Chariobas

Chariobas
Female C. navigator
Male C. lineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Zodariidae
Genus: Chariobas
Simon
Type species
Chariobas cylindraceus
Species

5, see text

Chariobas is an African genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae with five described species. It was first erected in 1893 by Eugène Simon.

Distribution

All species are found in Africa from Ethiopia to West and southern Africa, with three species endemic to South Africa.

Species

As of September 2025, this genus includes five species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Genus Chariobas". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Simon, Eugène Louis (1893), Histoire naturelle des araignées, vol. 1 (2nd ed.), Paris: Roret, doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973, p. 318