Carrhotus

Carrhotus
Male C. xanthogramma
Female C. xanthogramma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Carrhotus
Thorell, 1891[1]
Type species
C. viduus
(C. L. Koch, 1846)
Species

35, see text

Synonyms[1]

Carrhotus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.[4] The name is derived from the Greek Κάῤῥωτος.[4]

Distribution

Spiders in this genus are found in Asia, Europe, and Africa, with one species described from Brazil.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 35 species:[1]

  • Carrhotus affinis Caporiacco, 1934Libya
  • Carrhotus albolineatus (C. L. Koch, 1846)Indonesia (Java)
  • Carrhotus albosetosus Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2022Sri Lanka
  • Carrhotus andhra Caleb, 2020India
  • Carrhotus atratus Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2022 – Sri Lanka
  • Carrhotus barbatus (Karsch, 1880)Philippines
  • Carrhotus bellus Wanless, 1984Seychelles
  • Carrhotus catagraphus Jastrzebski, 1999Nepal
  • Carrhotus coronatus (Simon, 1885)China, Vietnam to Indonesia (Java)
  • Carrhotus erus Jastrzebski, 1999 – India, Nepal
  • Carrhotus harringtoni Prószyński, 1992Madagascar
  • Carrhotus kamjeensis Jastrzebski, 1999Bhutan
  • Carrhotus lobatus Satkunanathan & Benjamin, 2022 – Sri Lanka
  • Carrhotus malayanus Prószyński, 1992Malaysia
  • Carrhotus occidentalis (Denis, 1947)Egypt
  • Carrhotus olivaceus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907) – Malaysia (Borneo)
  • Carrhotus operosus Jastrzebski, 1999 – Nepal
  • Carrhotus piperus Caleb & Sampathkumar, 2024 – India
  • Carrhotus qingzhaoae Wang & Li, 2023 – China (Hainan)
  • Carrhotus s-bulbosus Jastrzebski, 2009 – Nepal
  • Carrhotus samchiensis Jastrzebski, 1999 – Bhutan
  • Carrhotus sannio (Thorell, 1877)Réunion, China, Nepal, India to Vietnam and Indonesia (Sulawesi)
  • Carrhotus sarahcrewsae Cao & Li, 2016 – China
  • Carrhotus scriptus Simon, 1902Gabon
  • Carrhotus silanthi Caleb, 2020 – India, Sri Lanka
  • Carrhotus singularis Simon, 1902South Africa
  • Carrhotus spiridonovi Logunov, 2021 – India
  • Carrhotus subaffinis Caporiacco, 1947Ethiopia
  • Carrhotus sundaicus Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2010 – Indonesia (Lombok)
  • Carrhotus taprobanicus Simon, 1902 – Sri Lanka
  • Carrhotus tholpettyensis Sudhin, Nafin, Caleb & Sudhikumar, 2021 – India
  • Carrhotus tristis Thorell, 1895 – India, Myanmar, Taiwan
  • Carrhotus viduus (C. L. Koch, 1846)Iran, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Vietnam (type species)
  • Carrhotus viridiaureus (Simon, 1902)Brazil
  • Carrhotus xanthogramma (Latreille, 1819) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Korea, Japan

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Gen. Carrhotus Thorell, 1891". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  2. ^ Maddison, W. P. (2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". Journal of Arachnology. 43 (3): 249. doi:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292. S2CID 85680279.
  3. ^ Prószyński, J. (1984). "Atlas rysunków diagnostycznych mniej znanych Salticidae (Araneae)". Wyższa Szkola Rolniczo-Pedagogiczna, Siedlcach. 2: 16.
  4. ^ a b Thorell, T. (1891). "Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien". Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar. 24 (2): 1–149.