Raveniola Explained

Raveniola is a genus of spiders in the family Nemesiidae, first described in 1987 by Zonstein.^[1]

Species

, it contains 73 species widely distributed in Asia:^[2]

• Raveniola adjarica Zonstein, Kunt & Yağmur, 2018 — Georgia
• Raveniola afghana Zonstein, 2024 — Afghanistan
• Raveniola alajensis Zonstein, 2024 — Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
• Raveniola alpina Li & Zonstein, 2015 — China
• Raveniola ambardzumyani Marusik & Zonstein, 2021 — Armenia
• Raveniola anadolu Zonstein, Kunt & Yağmur, 2018 — Turkey
• Raveniola arthuri Kunt & Yağmur, 2010 — Turkey
• Raveniola azerbajdzhanica Nuruyeva, Zamani & Snegovaya, 2024 — Azerbaijan
• Raveniola beelzebub Lin & Li, 2020 — China
• Raveniola bellula Li & Zonstein, 2015 — China
• Raveniola birecikensis Zonstein, Kunt & Yağmur, 2018 — Turkey
• Raveniola caudata Zonstein, 2009 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola chayi Li & Zonstein, 2015 — China
• Raveniola concolor Zonstein, 2000 — Pakistan
• Raveniola cucullata Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola diluta Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola dolosa Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola dunini Zonstein, Kunt & Yağmur, 2018 — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran
• Raveniola farkhor Zamani & Fomichev, 2025
• Raveniola fedotovi (Charitonov, 1946) — Central Asia
• Raveniola ferghanensis (Zonstein, 1984) — Kyrgyzstan
• Raveniola fuzhouensis Zhou, 2025 — China
• Raveniola gracilis Li & Zonstein, 2015 — China
• Raveniola guangxi (Raven & Schwendinger, 1995) — China
• Raveniola guseinovi Nuruyeva, Zamani & Snegovaya, 2024 — Azerbaijan
• Raveniola hebeinica Zhu, Zhang & Zhang, 1999 — China
• Raveniola hirta Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola hyrcanica Dunin, 1988 — Azerbaijan
• Raveniola ignobilis Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola inopinata Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola insolita Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola jundai (Lin & Li, 2022) — China
• Raveniola karategensis Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola kirgizica Zonstein, 2024 — Kyrgyzstan
• Raveniola kopetdaghensis (Fet, 1984) — Turkmenistan
• Raveniola lamia Yu & Zhang, 2021 — China
• Raveniola marusiki Zonstein, Kunt & Yağmur, 2018 — Iran
• Raveniola mazandaranica Marusik, Zamani & Mirshamsi, 2014 — Iran
• Raveniola micropa (Ausserer, 1871) — Turkey
• Raveniola mikhailovi Zonstein, 2021 — Kyrgyzstan
• Raveniola montana Zonstein & Marusik, 2012 — China
• Raveniola nana Zonstein, Kunt & Yağmur, 2018 — Turkey
• Raveniola nenilini Zonstein, 2024 — Uzbekistan
• Raveniola niedermeyeri (Brignoli, 1972) — Iran
• Raveniola ornata Zonstein, 2024 — Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
• Raveniola ornatula Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola ovchinnikovi Zonstein, 2024 — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
• Raveniola pallens Zonstein, 2024 — Uzbekistan
• Raveniola pamira Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola pontica (Spassky, 1937) — Russia (Caucasus), Georgia
• Raveniola redikorzevi (Spassky, 1937) — Turkmenistan
• Raveniola reuteri Zonstein & Marusik, 2025 — China
• Raveniola rugosa Li & Zonstein, 2015 — China
• Raveniola shangrila Zonstein & Marusik, 2012 — China
• Raveniola shixiu Lin, Wang & Li, 2024 — China
• Raveniola sinani Zonstein, Kunt & Yağmur, 2018 — Turkey
• Raveniola songi Zonstein & Marusik, 2012 — China
• Raveniola sororcula Zonstein, 2024 — Tajikistan
• Raveniola spirula Li & Zonstein, 2015 — China
• Raveniola tarabaevi Zonstein, 2024 — Kazakhstan
• Raveniola turcica Zonstein, Kunt & Yağmur, 2018 — Turkey
• Raveniola virgata (Simon, 1891) (type) — Central Asia
• Raveniola vonwicki Zonstein, 2000 — Iran
• Raveniola vulpina Zonstein, 2024 — Kyrgyzstan
• Raveniola xiezhen Lin, Wang & Li, 2024 — China
• Raveniola xizangensis (Hu & Li, 1987) — China
• Raveniola yajiangensis Li & Zonstein, 2015 — China
• Raveniola yalong Zonstein & Marusik, 2025 — China
• Raveniola yangren (Lin & Li, 2022) — China
• Raveniola yunnanensis Zonstein & Marusik, 2012 — China
• Raveniola zaitzevi (Charitonov, 1948) — Azerbaijan, Georgia
• Raveniola zonsteini Zamani & Fomichev, 2025 — Afghanistan
• Raveniola zyuzini Zonstein, 2024 — Uzbekistan

Notes and References

1. Zonstein. S. L.. 1987. A new genus of mygalomorph spiders of the subfamily Nemesiinae (Aranei, Nemesiidae) in the Palearctic fauna. Zoologicheskiĭ Zhurnal. 66. 1013–1019.
2. Web site: Nemesiidae. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2025-05-13.