Filistata
Encyclopedia
Filistata is a genus of spiders that occurs mainly in Eurasia
up to North Africa
and the Canary Islands
, with one species found in Mexico
.
Eurasia
Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
up to North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
and the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, with one species found in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
Species
- Filistata afghana RoewerCarl Friedrich RoewerCarl Friedrich Roewer was a German arachnologist. He concentrated on harvestmen, where he described almost a third of today's known species, but also almost 700 taxa of spiders and numerous Solifugae....
, 1962 (Afghanistan) - Filistata annulipes Kulczynski, 1908 (Cyprus)
- Filistata brignolii Alayón, 1981 (Mexico)
- Filistata canariensis Schmidt, 1976 (Canary Is.)
- Filistata chiardolae Caporiacco, 1934 (Karakorum)
- Filistata fuscata Kishida, 1943 (Micronesia)
- Filistata gibsonhilli Savory, 1943 (Christmas Is.)
- Filistata gomerensis Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.)
- Filistata insidiatrixFilistata insidiatrixFilistata insidiatrix is a spider species that occurs in the Mediterranean up to Turkmenistan, and on the Cape Verde Islands.It is the biggest filistatid species, with females up to 14mm . These slender brown spiders have long pedipalps. Of the eight eyes, two appear white and are easily discerned...
(Forskål, 1775) (Mediterranean to Turkmenistan, Cape Verde Is.) - Filistata longiventris Yaginuma, 1967 (Japan)
- Filistata marginata Kishida, 1936 (Taiwan, Japan)
- Filistata napadensis Patel, 1975 (India)
- Filistata pseudogomerensis Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.)
- Filistata puta O. P-CambridgeOctavius Pickard-CambridgeThe Reverend Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS was an English clergyman and zoologist.Pickard-Cambridge was born in Bloxworth rectory, Dorset, the fifth son of Revd George Pickard, rector and squire of Bloxworth: the family changed their name to Pickard-Cambridge in 1848...
, 1876 (North Africa, Syria) - Filistata rufa Caporiacco, 1934 (Karakorum)
- Filistata seclusa O. P.-Cambridge, 1885 (Yarkand, Karakorum, Himalayas)
- Filistata tarimuensis Hu & Wu, 1989 (China)
- Filistata teideensis Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.)
- Filistata tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992 (Canary Is.)
- Filistata xizanensis Hu, Hu & Li, 1987 (Tibet)