Genus of spiders
Spermophora is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1841.[ 3]
Species
As of December 2022[update] it contains 45 species, found in Africa, Europe, Oceania, Asia, the United States, and Brazil :[ 1]
Spermophora abibae Huber, 2014 – 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 Germany
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) (type ) – Middle East. Introduced to USA, southern Europe, China, Korea, Japan
Spermophora senoculatoides Senglet, 2008 – Iran
Spermophora sumbawa Huber, 2005 – Indonesia (Sunda Is.)
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
References
^ a b c Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Spermophora Hentz, 1841" . World Spider Catalog Version 20.0 . Natural History Museum Bern. doi :10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-07-05 .
^ 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.
External links
Data related to Spermophora at Wikispecies
Media related to Spermophora at Wikimedia Commons