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Stenaelurillus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Arachnida

Family
  
Salticidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Chelicerata

Infraorder
  
Araneomorphae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

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Similar
  
Aelurillinae, Phlegra, Phintella, Harmochirus, Pancorius

Stenaelurillus is a genus of spiders in the Salticidae family (jumping spiders).

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Appearance

All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapace, both sexes show strong bristles around the eyes.

Distribution

Species of this genus occur from South Africa to China. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia.

Name

The genus name is combined from Greek sten- "narrow" and the salticid genus Aelurillus.

Species

  • Stenaelurillus abramovi Logunov, 2008 — Vietnam
  • Stenaelurillus albopunctatus Caporiacco, 1949 — Kenya
  • Stenaelurillus ambiguus Denis, 1966 — Libya
  • Stenaelurillus cristatus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Ghana, Tanzania
  • Stenaelurillus darwini Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania
  • Stenaelurillus fuscatus Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania
  • Stenaelurillus giovae Caporiacco, 1936 — Libya
  • Stenaelurillus guttiger (Simon, 1901) — Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Stenaelurillus hainanensis Peng, 1995 — China
  • Stenaelurillus hirsutus Lessert, 1927 — Congo basin
  • Stenaelurillus kronestedti Prochniewicz & Heciak, 1994 — Tanzania
  • Stenaelurillus lesserti Reimoser, 1934 — India
  • Stenaelurillus leucogrammus Simon, 1902 — Southern Africa
  • Stenaelurillus marusiki Logunov, 2001 — Iran
  • Stenaelurillus minutus Song & Chai, 1991 — China
  • Stenaelurillus mirabilis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 — Tanzania
  • Stenaelurillus natalensis Haddad & Wesołowska, 2006 — South Africa
  • Stenaelurillus nigricaudus Simon, 1886 — Algeria, Gambia, Senegal
  • Stenaelurillus sarojinae Caleb & Mathai, 2014 — India
  • Stenaelurillus setosus (Thorell, 1895) — Burma
  • Stenaelurillus strandi Caporiacco, 1939 — Ethiopia
  • Stenaelurillus triguttatus Simon, 1886 — Tibet
  • Stenaelurillus uniguttatus Lessert, 1925 — Ethiopia, East Africa
  • Stenaelurillus werneri Simon, 1906 — Egypt to Uganda
  • References

    Stenaelurillus Wikipedia