Chariobas

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]

Chariobas
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

Distribution

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

Species

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