Menemerus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1868. They are long, flattened in shape, and very hairy, usually with brown and grayish hairs. Most species have white edges on the thorax. The abdomen is often oval, or sometimes elongated or rounded.
Distribution Menemerus are found worldwide in warmer climates.
Species
, this genus includes 64 species:
Menemerus affinis Wesołowska & van Harten, 2010 – United Arab Emirates Menemerus animatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 – Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, North Africa, Sudan, Greece, Turkey, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq Menemerus arabicus Prószyński, 1993 – Saudi Arabia Menemerus bicolor G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1896 – Guatemala Menemerus bifurcus Wesołowska, 1999 – Southern Africa Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour, 1831) – Africa. Introduced to North, Central and South America, St. Helena, southern Europe, Turkey, India, China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Australia, Pacific Islands Menemerus brachygnathus (Thorell, 1887) – India to China, Japan and Malaysia. Introduced to Argentina Menemerus brevibulbis (Thorell, 1887) – Senegal to India Menemerus carlini (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1903) – Zimbabwe, South Africa Menemerus congoensis Lessert, 1927 – Sudan to South Africa Menemerus cummingorum Wesołowska, 2007 – Zimbabwe Menemerus davidi Prószyński & Wesołowska, 1999 – North Africa, Israel, Jordan Menemerus desertus Wesołowska, 1999 – Algeria Menemerus dimidius (Schmidt, 1976) – Canary Islands Menemerus dubius Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Uganda Menemerus eburnensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast Menemerus errabundus Logunov, 2010 – Israel, Iran Menemerus fagei Berland & Millot, 1941 – Canary Islands, West Africa, Algeria, Malta, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Yemen, Israel Menemerus felix Hogg, 1922 – Vietnam Menemerus foordi Haddad & Wesołowska, 2024 – South Africa Menemerus formosus Wesołowska, 1999 – Kenya Menemerus fulvus (L. Koch, 1878) – India to China and Japan Menemerus guttatus Wesołowska, 1999 – Morocco Menemerus illigeri (Audouin, 1826) – Portugal, North Africa, Middle East, St. Helena Menemerus kochi Bryant, 1942 – Virgin Islands Menemerus legalli Berland & Millot, 1941 – Mali Menemerus legendrei Schenkel, 1963 – China Menemerus lesnei Lessert, 1936 – Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe Menemerus lesserti Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa Menemerus lobatus Wesołowska & Henrard, 2025 – Guinea Menemerus magnificus Wesołowska, 1999 – Cameroon Menemerus marginalis (Banks, 1909) – Costa Rica Menemerus marginatus (Kroneberg, 1875) – Caucasus (Russia, Azerbaijan), Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India Menemerus meridionalis Wesołowska, 1999 – South Africa Menemerus minshullae Wesołowska, 1999 – Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa Menemerus mirabilis Wesołowska, 1999 – Ethiopia Menemerus modestus Wesołowska, 1999 – Algeria, Tunisia Menemerus namibicus Wesołowska, 1999 – Namibia Menemerus natalis Wesołowska, 1999 – South Africa Menemerus niangbo Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022 – Ivory Coast Menemerus nigeriensis Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2011 – Nigeria Menemerus nigli Wesołowska & Freudenschuss, 2012 – Pakistan, India, Thailand. Introduced to Brazil Menemerus pallescens Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen Menemerus paradoxus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – Yemen Menemerus patellaris Wesołowska & van Harten, 2007 – Yemen Menemerus pentamaculatus Hu, 2001 – China Menemerus pilosus Wesołowska, 1999 – Namibia, South Africa Menemerus placidus Wesołowska, 1999 – Namibia Menemerus plenus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994 – Yemen Menemerus pulcher Wesołowska, 1999 – Mauritania Menemerus rabaudi Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea Menemerus regius Wesołowska, 1999 – Ethiopia Menemerus rubicundus Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia, South Africa Menemerus sabulosus Wesołowska, 1999 – Namibia Menemerus semilimbatus (Hahn, 1829) – Canary Islands, Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran. Introduced to Argentina, Chile, United States (type species) Menemerus sengleti Logunov, 2023 – Iran Menemerus soldani (Audouin, 1826) – Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt Menemerus taeniatus (L. Koch, 1867) – Mediterranean to Caucasus. Introduced to Argentina Menemerus transvaalicus Wesołowska, 1999 – South Africa, Lesotho Menemerus tropicus Wesołowska, 2007 – Uganda, Kenya Menemerus utilis Wesołowska, 1999 – Tunisia Menemerus vernei Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea Menemerus wuchangensis Schenkel, 1963 – China Menemerus zimbabwensis Wesołowska, 1999 – Zimbabwe, South Africa
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