Spermophora

Spermophora
S. senoculata
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
45, see text
Synonyms [1]
Simonius Kishida, 1913 [2]

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

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

• List of Pholcidae species

References

1. "Gen. Spermophora Hentz, 1841". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-18.
2. Yaginuma, T. (1974). "The spider fauna of Japan (IV)". Faculty of Letters Revue, Otemon Gakuin University. 8: 170.
3. 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

• Citizen science observations for Spermophora at iNaturalist