''Stenaelurillus'' 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 ...

jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiderscomprising 13% of spider species. Jumping s ...

that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in

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 ...

, with some species found in

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

, including

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 ...

. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the

carapace A carapace is a dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tortoises, the unde ...

, and both sexes show strong bristles around the eyes. The name is a combination of the Greek ''sten-'' "narrow" and the salticid 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 ...

''.

Species

it contains forty-six species, found only in Africa and Asia: *''

Stenaelurillus abramovi ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Logunov, 2008 –

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 ...

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

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Stenaelurillus albopunctatus ''Stenaelurillus albopunctatus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Kenya. The spider is medium-sized, with a cephalothorax between long and abdomen between long. It has two white stripes on its carap ...

'' 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. ...

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Stenaelurillus albus ''Stenaelurillus albus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in India. It was first described in 2015 by Pothalil A. Sebastian, Pradeep M. Sankaran, Jobi J. Malamel and Mathew M. Joseph. The spider was firs ...

'' Sebastian, Sankaran, Malamel & Joseph, 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 ...

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Stenaelurillus arambagensis ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' (Biswas & Biswas, 1992) – India *''

Stenaelurillus bandama ''Stenaelurillus bandama'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Ivory Coast. Named after the country where it was first found, it was first described in 2018 by Dmitri Logunov and Galina Azarkina. The spi ...

'' Logunov & Azarkina, 2018 – Ivory Coast *''

Stenaelurillus belihuloya ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitud ...

'' Logunov & Azarkina, 2018 –

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, ...

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Stenaelurillus brandbergensis ''Stenaelurillus brandbergensis'', synonym ''Mashonarus brandbergensis'', is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Namibia. It was first described in 2006 by Wanda Wesołowska and placed in the genus '' Mash ...

'' ( Wesolowska, 2006) –

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 ...

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Stenaelurillus darwini ''Stenaelurillus darwini'' is a jumping spider species found in 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; Keny ...

'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 –

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 ...

, Kenya *''

Stenaelurillus furcatus ''Stenaelurillus furcatus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Namibia. It was first described in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska. The spider is small, with a brown cephalothorax between in length and a blac ...

'' Wesolowska, 2014 – Namibia *''

Stenaelurillus fuscatus ''Stenaelurillus fuscatus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Kenya and Tanzania. The species was first identified in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska & Anthony Russell-Smith, and named for the Latin word for ...

'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Kenya, Tanzania *''

Stenaelurillus fuscus ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Cao & Li, 2016 –

*'' Stenaelurillus gabrieli'' Prajapati, Murthappa, Sankaran & Sebastian, 2016 – India *''

Stenaelurillus glaber ''Stenaelurillus glaber'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Uganda. It was first described in 2011 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. Only the male has been ...

'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 –

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

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Stenaelurillus guttatus ''Stenaelurillus guttatus'', synonym ''Mashonarus guttatus'', is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was first described in 2002 by Wanda Wesołowska and Meg S. Cumming. It ...

'' (Wesolowska & Cumming, 2002) – Namibia,

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

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 ...

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Stenaelurillus guttiger ''Stenaelurillus guttiger'' (synonyms ''Aelurillus guttiger'' and ''Stenaelurillus natalensis'') is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that is native to southern Africa. It was first described in 1901 by Eugène Simon ba ...

'' (Simon, 1901) – Botswana,

Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...

, Zimbabwe,

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

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Stenaelurillus hirsutus ''Stenaelurillus hirsutus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Central Africa, Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. The species name is the Latin word for hairy and the genus name is rela ...

'' Lessert, 1927 –

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 ...

, Ghana, Congo,

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 ...

, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya *'' Stenaelurillus ignobilis'' Wesolowska & Cumming, 2011 – Zimbabwe *''

Stenaelurillus iubatus ''Stenaelurillus iubatus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Stenaelurillus'' that in endemic to Nigeria. It was first described in 2011 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. The spider is medium-sized, with a brown carapac ...

'' Wesolowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria *''

Stenaelurillus jagannathae ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of Salticidae, jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitud ...

'' Das, Malik & Vidhel, 2015 – India *''

Stenaelurillus jocquei ''Stenaelurillus jocquei'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Cameroon. It was first described in 2018 by Dmitri Logunov and Galina Azarkina. The spider is medium-sized, with a carapace between long an ...

'' Logunov & Azarkina, 2018 –

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

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Stenaelurillus kavango ''Stenaelurillus kavango'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Namibia. It was first described in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska from a holotype specimen found in the Kavango Region, after which it takes its ...

'' Wesolowska, 2014 – Namibia *''

Stenaelurillus kronestedti ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Próchniewicz & Heçiak, 1994 – Tanzania *''

Stenaelurillus latibulbis ''Stenaelurillus latibulbis'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. It was first described in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska. The spider is medium-sized, with a dark ...

'' Wesołowska, 2014 – Congo, Zambia *''

Stenaelurillus lesserti ''Stenaelurillus lesserti'' is a species of jumping spider found in southern India and Sri Lanka. The male has red and blue horizontal stripes on the front of the face while the female is dull. There are two transverse stripes on the prosoma T ...

'' Reimoser, 1934 – India, Sri Lanka *''

Stenaelurillus leucogrammus ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Simon, 1902 – Zimbabwe, Mozambique *''

Stenaelurillus mardanicus ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Ali & Maddison, 2018 –

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

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Stenaelurillus marusiki ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Logunov, 2001 –

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

*'' Stenaelurillus megamalai '' Sudhin, Sen & Caleb, 2023 – India *''

Stenaelurillus metallicus ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Caleb & Mathai, 2016 – India *'' Stenaelurillus minutus'' Song & Chai, 1991 – China *''

Stenaelurillus mirabilis ''Stenaelurillus mirabilis'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Kenya and Tanzania. It was first described in 2000 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. The spider is medium-sized, with a dark ...

'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 – Tanzania, Kenya *''

Stenaelurillus modestus ''Stenaelurillus modestus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in South Africa. The species is a specialist that preys on '' Odontotermes'' termites, although its venom is also effective against other prey ...

'' Wesołowska, 2014 – South Africa *''

Stenaelurillus nigricaudus ''Stenaelurillus nigricaudus'', synonyms ''Aelurillus sahariensis'' and ''Stenaelurillus nigritarsis'', is the type species of the genus '' Stenaelurillus''. It is a jumping spider that lives in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Niger and Sene ...

'' Simon, 1886 (

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Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

, Gambia, Senegal,

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...

*'' Stenaelurillus pecten'' Wesolowska, 2014 – Botswana, Zambia *''

Stenaelurillus pilosus ''Stenaelurillus pilosus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Stenaelurillus'' that is endemic to Nigeria. It was first described in 2011 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. The spider is medium-sized, with a brown carapac ...

'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria *''

Stenaelurillus pseudoguttatus ''Stenaelurillus pseudoguttatus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Namibia. The species was first described in 2018 by Dmitri Logunov and Galina Azarkina. The holotype had originally been described by ...

'' Logunov & Azarkina, 2018 – Namibia *''

Stenaelurillus sarojinae ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Caleb & Mathai, 2014 – India *''

Stenaelurillus senegalensis ''Stenaelurillus senegalensis'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Senegal. Named after the country where it was first found, it was first described in 2018 by Dmitri Logunov and Galina Azarkina. The sp ...

'' Logunov & Azarkina, 2018 – Senegal *'' Stenaelurillus siyamae'' Logunov & Azarkina, 2018 –

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 ...

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Stenaelurillus specularis ''Stenaelurillus specularis'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus '' Stenaelurillus'' that the endemic to Malawi. It was first described in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska. The spider is small, with a brown cephalothorax between in length and ...

'' Wesolowska, 2014 –

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

*'' Stenaelurillus strandi'' Caporiacco, 1939 –

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

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Stenaelurillus striolatus ''Stenaelurillus striolatus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Stenaelurillus'' that is endemic to Nigeria. It was first described in 2011 by Wanda Wesołowska and Anthony Russell-Smith. Only the male has been identified. The spider ...

'' Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria *''

Stenaelurillus sudanicus ''Stenaelurillus sudanicus'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Sudan. It was first described in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska. Only the female has been identified. The spider is small, with a brown cephalot ...

'' Wesolowska, 2014 – Sudan *''

Stenaelurillus termitophagus ''Stenaelurillus termitophagus'' is a species of spider in the jumping spider Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family (biology), family Salticidae. , this family contained over 600 species description, described gen ...

'' (Wesołowska & Cumming, 1999) – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa *'' Stenaelurillus triguttatus'' Simon, 1886 –

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...

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Stenaelurillus uniguttatus ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Lessert, 1925 – Ethiopia,

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 ...

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Stenaelurillus zambiensis ''Stenaelurillus zambiensis'' is a species of jumping spider in the genus ''Stenaelurillus'' that lives in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was first described in 2014 by Wanda Wesołowska. The spider is small, the male being smaller than the fem ...

'' Wesołowska, 2014 – Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Nomen dubium

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Stenaelurillus giovae ''Stenaelurillus'' is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. Most species live in Africa, with some species found in Asia, including China. All species have two white longitudinal stripes on the carapa ...

'' Caporiacco, 1936 * '' Stenaelurillus setosus'' (Thorell, 1895)

References

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