Artema is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837.
Its species are found from West Africa to Pakistan. A. atlanta has been introduced worldwide.
Species , this genus includes twelve species:
Artema atlanta Walckenaer, 1837 – North Africa, Middle East. Introduced to both Americas, St. Helena, tropical Africa, Britain, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, tropical Asia, China, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Pacific Islands (type species) Artema bahla Huber, 2019 – Oman Artema bunkpurugu Huber & Kwapong, 2013 – West Africa Artema dhofar Huber, 2019 – Oman Artema doriae (Thorell, 1881) – Turkey, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan. Introduced to Japan Artema ghubrat Huber, 2019 – Oman Artema kochi Kulczyński, 1901 – Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, Egypt? Artema magna Roewer, 1960 – Afghanistan, Pakistan? Artema martensi Huber, 2021 – Morocco Artema nephilit Aharon, Huber & Gavish-Regev, 2017 – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Yemen? United Arab Emirates? Artema transcaspica Spassky, 1934 – Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Artema ziaretana (Roewer, 1960) – Afghanistan
See also List of Pholcidae species
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