''Cheiracanthium'', commonly called yellow sac spiders, is a

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araneomorph The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (taran ...

spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae, and was first described by

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in 1839. They are usually pale in colour, and have an

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that can range from yellow to beige. Both sexes range in size from . They are unique among common house spiders because their tarsi do not point either outward, like members of '' Tegenaria'', or inward, like members of ''

Araneus ''Araneus'' is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species, among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider. The genus was erected by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1757. Description Spiders of this genus prese ...

'', making them easier to identify.

Venom

Though they are beneficial predators in agricultural fields, they are also known to be mildly venomous to humans. Painful bites may be incurred from species such as '' C. punctorium'' in

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, '' C. mildei'' in Europe and

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, '' C. inclusum'' in the

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, ''C. lawrencei'' in

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and ''C. japonicum'' in

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. ''Cheiracanthium'' venom is purportedly

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, and can cause

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, inflammation, swelling, and lesions in humans, but the necrotic nature and severity of its bite has been disputed. A study of twenty confirmed ''Cheiracanthium'' bites in the United States and Australia found that none resulted in necrosis, and a review of the international literature on 39 verified Cheiracanthium bites found only one case of mild necrosis in the European species Cheiracanthium_punctorium, ''C. punctorium''.

Misconceptions

A theory that these spiders were attracted to the smell of gasoline was involved in a Mazda6, series of consumer vehicle callbacks in which spiderwebs had blocked fuel lines, but it has since been disproven by a study which found that the juvenile yellow sac spiders were attracted to the hose material itself.

Species

''Cheiracanthium'' is primarily an Old World genus, with many species found from northern

, from Southern Africa to India and Australia. The only known species in the New World are ''C. inclusum'' and ''C. mildei''. While the former also occurs in Africa and Réunion, the latter is found in the Holarctic region and Argentina. They can also be found in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The genus is quite diverse in Africa and at least three or four species are known to occur in Egyptian cotton fields alone. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 231 species, found in the Caribbean, South America, Oceania, Europe, Central America, Africa, Asia, North America, and on Saint Helena: *''Cheiracanthium abbreviatum, C. abbreviatum'' Eugène Simon, Simon, 1878 – France, Denmark *''Cheiracanthium aculeatum, C. aculeatum'' Simon, 1884 – Africa *''Cheiracanthium aden, C. aden'' Lotz, 2007 – Yemen *''Cheiracanthium adjacens, C. adjacens'' Octavius Pickard-Cambridge, O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 – China (Yarkant County, Yarkand), Karakorum *''Cheiracanthium adjacensoides, C. adjacensoides'' Song, Chen & Hou, 1990 – India, China, Taiwan, Philippines *''Cheiracanthium africanum, C. africanum'' Lessert, 1921 – Africa, Madagascar, Réunion *''Cheiracanthium aizwalense, C. aizwalense'' Biswas & Biswas, 2007 – India *''Cheiracanthium aladanense, C. aladanense'' Lotz, 2007 – Yemen *''Cheiracanthium albidulum, C. albidulum'' (John Blackwall, Blackwall, 1859) – Madeira *''Cheiracanthium algarvense, C. algarvense'' Wunderlich, 2012 – Portugal, Spain; synonym of ''Cheiracanthium annulipes'' *''Cheiracanthium ambrense, C. ambrense'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium ampijoroa, C. ampijoroa'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium andamanense, C. andamanense'' (Tikader, 1977) - India *''Cheiracanthium andranomay, C. andranomay'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium angolense, C. angolense'' Lotz, 2007 – Angola, Zimbabwe,

*''Cheiracanthium angulitarse, C. angulitarse'' Simon, 1878 – Spain, France (Corsica), Italy, Hungary, Romania *''Cheiracanthium anjozorobe, C. anjozorobe'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium annulipes, C. annulipes'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 – Spain, Egypt, Israel *''Cheiracanthium antungense, C. antungense'' Chen & Huang, 2012 – Taiwan *''Cheiracanthium apia, C. apia'' Norman I. Platnick, Platnick, 1998 – Samoa *''Cheiracanthium approximatum, C. approximatum'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 – China (Yarkand) *''Cheiracanthium arcilongum, C. arcilongum'' Li & Zhang, 2023 – China *''Cheiracanthium ashleyi, C. ashleyi'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium auenati, C. auenati'' Lodovico di Caporiacco, Caporiacco, 1936 – Libya *''Cheiracanthium auriculatum, C. auriculatum'' Zhang, Zhang & Yu, 2018 – China *''Cheiracanthium bannaensis, C. bannaensis'' Li & Zhang, 2024 – China *''Cheiracanthium bantaengi, C. bantaengi'' Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *''Cheiracanthium barbarum, C. barbarum'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria *''Cheiracanthium bawanglingense, C. bawanglingense'' Li & Zhang, 2024 – China (Hainan) *''Cheiracanthium bifurcatum, C. bifurcatum'' Li & Zhang, 2024 – China *''Cheiracanthium boendense, C. boendense'' Lotz, 2015 – Central Africa, Congo *''Cheiracanthium brevicalcaratum, C. brevicalcaratum'' L. Koch, 1873 – Indonesia (Lombok), Australia (Western Australia) *''Cheiracanthium brevidens, C. brevidens'' Kroneberg, 1875 – Central Asia *''Cheiracanthium brevispinum, C. brevispinum'' Song, Feng & Shang, 1982 – China, Korea *''Cheiracanthium buri, C. buri'' Esyunin & Efimik, 202 - Russia *''Cheiracanthium campestre, C. campestre'' Lohmander, 1944 – Sweden, Denmark, Central Europe, Romania, Ukraine, Russia (

) *''Cheiracanthium canariense, C. canariense'' Wunderlich, 1987 – Canary Is., Turkey, Egypt *''Cheiracanthium catindigae, C. catindigae'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *''Cheiracanthium caudatum, C. caudatum'' (Tamerlan Thorell, Thorell, 1887) – Myanmar *''Cheiracanthium chayuense, C. chayuense'' Li & Zhang, 2019 - China *''Cheiracanthium circulum, C. circulum'' Li & Zhang, 2023 – China *''Cheiracanthium conflexum, C. conflexum'' Simon, 1906 – India *''Cheiracanthium conspersum, C. conspersum'' (Thorell, 1891) – India (Nicobar Is.) *''Cheiracanthium crucigerum, C. crucigerum'' Rainbow, 1920 – Australia (Norfolk Is.) *''Cheiracanthium danieli, C. danieli'' B. K. Tikader, Tikader, 1975 – India *''Cheiracanthium daofeng, C. daofeng'' Yu & Li, 2020 - China *''Cheiracanthium daquilium, C. daquilium'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Indonesia, Philippines *''Cheiracanthium debile, C. debile'' Simon, 1890 – Chad, Yemen *''Cheiracanthium denisi, C. denisi'' Caporiacco, 1939 – Ethiopia, Congo *''Cheiracanthium digitatum, C. digitatum'' Li & Zhang, 2023 – China *''Cheiracanthium dippenaarae, C. dippenaarae'' Lotz, 2007 – South Africa *''Cheiracanthium duanbi, C. duanbi'' Yu & Li, 2020 - China *''Cheiracanthium echinulatum, C. echinulatum'' Zhang, Zhang & Yu, 2018 – China *''Cheiracanthium effossum, C. effossum'' Herman, 1879 – Central to eastern Europe *''Cheiracanthium elegans, C. elegans'' Thorell, 1875 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to south Siberia), Kazakhstan, Central Asia *''Cheiracanthium equestre, C. equestre'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – Libya, Egypt *''Cheiracanthium erraticum, C. erraticum'' (Charles Athanase Walckenaer, Walckenaer, 1802) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Iran, Central Asia, China, Korea,

*''Cheiracanthium eutittha, C. eutittha'' Bösenberg & Embrik Strand, Strand, 1906 – Taiwan, Japan, Korea? *''Cheiracanthium excavatum, C. excavatum'' Rainbow, 1920 – Australia (Norfolk Is.) *''Cheiracanthium exilipes, C. exilipes'' (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria *''Cheiracanthium exquestitum, C. exquestitum'' Zhang & Zhu, 1993 – China *''Cheiracanthium falcatum, C. falcatum'' Chen, Huang, Chen & Wang, 2006 – Taiwan *''Cheiracanthium falcis, C. falcis'' Lotz, 2015 – Gabon *''Cheiracanthium festae, C. festae'' Pavesi, 1895 – Israel *''Cheiracanthium fibrosum, C. fibrosum'' Zhang, Hu & Zhu, 1994 – China *''Cheiracanthium filiapophysium, C. filiapophysium'' Chen & Huang, 2012 – Taiwan *''Cheiracanthium fisheri, C. fisheri'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium floresense, C. floresense'' Wunderlich, 2008 – Azores *''Cheiracanthium foordi, C. foordi'' Lotz, 2015 – South Africa *''Cheiracanthium foulpointense, C. foulpointense'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium fujianense, C. fujianense'' Gong, 1983 – China *''Cheiracanthium fulvotestaceum, C. fulvotestaceum'' Simon, 1878 – France *''Cheiracanthium furax, C. furax'' L. Koch, 1873 – Samoa *''Cheiracanthium furculatum, C. furculatum'' Ferdinand Karsch, Karsch, 1879 – Cape Verde Is., Africa, Madagascar, Comoros *''Cheiracanthium ghanaense, C. ghanaense'' Lotz, 2015 – Ghana *''Cheiracanthium gobi, C. gobi'' Günter Schmidt (arachnologist), Schmidt & Barensteiner, 2000 – China *''Cheiracanthium gou, C. gou'' Yu & Li, 2020 - China *''Cheiracanthium gracile, C. gracile'' L. Koch, 1873 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales) *''Cheiracanthium gratum, C. gratum'' Władysław Kulczyński, Kulczyński, 1897 – Germany, Hungary *''Cheiracanthium griswoldi, C. griswoldi'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium hainanense, C. hainanense'' (Li & Zhang, 2024) – China (Hainan) *''Cheiracanthium halophilum, C. halophilum'' Schmidt & Piepho, 1994 – Cape Verde Is. *''Cheiracanthium haroniense, C. haroniense'' Lotz, 2007 – Zimbabwe *''Cheiracanthium himalayense, C. himalayense'' Gravely, 1931 – India *''Cheiracanthium hypocyrtum, C. hypocyrtum'' Zhang & Zhu, 1993 – China *''Cheiracanthium ienisteai, C. ienisteai'' Sterghiu, 1985 – Romania, Albania *''Cheiracanthium ilicis, C. ilicis'' Morano & Bonal, 2016 – Spain *''Cheiracanthium impressum, C. impressum'' Thorell, 1881 – Australia (Queensland) *''Cheiracanthium incertum, C. incertum'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 – Sri Lanka *'' C. inclusum'' (Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, Hentz, 1847) –

, Central America, Caribbean, South America. Introduced to Réunion *''Cheiracanthium incomptum, C. incomptum'' (Thorell, 1891) – India (Nicobar Is.) *''Cheiracanthium indicum, C. indicum'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – India, Sri Lanka *''Cheiracanthium inflatum, C. inflatum'' Wang & Zhang, 2013 – China *''Cheiracanthium inornatum, C. inornatum'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – India *''Cheiracanthium insigne, C. insigne'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, China *''Cheiracanthium insulanum, C. insulanum'' (Thorell, 1878) – China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Taiwan *''Cheiracanthium insulare, C. insulare'' (Vinson, 1863) – Madagascar, Réunion *''Cheiracanthium iranicum, C. iranicum'' Esyunin & Alireza Zamani, Zamani, 2020 - Iran *''Cheiracanthium isiacum, C. isiacum'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – Libya, Egypt *''Cheiracanthium itakeum, C. itakeum'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *''Cheiracanthium jabalpurense, C. jabalpurense'' Majumder & Tikader, 1991 – India *''Cheiracanthium japonicum, C. japonicum'' Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 – China, Korea, Japan *''Cheiracanthium jiuquan, C. jiuquan'' Li & Zhang, 2023 – China *''Cheiracanthium jocquei, C. jocquei'' Lotz, 2014 – Comoros, Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium joculare, C. joculare'' Simon, 1910 – São Tomé and Príncipe *''Cheiracanthium jorgeense, C. jorgeense'' Wunderlich, 2008 – Azores *''Cheiracanthium jovium, C. jovium'' Denis, 1947 – Egypt *''Cheiracanthium kabalense, C. kabalense'' Lotz, 2015 – Uganda *''Cheiracanthium kakamega, C. kakamega'' Lotz, 2015 – Kenya *''Cheiracanthium kakumense, C. kakumense'' Lotz, 2015 – Ivory Coast, Ghana, Congo *''Cheiracanthium kashmirense, C. kashmirense'' Majumder & Tikader, 1991 – India *''Cheiracanthium kazachstanicum, C. kazachstanicum'' Ponomarev, 2007 – Kazakhstan *''Cheiracanthium kenyaense, C. kenyaense'' Lotz, 2007 – Africa *''Cheiracanthium kibonotense, C. kibonotense'' Lessert, 1921 – Ethiopia, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda *''Cheiracanthium klabati, C. klabati'' Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *''Cheiracanthium knipperi, C. knipperi'' Lotz, 2011 – Tanzania *''Cheiracanthium kupense, C. kupense'' Lotz, 2007 – Cameroon *''Cheiracanthium lanceolatum, C. lanceolatum'' Chrysanthus, 1967 – Indonesia (New Guinea) *''Cheiracanthium lascivum, C. lascivum'' Karsch, 1879 – Russia (Sakhalin), China, Korea, Japan *''Cheiracanthium leucophaeum, C. leucophaeum'' Simon, 1897 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium ligawsolanum, C. ligawsolanum'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *''Cheiracanthium liplikeum, C. liplikeum'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *''Cheiracanthium liuyangense, C. liuyangense'' Xie, Yin, Yan & Kim, 1996 – China *''Cheiracanthium lompobattangi, C. lompobattangi'' Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *''Cheiracanthium longipes, C. longipes'' (Thorell, 1890) – Indonesia (Sumatra) *''Cheiracanthium ludovici, C. ludovici'' Lessert, 1921 – Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium lukiense, C. lukiense'' Lotz, 2015 – Congo *''Cheiracanthium macedonicum, C. macedonicum'' Drensky, 1921 – Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Macedonia (region), Macedonia, Bulgaria; synonym of ''Cheiraignotum macedonicum'' *''Cheiracanthium madagascarense, C. madagascarense'' Lotz, 2014 – Comoros, Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium mahajanga, C. mahajanga'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium malkini, C. malkini'' Lotz, 2007 – Nigeria *''Cheiracanthium mangiferae, C. mangiferae'' Workman, 1896 – Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra) *''Cheiracanthium maraisi, C. maraisi'' Lotz, 2007 – Namibia, Botswana *''Cheiracanthium margaritae, C. margaritae'' Sterghiu, 1985 – Romania *''Cheiracanthium marplesi, C. marplesi'' Chrysanthus, 1967 – Indonesia (New Guinea) *''Cheiracanthium mayombense, C. mayombense'' Lotz, 2015 – Congo *''Cheiracanthium melanostomum, C. melanostomum'' (Thorell, 1895) – India, Bangladesh, Myanmar *''Cheiracanthium mertoni, C. mertoni'' Strand, 1911 – Indonesia (Aru Is.) *'' C. mildei'' L. Koch, 1864 – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Middle East, Caucasus, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia. Introduced to North America, Argentina *''Cheiracanthium minahassae, C. minahassae'' Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *''Cheiracanthium minshullae, C. minshullae'' Lotz, 2007 – Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa *''Cheiracanthium minusculum, C. minusculum'' Zamani & Marusik, 2025 – Iran *''Cheiracanthium minutum, C. minutum'' Baba & Tanikawa, 2024 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.) *''Cheiracanthium molle, C. molle'' L. Koch, 1875 – Africa, Saudi Arabia *''Cheiracanthium mondrainense, C. mondrainense'' Barbara York Main, Main, 1954 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Cheiracanthium mongolicum, C. mongolicum'' Schenkel, 1963 – Mongolia *''Cheiracanthium monstrum, C. monstrum'' Zamani & Marusik, 2025 – Iran *''Cheiracanthium montanum, C. montanum'' L. Koch, 1877 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran *''Cheiracanthium mordax, C. mordax'' L. Koch, 1866 – Japan, Australia, New Hebrides, Samoa, Solomon Is., Tonga?, French Polynesia? *''Cheiracanthium murinum, C. murinum'' (Thorell, 1895) – India, Myanmar *''Cheiracanthium mysorense, C. mysorense'' Majumder & Tikader, 1991 – India, Bangladesh *''Cheiracanthium nalsaroverense, C. nalsaroverense'' Patel & Patel, 1973 – India *''Cheiracanthium nervosum, C. nervosum'' Simon, 1909 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Cheiracanthium nickeli, C. nickeli'' Lotz, 2011 – Mauritania *''Cheiracanthium occidentale, C. occidentale'' L. Koch, 1882 – Spain (Minorca), Italy *''Cheiracanthium olliforme, C. olliforme'' Zhang & Zhu, 1993 – China *''Cheiracanthium oncognathum, C. oncognathum'' Thorell, 1871 – Europe *''Cheiracanthium pauriense, C. pauriense'' Majumder & Tikader, 1991 – India *''Cheiracanthium pelasgicum, C. pelasgicum'' (C. L. Koch, 1837) – Southern and eastern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe) to Tajikistan *''Cheiracanthium pennatum, C. pennatum'' Simon, 1878 – Southern Europe, Romania *''Cheiracanthium pennuliferum, C. pennuliferum'' Simon, 1909 – Australia (Western Australia) *''Cheiracanthium pennyi, C. pennyi'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to south Siberia), Iran, Central Asia, China *''Cheiracanthium peregrinum, C. peregrinum'' Thorell, 1899 – Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon *''Cheiracanthium pichoni, C. pichoni'' Schenkel, 1963 – China *''Cheiracanthium poonaense, C. poonaense'' Majumder & Tikader, 1991 – India *''Cheiracanthium potanini, C. potanini'' Schenkel, 1963 – China *''Cheiracanthium punctipedellum, C. punctipedellum'' Caporiacco, 1949 – Congo, Rwanda, Kenya *'' C. punctorium'' (Villers, 1789) (Type species, type) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to south Siberia), Iran, Central Asia *''Cheiracanthium punjabense, C. punjabense'' Sadana & Bajaj, 1980 – India *''Cheiracanthium ransoni, C. ransoni'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium rehobothense, C. rehobothense'' Strand, 1915 – Israel *''Cheiracanthium rothi, C. rothi'' Lotz, 2014 – Madagascar *''Cheiracanthium ruandana, C. ruandana'' (Strand, 1916) - Rwanda *''Cheiracanthium rupicola, C. rupicola'' (Thorell, 1897) – Myanmar, China, Indonesia *''Cheiracanthium rupestre, C. rupestre'' Herman, 1879 - Eastern Europe; ''nomen dubium'' (dubious name) *''Cheiracanthium russellsmithi, C. russellsmithi'' Lotz, 2007 – Ethiopia *''Cheiracanthium rwandense, C. rwandense'' Lotz, 2011 – Rwanda *''Cheiracanthium saccharanalis, C. saccharanalis'' Mukhtar, 2015 – Pakistan *''Cheiracanthium sadanai, C. sadanai'' Tikader, 1976 - India *''Cheiracanthium sakoemicum, C. sakoemicum'' Carl Friedrich Roewer, Roewer, 1938 – New Guinea *''Cheiracanthium salsicola, C. salsicola'' Simon, 1932 – France *''Cheiracanthium sambii, C. sambii'' Patel & Reddy, 1991 – India *''Cheiracanthium sansibaricum, C. sansibaricum'' Strand, 1907 – Ivory Coast to Zanzibar *''Cheiracanthium saraswatii, C. saraswatii'' Tikader, 1962 – India *''Cheiracanthium schenkeli, C. schenkeli'' Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa *''Cheiracanthium seidlitzi, C. seidlitzi'' L. Koch, 1864 – Mediterranean to Central Asia *''Cheiracanthium seshii, C. seshii'' Patel & Reddy, 1991 – India *''Cheiracanthium shilabira, C. shilabira'' Lotz, 2015 – Congo, Kenya *''Cheiracanthium shiluvanense, C. shiluvanense'' Lotz, 2007 – South Africa *''Cheiracanthium sikkimense, C. sikkimense'' Majumder & Tikader, 1991 – India, Bangladesh *''Cheiracanthium silaceum, C. silaceum'' Rainbow, 1897 – Australia (New South Wales) *''Cheiracanthium simaoense, C. simaoense'' Zhang & Yin, 1999 – China *''Cheiracanthium simplex, C. simplex'' Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon, Nigeria *''Cheiracanthium sistani, C. sistani'' Zamani & Marusik, 2025 – Iran *''Cheiracanthium siwi, C. siwi'' El-Hennawy, 2001 – Egypt *''Cheiracanthium solidum, C. solidum'' Zhang, Zhu & Hu, 1993 – China *''Cheiracanthium soputani, C. soputani'' Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi) *''Cheiracanthium spectabile, C. spectabile'' (Thorell, 1887) – Myanmar *''Cheiracanthium sphaericum, C. sphaericum'' Zhang, Zhu & Hu, 1993 – China *''Cheiracanthium stratioticum, C. stratioticum'' L. Koch, 1873 – New Zealand, Australia (Tasmania) *''Cheiracanthium streblowi, C. streblowi'' L. Koch, 1879 – Russia (Middle and south Siberia) *''Cheiracanthium subinsulanum, C. subinsulanum'' Li & Zhang, 2019 - China *''Cheiracanthium submordax, C. submordax'' Zhang, Zhu & Hu, 1993 – China, Taiwan, Japan *''Cheiracanthium taegense, C. taegense'' Paik, 1990 – China, Korea, Japan *''Cheiracanthium tagorei, C. tagorei'' Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2003 – Bangladesh *''Cheiracanthium taiwanicum, C. taiwanicum'' Chen, Huang, Chen & Wang, 2006 – China, Taiwan *''Cheiracanthium tanmoyi, C. tanmoyi'' Biswas & Roy, 2005 – India *''Cheiracanthium tanzanense, C. tanzanense'' Lotz, 2015 – Tanzania *''Cheiracanthium taprobanense, C. taprobanense'' Strand, 1907 – Sri Lanka *''Cheiracanthium tenue, C. tenue'' L. Koch, 1873 – Australia (Queensland) *''Cheiracanthium tetragnathoide, C. tetragnathoide'' Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya *''Cheiracanthium tigbauanense, C. tigbauanense'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *''Cheiracanthium torricellianum, C. torricellianum'' Strand, 1911 – New Guinea *''Cheiracanthium torsivum, C. torsivum'' Chen & Huang, 2012 – Taiwan *''Cheiracanthium triviale, C. triviale'' (Thorell, 1895) – India, Myanmar *''Cheiracanthium trivittatum, C. trivittatum'' Simon, 1906 – India *''Cheiracanthium truncatum, C. truncatum'' (Thorell, 1895) – Myanmar *''Cheiracanthium turanicum, C. turanicum'' Kroneberg, 1875 – Uzbekistan, Tajikistan *''Cheiracanthium turiae, C. turiae'' Strand, 1917 – Thailand to Australia (Queensland) *''Cheiracanthium uncinatum, C. uncinatum'' Paik, 1985 – China, Korea *''Cheiracanthium unicum, C. unicum'' Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 – Korea, Japan, China, Laos *''Cheiracanthium vankhedei, C. vankhedei'' Marusik & Fomichev, 2016 – Mongolia *''Cheiracanthium vansoni, C. vansoni'' Lawrence, 1936 – Southern Africa *''Cheiracanthium verdense, C. verdense'' Lotz, 2011 – Cape Verde Is. *''Cheiracanthium virescens, C. virescens'' (Carl Jakob Sundevall, Sundevall, 1833) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Iran, China *''Cheiracanthium vorax, C. vorax'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – India *''Cheiracanthium warsai, C. warsai'' Mukhtar, 2015 – Pakistan *''Cheiracanthium wiehlei, C. wiehlei'' Chrysanthus, 1967 – New Guinea *''Cheiracanthium wilma, C. wilma'' (Benoit, 1977) – St. Helena *''Cheiracanthium wuquan, C. wuquan'' Yu & Li, 2020 - China *''Cheiracanthium xinjiangense, C. xinjiangense'' Li & Zhang, 2023 – China *''Cheiracanthium zebrinum, C. zebrinum'' Savelyeva, 1972 – Russia (south Siberia), Kazakhstan *''Cheiracanthium zhejiangense, C. zhejiangense'' Hu & Song, 1982 – China, Korea

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1245731 Cheiracanthium, Cheiracanthiidae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch

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