Spermophora
| Spermophora | |
|---|---|
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| S. senoculata | |
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| Male shortbodied cellar spider (Spermophora senoculata) from the United States | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Pholcidae |
| Genus: | Spermophora Hentz, 1841[1] |
| Type species | |
| S. senoculata (Dugès, 1836) | |
| Species | |
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45, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Spermophora is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1841.[3]
Its species are found in Africa, Europe, Oceania, Asia, the United States, and Brazil.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes 45 species:[1]
- Spermophora abibae Huber, 2014 – DR Congo
- Spermophora akwamu Huber & Kwapong, 2013 – Ghana, Gabon
- Spermophora awalai Huber, 2014 – Cameroon
- Spermophora berlandi Fage, 1936 – Kenya
- Spermophora bukusu Huber & Warui, 2012 – Kenya, Uganda
- Spermophora deelemanae Huber, 2005 – Indonesia (Ambon)
- Spermophora dieke Huber, 2009 – Guinea
- Spermophora dumoga Huber, 2005 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- Spermophora estebani Simon, 1892 – Philippines
- Spermophora falcata Yao & Li, 2013 – Laos
- Spermophora gordimerae Huber, 2003 – South Africa
- Spermophora jocquei Huber, 2003 – Comoros, Mayotte
- Spermophora kaindi Huber, 2005 – New Guinea
- Spermophora kerinci Huber, 2005 – Indonesia (Sumatra, Bali). Introduced to Britain, Netherlands, Germany, Austria
- Spermophora kirinyaga Huber & Warui, 2012 – Kenya
- Spermophora kivu Huber, 2003 – Congo
- Spermophora kyambura Huber & Warui, 2012 – Cameroon to Uganda
- Spermophora lambilloni Huber, 2003 – Comoros
- Spermophora luzonica Huber, 2005 – Philippines
- Spermophora maathaiae Huber & Warui, 2012 – Kenya
- Spermophora maculata Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
- Spermophora maros Huber, 2005 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- Spermophora masisiwe Huber, 2003 – Tanzania
- Spermophora mau Huber & Warui, 2012 – Kenya
- Spermophora minotaura Berland, 1920 – East Africa
- Spermophora morogoro Huber, 2003 – Tanzania
- Spermophora palau Huber, 2005 – Caroline Is.
- Spermophora paluma Huber, 2001 – Australia (Queensland)
- Spermophora pembai Huber, 2003 – South Africa
- Spermophora peninsulae Lawrence, 1964 – South Africa
- Spermophora persica Senglet, 2008 – Iran
- Spermophora ranomafana Huber, 2003 – Madagascar
- Spermophora sangarawe Huber, 2003 – Tanzania
- Spermophora schoemanae Huber, 2003 – South Africa
- Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836) – Middle East. Introduced to United States, Jamaica, southern Europe, China, Korea, Japan (type species)
- Spermophora senoculatoides Senglet, 2008 – Iran
- Spermophora sumbawa Huber, 2005 – Indonesia (Sunda Islands)
- Spermophora suurbraak Huber, 2003 – South Africa
- Spermophora thorelli Roewer, 1942 – Myanmar
- Spermophora tonkoui Huber, 2003 – Guinea, Ivory Coast
- Spermophora tumbang Huber, 2005 – Borneo
- Spermophora usambara Huber, 2003 – Tanzania
- Spermophora vyvato Huber, 2003 – Madagascar
- Spermophora yao Huber, 2001 – Australia (Queensland)
- Spermophora ziama Huber & Kwapong, 2013 – Guinea
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Spermophora Hentz, 1841". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ↑ Yaginuma, T. (1974). "The spider fauna of Japan (IV)". Faculty of Letters Revue, Otemon Gakuin University. 8: 170.
- ↑ Hentz, N. M. (1841). "Description of an American spider, constituting a new sub-genus of the tribe Inaequiteloe of Latreille". Silliman's Journal of Science and Arts. 41: 115–117.
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