Hersilia (spider)
Hersilia, also known as long-spinnereted bark spiders and two-tailed spiders, is a genus of tree trunk spiders that was first described by Jean Victoire Audouin in 1826. Their nicknames are a reference to their greatly enlarged spinnerets.
Males can grow up to long, and females can grow up to. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australasia, on tree trunks, in gardens, or in jungle fringes.
Species
The revisions by Baehr & Baehr and Rheims & Brescovit revealed 26 species in southeast Asia., this genus includes eighty species:Hersilia albicomis Simon, 1887 – Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast, NigeriaHersilia albinota M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – ChinaHersilia albomaculata Wang & Yin, 1985 – ChinaHersilia aldabrensis Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – Comoros, SeychellesHersilia alluaudi Berland, 1920 – Democratic Republic of the Congo, TanzaniaHersilia aoqin Lin & Li, 2022 – ChinaHersilia arborea Lawrence, 1928 – Namibia, South Africa, ZimbabweHersilia asiatica Song & Zheng, 1982 – China, Taiwan, Laos, ThailandHersilia australiensis B. Baehr & M. Baehr, 1987 – AustraliaHersilia baforti Benoit, 1967 – Democratic Republic of the Congo, UgandaHersilia baliensis M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – Indonesia, LaosHersilia bifurcata B. Baehr & M. Baehr, 1998 – AustraliaHersilia bubi Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – Equatorial Guinea, UgandaHersilia caronae Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – Ivory CoastHersilia caudata Audouin, 1826 – Cape Verde, West Africa to China Hersilia clarki Benoit, 1967 – ZimbabweHersilia clypealis M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – ThailandHersilia deelemanae M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – IndonesiaHersilia eloetsensis Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – MadagascarHersilia facialis M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – IndonesiaHersilia feai M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – MyanmarHersilia flagellifera M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – Indonesia, LaosHersilia furcata Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – Democratic Republic of the CongoHersilia hildebrandti Karsch, 1878 – TanzaniaHersilia igiti Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – RwandaHersilia impressifrons M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – IndonesiaHersilia incompta Benoit, 1971 – Ivory CoastHersilia insulana Strand, 1907 – MadagascarHersilia jajat Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 – MalaysiaHersilia kerekot Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 – MalaysiaHersilia kinabaluensis M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – MalaysiaHersilia lelabah Rheims & Brescovit, 2004 – China, MalaysiaHersilia long Lin & Li, 2022 – ChinaHersilia longbottomi B. Baehr & M. Baehr, 1998 – AustraliaHersilia longivulva Sen, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2010 – IndiaHersilia madagascariensis – Comoros, MadagascarHersilia madang M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – Papua New GuineaHersilia mainae B. Baehr & M. Baehr, 1995 – AustraliaHersilia martensi M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – China, Thailand, NepalHersilia mboszi Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – Cameroon, Ivory CoastHersilia mimbi M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – AustraliaHersilia mjoebergi M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – IndonesiaHersilia moheliensis Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – Comoros, MadagascarHersilia montana Chen, 2007 – TaiwanHersilia mowomogbe Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the CongoHersilia nentwigi M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – IndonesiaHersilia nepalensis M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – India, NepalHersilia novaeguineae M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – New GuineaHersilia occidentalis Simon, 1907 – Central, East Africa, WestHersilia okinawaensis Tanikawa, 1999 – JapanHersilia orvakalensis Javed, Foord & Tampal, 2010 – IndiaHersilia pungwensis Tucker, 1920 – ZimbabweHersilia sagada Lin & Li, 2022 – PhilippinesHersilia sagitta Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, South AfricaHersilia savignyi Lucas, 1836 – India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka to PhilippinesHersilia scrupulosa Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – Kenya, IndiaHersilia selempoi Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – KenyaHersilia sericea Pocock, 1898 – AfricaHersilia serrata Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2011 – ThailandHersilia setifrons Lawrence, 1928 – Angola, Namibia, South Africa, ZimbabweHersilia sigillata Benoit, 1967 – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Uganda, Ivory CoastHersilia simplicipalpis M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – ThailandHersilia striata Wang & Yin, 1985 – China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, IndiaHersilia sumatrana – AsiaHersilia sundaica M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – Indonesia, ThailandHersilia taita Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – KenyaHersilia taiwanensis Chen, 2007 – TaiwanHersilia talebii Mirshamsi, Zamani & Marusik, 2016 – IranHersilia tamatavensis Foord & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006 – MadagascarHersilia tenuifurcata B. Baehr & M. Baehr, 1998 – AustraliaHersilia thailandica Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2011 – ThailandHersilia tibialis M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – India, Sri LankaHersilia tortuosa Wen & Xu, 2022 – ChinaHersilia vanmoli Benoit, 1971 – Ivory Coast, TogoHersilia vicina M. Baehr & B. Baehr, 1993 – China, ThailandHersilia vinsoni Lucas, 1869 – MadagascarHersilia wellswebberae B. Baehr & M. Baehr, 1998 – AustraliaHersilia wraniki Rheims, Brescovit & van Harten, 2004 – YemenHersilia xieae Yin, 2012 – ChinaHersilia yaeyamaensis Tanikawa, 1999 – Japan