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
Type species
	S. senoculata; (Dugès, 1836)
Species
	45, see text
Synonyms
	Simonius Kishida, 1913;

Spermophora is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz in 1841.

Its species are found in Africa, Europe, Oceania, Asia, the United States, and Brazil.

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes 45 species:

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

References

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.

External links

Citizen science observations for Spermophora at iNaturalist

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[wsc-1] 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Spermophora Hentz, 1841". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-18.

[Yagi1974-2] Yaginuma, T. (1974). "The spider fauna of Japan (IV)". Faculty of Letters Revue, Otemon Gakuin University. 8: 170.

[Hent1841-3] 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.

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
Type species
S. senoculata (Dugès, 1836)
Species
45, see text
Synonyms
Simonius Kishida, 1913

Spermophora

Species

See also

References

External links