''Langona'' 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 ...

spider Spiders (order (biology), order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude spider silk, silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and ran ...

s in the family

Salticidae Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family (biology), family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 species description, described genus, genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spide ...

(jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus ''

Aelurillus ''Aelurillus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Description Species of the genus ''Aelurillus'' are typically about 7 mm long in females, and up to five mm in males. They are stout, squat-shaped and rather f ...

''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

Aelurillini in the

clade In biology, a clade (), also known as a Monophyly, monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that is composed of a common ancestor and all of its descendants. Clades are the fundamental unit of cladistics, a modern approach t ...

Saltafresia. In 2017, it was grouped with nine other genera of jumping spiders under the name Aelurillines.

Species

As of May 2023, the genus contains 45 species: * ''

Langona albolinea ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' Caleb & Mathai, 2015 –

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

* ''

Langona alfensis ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' Heciak & Prószynski, 1983 –

Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...

* ''

Langona aperta ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' (Denis, 1958) –

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

* ''

Langona atrata ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' Peng & Li, 2008 –

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 ...

* ''

Langona avara ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' Peckham & Peckham, 1903 –

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and ...

* ''

Langona bethae ''Langona bethae'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Langona'' that lives in Botswana and Zimbabwe. The male was first described in 2011 by Wanda Wesołowska and Meg Cumming. The spider is large with a cephalothorax between long an ...

'' Wesołowska & Cumming, 2011 – Botswana, Zimbabwe * ''

Langona bhutanica ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' Prószynski, 1978 –

Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...

* ''

Langona biangula ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' Peng, Li & Yang, 2004 – China * ''

Langona bisecta ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' Lawrence, 1927 –

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

* ''

Langona bitumorata ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' Próchniewicz & Heciak, 1994 –

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 ...

* '' Langona bristowei''

Berland Berland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *André Berland (1940–2025), French historian and biographer *Bjørn Berland (born 1977), Norwegian footballer *Eliezer Berland (born 1937), Israeli Breslov rabbi *François Berléan ...

& Millot, 1941 –

West West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance langu ...

Central Africa Central Africa (French language, French: ''Afrique centrale''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''África central''; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''África Central'') is a subregion of the African continent comprising various countries accordin ...

* '' Langona davidi'' (Caleb, Mungkung & Mathai, 2015) – India * '' Langona fusca'' Wesołowska, 2011 –

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

* '' Langona goaensis'' Prószynski, 1992 –

* ''

Langona hirsuta ''Langona hirsuta'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Langona'' that lives in South Africa. It was first described in 2011 by Charles Haddad and Wanda Wesołowska. The spider is large with a carapace between long and a abdomen betw ...

'' Wesołowska, 2011 – South Africa * '' Langona hongkong'' Song et al., 1997 –

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

* '' Langona improcera'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania * '' Langona kurracheensis'' Heciak & Prószynski, 1983 – India * '' Langona lotzi'' Wesołowska, 2011 – Lesotho, South Africa * ''

Langona maculata ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus ''Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aeluri ...

'' Peng, Li & Yang, 2004 – China * '' Langona magna'' Caporiacco, 1947 –

East Africa East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the Africa, African continent, distinguished by its unique geographical, historical, and cultural landscape. Defined in varying scopes, the regi ...

* '' Langona maindroni'' (Simon, 1886) –

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

* '' Langona mallezi'' (Denis, 1947) –

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

* ''

Langona manicata ''Langona manicata'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Langona'' that lives in South Africa. The spider was first described by Eugène Simon in 1901. It is large, between long, the female larger than the male. The female has a white ...

'' Simon, 1901 – South Africa * '' Langona mediocris'' Wesołowska, 2000 – Zimbabwe * '' Langona minima'' Caporiacco, 1949 –

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

* '' Langona oreni'' Prószynski, 2000 –

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 ...

* '' Langona pallida'' Prószynski, 1993 –

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...

, Afghanistan * '' Langona pallidula'' Logunov & Rakov, 1998 –

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ash ...

* '' Langona pattayensis'' Żabka & Patoleta, 2020 –

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

* '' Langona pecten'' Próchniewicz & Heciak, 1994 – Kenya, Tanzania * '' Langona pilosa'' Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia * '' Langona recta'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast * ''

Langona redii ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus '' Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aelur ...

'' (Audouin, 1826) – Egypt, Israel,

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

* ''

Langona sabulosa ''Langona sabulosa'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Langona'' that lives in Namibia. It was first described in 2011 by Wanda Wesołowska. The spider is large with a cephalothorax between long and a abdomen between . The female i ...

'' Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia * '' Langona senegalensis'' Berland & Millot, 1941 – Senegal * ''

Langona simoni ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus ''Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the tribe Aeluri ...

'' Heciak & Prószynski, 1983 – India * ''

Langona tartarica ''Langona'' is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). ''Langona'' species are similar to those of the genus ''Aelurillus''. In 2015, it was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina. The subtribe is allocated to the Tribe (biolog ...

'' (Charitonov, 1946) –

Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...

, China * '' Langona tigrina'' (Simon, 1885) – India * '' Langona tortuosa'' Wesołowska, 2011 – Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe * '' Langona trifoveolata'' (Lessert, 1927) –

Congo Basin The Congo Basin () is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known as west equatorial Africa. The Congo Basin region is sometimes known simply as the Congo. It contains some of the larg ...

* '' Langona ukualuthensis'' Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia * '' Langona vitiosa'' Wesołowska, 2006 – Namibia * '' Langona warchalowskii'' Wesołowska, 2007 – South Africa * '' Langona zimbabwensis'' Wesołowska & Cumming, 2011 – Zimbabwe

Footnotes

References

* * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q117505 Salticidae Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Salticidae genera