Cheiraignotum

Cheiraignotum is a genus of spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae.^[2]

Cheiraignotum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cheiracanthiidae
Genus:	Cheiraignotum Urones, 2024[1]
Type species
Cheiracanthium striolatum Simon, 1878
Species
2, see text

Distribution

Cheiraignotum is distributed across the Mediterranean region and southeastern Europe, extending to Algeria.^[2]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes two species:^[2]

• Cheiraignotum macedonicum (Drensky, 1921) – Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria
• Cheiraignotum striolatum (Simon, 1878) – Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Algeria (type species)