---
title: "Black Pearl Spider"
description: "Chikunia nigra — Insetti e ragni. Chikunia nigra is a species of spider of the genus Chikunia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/black-pearl-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black Pearl Spider

> Chikunia nigra — Insetti e ragni. Chikunia nigra is a species of spider of the genus Chikunia.

- Scientific name: *Chikunia nigra*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 710
- Wikidata: [Q25096414](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25096414)
- iNaturalist taxon: [602676](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/602676)

## Names

- en: Black Pearl Spider

## Countries with the most observations

TW (142), IN (73), HK (44), LK (11), CN (7), ID (5)

## Summary

Chikunia nigra is a species of spider of the genus Chikunia. It is found from Sri Lanka to Taiwan, and Indonesia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikunia_nigra

## Photo

![Black Pearl Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-pearl-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Agnes Trekker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238592060

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-pearl-spider?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).