''Coscinida'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.

Species

it contains seventeen species, found in Asia, Europe, and Africa: *'' Coscinida asiatica'' Zhu & Zhang, 1992 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

*'' Coscinida conica'' Yang, Irfan & Peng, 2019 – China *'' Coscinida coreana'' Paik, 1995 –

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

*'' Coscinida decemguttata'' Miller, 1970 – Congo *'' Coscinida gentilis'' Simon, 1895 –

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

*'' Coscinida hunanensis'' Yin, Peng & Bao, 2006 – China *'' Coscinida japonica'' Yoshida, 1994 –

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

*'' Coscinida leviorum'' Locket, 1968 –

Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...

*'' Coscinida lugubris'' ( Tullgren, 1910) –

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

*'' Coscinida novemnotata'' Simon, 1895 – Sri Lanka *'' Coscinida proboscidea'' Simon, 1899 –

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

(

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

) *'' Coscinida propinqua'' Miller, 1970 – Angola *'' Coscinida shimenensis'' Yin, Peng & Bao, 2006 – China *'' Coscinida tibialis'' Simon, 1895 ( type) –

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

, southern Europe,

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

, Yemen. Introduced to Thailand *'' Coscinida triangulifera'' Simon, 1904 – Sri Lanka, Indonesia (

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

) *'' Coscinida ulleungensis'' Paik, 1995 – Korea *'' Coscinida yei'' Yin & Bao, 2012 – China Formerly included: *''C. subtilis'' Simon, 1895 (Transferred to '' Stemmops'')

References

Theridiidae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Theridiidae {{Theridiidae-stub

Species

See also

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