
Chrosioderma mahavelona Silva, 2005
Chrosioderma mipentinapentina Silva, 2005
Chrosioderma namoroka Silva, 2005
Chrosioderma ranomafana Silva, 2005
Chrosioderma roaloha Silva, 2005
Chrosioderma soalala Silva, 2005
Damastes atrignathus Strand, 1908
Damastes coquereli Simon, 1880
Damastes coquereli affinis Strand, 1907
Damastes decoratus (Simon, 1897)
Damastes fasciolatus (Simon, 1903)
Damastes flavomaculatus Simon, 1880
Damastes grandidieri Simon, 1880
Damastes majungensis Strand, 1907
Damastes malagassus (Fage, 1926)
Damastes malagasus (Karsch, 1881)
Damastes masculinus Strand, 1908
Damastes nossibeensis Strand, 1907
Damastes oswaldi Lenz, 1891
Damastes pallidus (Schenkel, 1937)
Damastes sikoranus Strand, 1906
Eusparassus laterifuscus Strand, 1908
Megaloremmius leo Simon, 1903
Olios coenobitus Fage, 1926
Olios erraticus Fage, 1926
Olios lamarcki (Latreille, 1806) Ã¢ÂÂ also Madagascar to Sri Lanka, India
Olios malagassus Strand, 1907
Olios malagassus septifer Strand, 1908
Olios mordax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1899)
Olios nossibeensis Strand, 1907
Olios pusillus Simon, 1880
Olios subpusillus Strand, 1907
Palystes convexus Strand, 1907
Palystes spiralis Strand, 1907
Rhitymna hildebrandti JÃÂ¤rvi, 1914
Rhitymna imerinensis (Vinson, 1863)
Staianus acuminatus Simon, 1889

Stiphidiidae

Ischalea incerta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1877)

Synaphridae

Africepheia madagascariensis Miller, 2007
Synaphris schlingeri Miller, 2007
Synaphris toliara Miller, 2007

Tengellidae

Calamistrula evanescens Dahl, 1901

Tetrablemmidae

Shearella browni (Shear, 1978)

Tetragnathidae

Diphya pumila Simon, 1888
Leucauge lechei Strand, 1908
Leucauge tetragnathella Strand, 1907
Leucauge undulata (Vinson, 1863) Ã¢ÂÂ also Ethiopia, East Africa, Rodrigues Island
Orsinome vorkampiana Strand, 1907
Pachygnatha longipes Simon, 1894
Tetragnatha protensa Walckenaer, 1842 Ã¢ÂÂ also Madagascar to Australia, New Caledonia, Palau

Theraphosidae

Encyocrates raffrayi Simon, 1892
Monocentropus lambertoni Fage, 1922
Phoneyusa bouvieri Berland, 1917

Theridiidae

Anelosimus andasibe Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
Anelosimus decaryi (Fage, 1930) Ã¢ÂÂ also Aldabra
Anelosimus may Agnarsson, 2005
Anelosimus nazariani Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
Anelosimus sallee Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
Anelosimus salut Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
Anelosimus vondrona Agnarsson & Kuntner, 2005
Argyrodes abscissus O. P.-Cambridge, 1880
Argyrodes meus Strand, 1907
Argyrodes minax O. P.-Cambridge, 1880 Ã¢ÂÂ also Comoro Islands
Argyrodes sextuberculosus Strand, 1908 Ã¢ÂÂ also Mozambique
Asygyna coddingtoni Agnarsson, 2006
Asygyna huberi Agnarsson, 2006
Crustulina ambigua Simon, 1889
Dipoena transversisulcata Strand, 1908
Latrodectus menavodi Vinson, 1863 Ã¢ÂÂ also Comoro Islands
Latrodectus obscurior Dahl, 1902 Ã¢ÂÂ also Cape Verde Islands
Phoroncidia aurata O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Phoroncidia quadrispinella Strand, 1907
Phoroncidia rubroargentea Berland, 1913
Phycosoma excisum (Simon, 1889)
Theridion decemperlatum (Simon, 1889)
Theridion lacticolor Berland, 1920 Ã¢ÂÂ also Kenya, Yemen
Theridion quadrilineatum Lenz, 1886
Theridula perlata Simon, 1889
Theridula theriella Strand, 1907
Thwaitesia argenteosquamata (Lenz, 1891)
Thwaitesia aureosignata (Lenz, 1891)
Thwaitesia pulcherrima Butler, 1882
Tidarren apartiolum Knoflach & van Harten, 2006
Tidarren dasyglossa Knoflach & van Harten, 2006
Tidarren ephemerum Knoflach & van Harten, 2006
Tidarren horaki Knoflach & van Harten, 2006
Tidarren obtusum Knoflach & van Harten, 2006

Thomisidae

Apyretina catenulata (Simon, 1903)
Apyretina nigra (Simon, 1903)
Apyretina pentagona (Simon, 1895)
Apyretina quinquenotata (Simon, 1903)
Apyretina tessera (Simon, 1903)
Cyriogonus fuscitarsis Strand, 1908
Cyriogonus lactifer Simon, 1886
Cyriogonus rutenbergi (Karsch, 1881)
Cyriogonus simoni Lenz, 1891
Cyriogonus triquetrus Simon, 1886
Cyriogonus vinsoni (Thorell, 1875)
Diaea nakajimai Ono, 1993
Diplotychus longulus Simon, 1903
Emplesiogonus scutulatus Simon, 1903
Emplesiogonus striatus Simon, 1903
Firmicus bimaculatus (Simon, 1886)
Geraesta bilobata Simon, 1897
Geraesta hirta Simon, 1889
Herbessus decorsei Simon, 1903
Iphoctesis echinipes Simon, 1903
Lampertia pulchra Strand, 1907
Phrynarachne clavigera Simon, 1903
Phrynarachne pusiola Simon, 1903
Plastonomus octoguttatus Simon, 1903
Pseudoporrhopis granum Simon, 1886
Pyresthesis laevis (Keyserling, 1877)
Runcinia oculifrons Strand, 1907
Soelteria nigra Dahl, 1907
Stephanopis octolobata Simon, 1886
Stephanopis rhomboidalis Simon, 1886
Synema hildebrandti Dahl, 1907
Synema lunulatum Dahl, 1907
Synema obscurifrons Dahl, 1907
Synema obscuripes Dahl, 1907
Tharrhalea cerussata Simon, 1886
Tharrhalea semiargentea Simon, 1895
Tharrhalea superpicta Simon, 1886
Thomisus boesenbergi Lenz, 1891
Thomisus lamperti Strand, 1907
Thomisus madagascariensis Comellini, 1957
Thomisus madagascariensis pallidus Comellini, 1957
Thomisus nossibeensis Strand, 1907
Trichopagis manicata Simon, 1886 Ã¢ÂÂ also Gabon, Guinea, South Africa
Xysticus hepaticus Simon, 1903

Trochanteriidae

Platyoides mailaka Platnick, 1985
Platyoides velonus Platnick, 1985

Udubidae

Uduba dahli Simon, 1903
Uduba madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)
Zorodictyna inhonesta (Simon, 1906)
Zorodictyna oswaldi (Lenz, 1891)

Uloboridae

Uloborus aureus Vinson, 1863
Uloborus vanillarum Vinson, 1863
Uloborus velutinus Butler, 1882

Zodariidae

Aschema madagascariensis (Strand, 1907)
Madrela angusta (Simon, 1889)

References

(2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
Corronca, J.A. & RodrÃÂguez Artigas, S.M. 2011. New species of the Madagascan genus Hovops Benoit, 1968 (Araneae: Selenopidae), with a description of the H. madagascariensis male and an identification key. African Invertebrates 52 (2): 295-310.https://web.archive.org/web/20111021081536/http://www.africaninvertebrates.org.za/Corronca_RodriguezArtigas_2011_52_2_521.aspx