This is a list of spider species that occur on Socotra. Unless otherwise noted, they are endemic (they occur only there).
Agelenidae
- Agelenella pusilla (Pocock, 1903)
 
Araneidae
- Araneus cardioceros Pocock, 1899
 - Gasteracantha sanguinolenta C. L. Koch, 1844 — also in Africa and São Tomé
 - Nephila sumptuosa Gerstäcker, 1873 — also in East Africa
 
Oxyopidae
Barychelidae
- Atrophothele socotrana Pocock, 1903
 
Cheiracanthiidae
- Cheiracanthium socotrense Pocock, 1903
 
Gnaphosidae
- Zimiris diffusa Platnick & Penney, 2004 — also in St. Helena and India
 
Hersiliidae
Migidae
- Moggridgea socotra Griswold, 1987
 
Oonopidae
- Gamasomorpha deksam Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
 - Orchestina bedu Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
 - Orchestina foa Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
 - Silhouettella usgutra Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
 - Socotroonops socotra Saaristo & van Harten, 2002
 
Oxyopidae
Palpimanidae
- Scelidomachus socotranus Pocock, 1899
 
Philodromidae
- Thanatus forbesi Pocock, 1903
 
Pholcidae
- Leptopholcus dioscoridis Deeleman-Reinhold & van Harten, 2001
 
Salticidae
- Afrobeata firma Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994
 - Bianor biguttatus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 - Habrocestum albopunctatum Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 - Habrocestum dubium Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 - Habrocestum ferrugineum Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 - Habrocestum inquinatum Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 - Habrocestum socotrense Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 - Habrocestum speciosum Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994
 - Hasarius insularis Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 - Heliophanillus suedicola (Simon, 1901) — also in Yemen
 - Heliophanus parvus Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994
 - Pellenes striolatus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 - Pseudicius mirus Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 - Rafalus insignipalpis Simon, 1882 — also in Yemen
 - Thyene similis Wesołowska & van Harten, 2002
 
Sparassidae
- Olios socotranus (Pocock, 1903)
 
Tetragnathidae
- Tetragnatha granti Pocock, 1903
 
Theraphosidae
- Monocentropus balfouri Pocock, 1897
 
Theridiidae
- Latrodectus hystrix Simon, 1890 — also in Yemen
 
Thomisidae
- Bassaniodes socotrensis Pocock, 1903
 - Dimizonops insularis Pocock, 1903
 
Zodariidae
- Cydrela insularis (Pocock, 1899)
 
References
- Platnick, N.I. (2007). The world spider catalog, version 7.5. American Museum of Natural History.
 
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