Chariobas

Chariobas
Female C. navigator
Male C. lineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Zodariidae
Genus:	Chariobas Simon[1]
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.^[2]

Distribution

All species are found in Africa from Ethiopia to West and southern Africa, with three species endemic to South Africa.^[1]

Species

• 
  female C. lineatus
• 
  C. navigator

As of September 2025^[update], this genus includes five species:^[1]

• Chariobas armatissimus Caporiacco, 1947 – Ethiopia
• Chariobas cylindraceus Simon, 1893 – Ivory Coast, Gabon, Rep. Congo, Tanzania, Angola, South Africa (type species)
• Chariobas lineatus Pocock, 1900 – South Africa
• Chariobas mamillatus Strand, 1909 – South Africa
• Chariobas navigator Strand, 1909 – South Africa

References

1. "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