Simorcus

Simorcus
S. asiaticus from Hong Kong
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Thomisidae
Genus:	Simorcus Simon [1]
Type species
Simorcus capensis
Species
13, see text

Simorcus is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1895 by Simon. As of 2025 ^[update] , it contains 13 species, all except one found in Africa. ^[1]

Species

As of September 2025 ^[update] Simorcus contains 13 species: ^[1]

• Simorcus asiaticus Ono & Song, 1989 – China
• Simorcus capensis Simon, 1895 – Tanzania, South Africa
• Simorcus coronatus Simon, 1907 – West, Central Africa
• Simorcus cotti Lessert, 1936 – Tanzania, Mozambique, Eswatini, South Africa
• Simorcus cummingae van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2010 – Botswana, Zimbabwe
• Simorcus guinea van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2010 – Guinea, Congo
• Simorcus haddadi van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2010 – South Africa
• Simorcus hakos van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2010 – Namibia
• Simorcus itombwe van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2010 – Congo
• Simorcus kalemie van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2010 – Congo
• Simorcus lotzi van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2010 – Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
• Simorcus okavango van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2010 – Botswana
• Simorcus vanharteni van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2010 – Yemen, Tanzania

References

1. "Thomisidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-20.