Microctenonyx subitaneus

(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875)

Material examined: MHNG; 2 females [sample KENYA-74/01]; KENYA, Nairobi, sifting dead leaves in garden; 2.XI.1974; leg. V. Mahnert. – MHNG; 1 male, 2 females [sample KENYA-74/08]; Lake Nakuru National Park, sifting dead leaves ( Acacia); 6.XI.1974; leg. V. Mahnert .

Distribution: This species is here recorded for the fauna of Kenya for the first time. Previous records of natural occurrence are from Europe, Macaronesia, North Africa to Kyrgyzstan. It has been introduced to the USA, Argentina, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand (World Spider Catalog, 2020).