Family: Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0017] Detail
In synonymy:
Oophora Hentz, 1850 = Spermophora Hentz, 1841 (Thorell, 1869: 102)
Rachus Walckenaer, 1847 = Spermophora Hentz, 1841 (Thorell, 1869: 102)
Simonius Kishida, 1913 = Spermophora Hentz, 1841 (Yaginuma, 1974a: 170)
Gen. Spermophora Hentz, 1841 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00420] Detail
type Spermophora meridionalis Hentz, 1841; gender feminine; syn. of Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836)
N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Rachus Walckenaer, 1847a: 459 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05911] (type Pholcus quadripunctatus Lucas, 1846 = Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836)) and of Oophora Hentz, 1850: 285 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05940] (type Spermophora meridionalis Hentz, 1841 = Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836)) by Thorell, 1869: 102; considered a senior synonym of Simonius Kishida, 1913c: 1020 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04945] (type S. typicus Kishida, 1913 = Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836)) by Yaginuma, 1974a: 170.
Transferred to other genera:
Spermophora akebona Komatsu, 1961 -- see Belisana
Spermophora amabilis Paik, 1978 -- see Belisana
Spermophora andrei Millot, 1946 -- see Zatavua
Spermophora anhuiensis Xu & Wang, 1984 -- see Belisana
Spermophora ankaranae Millot, 1946 -- see Zatavua
Spermophora baso Roewer, 1963 -- see Savarna
Spermophora caesaris Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora combesi Millot, 1946 -- see Paramicromerys
Spermophora cuneata Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora dubia Kulczyński, 1911 -- see Panjange
Spermophora elevata Simon, 1874 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora elongata Yin & Wang, 1981 -- see Cantikus
Spermophora ensifera Tullgren, 1910 -- see Buitinga
Spermophora esperanza Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora fagei Millot, 1946 -- see Zatavua
Spermophora faveauxi Lawrence, 1967 -- see Pholcus
Spermophora forcipata Tu, 1994 -- see Belisana
Spermophora fuerteventurensis Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora gibbifer Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora globosa Tullgren, 1910 -- see Buitinga
Spermophora gomerensis Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora hermiguensis Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora heterogibbifer Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora huberti Senglet, 1973 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora imerinensis Millot, 1946 -- see Zatavua
Spermophora impudica Millot, 1946 -- see Zatavua
Spermophora junkoae Irie, 1997 -- see Belisana
Spermophora limpida Simon, 1909 -- see Belisana
Spermophora lingua Schmidt, 1956 -- see Metagonia
Spermophora longiventris Simon, 1893 -- see Uthina
Spermophora madagascariensis Fage, 1945 -- see Zatavua
Spermophora mamma Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora mammata Senglet, 1973 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora mediterranea Senglet, 1973 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora megaceros Millot, 1946 -- see Paramicromerys
Spermophora mercedes Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora miser Bristowe, 1952 -- see Savarna
Spermophora nigrescens Berland, 1920 -- see Buitinga
Spermophora petraea Senglet, 1973 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora pseudomamma Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora punctata Millot, 1946 -- see Zatavua
Spermophora rollofoliolata Wang, 1983 -- see Belisana
Spermophora sciakyi Pesarini, 1984 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora simoni Senglet, 1973 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora speophila Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938 -- see Anopsicus
Spermophora strinatii Brignoli, 1972 -- see Metagonia
Spermophora tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora tesselata Simon, 1901 -- see Savarna
Spermophora tilos Wunderlich, 1987 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora unicolor Keyserling, 1891 -- see Metagonia
Spermophora valentiana Senglet, 1973 -- see Spermophorides
Spermophora yadongensis Hu, 1985 -- see Belisana
Spermophora yanbaruensis Irie, 2002 -- see Belisana
In synonymy:
Spermophora domestica Yin & Wang, 1981 = Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836) (Yin et al., 2012: 175).
Spermophora meridionalis Hentz, 1841 = Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836) (Yaginuma, 1974a: 170).
Spermophora quadripunctata (Lucas, 1846) = Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836) (Simon, 1866a: 119, sub Pholcus).
Spermophora ressenensis (Drensky, 1929, T from Comaroma) = Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836) (Deltshev & Blagoev, 2001: 110).
Spermophora topolia Roewer, 1928 = Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836) (Wunderlich, 1992a: 324).
Spermophora typica (Kishida, 1913, T from Simonius) = Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836) (Yaginuma, 1974a: 170).
Spermophora abibae Huber, 2014 | m f | Congo     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046980]
Spermophora abibae Huber, in Huber, Le Gall & Mavoungou, 2014: 35, f. 84-93 (Dmf).
Spermophora akwamu Huber & Kwapong, 2013 | m f | Ghana, Gabon     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046604]
Spermophora akwamu Huber & Kwapong, 2013: 31, f. 11-13, 77-91 (Dmf).
Spermophora awalai Huber, 2014 | m f | Cameroon     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046981]
Spermophora awalai Huber, in Huber, Le Gall & Mavoungou, 2014: 38, f. 5-6, 97-107 (Dmf).
Spermophora berlandi Fage, 1936 | m f | Kenya     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003898]
Spermophora berlandi Fage, in Fage & Simon, 1936: 317, f. 10-11 (Dmf).
Spermophora berlandi Huber, 2003b: 601, f. 23, 46, 262-267, 284-285 (mf).
Spermophora bukusu Huber & Warui, 2012 | m f | Kenya, Uganda     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045540]
Spermophora bukusu Huber & Warui, 2012: 32, f. 45, 47-49, 68, 97-101 (Dmf).
Spermophora deelemanae Huber, 2005 | m | Indonesia (Ambon)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039672]
Spermophora deelemanae Huber, 2005b: 68, f. 8, 54-56 (Dm).
Spermophora dieke Huber, 2009 | m f | Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042721]
Spermophora dieke Huber, 2009b: 2514, f. 12, 36-40, 124-127 (Dmf).
Spermophora dumoga Huber, 2005 | m f | Indonesia (Sulawesi)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039673]
Spermophora dumoga Huber, 2005b: 66, f. 5-6, 16, 43-46, 49 (Dmf).
Spermophora estebani Simon, 1892 | m f | Philippines     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003904]
Spermophora estebani Simon, 1892c: 42 (Df).
Spermophora estebani Huber, 2005b: 70, f. 11, 19-20, 72-80 (f, Dm).
Spermophora falcata Yao & Li, 2013 | m f | Laos     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046157]
Spermophora falcata Yao & Li, 2013: 43, f. 38A-D, 39A-E, 40A-E (Dmf).
Spermophora gordimerae Huber, 2003 | m f | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038460]
Spermophora gordimerae Huber, 2003d: 517, f. 27, 49, 232-237 (Dmf).
Spermophora jocquei Huber, 2003 | m | Comoros, Mayotte     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038461]
Spermophora jocquei Huber, 2003b: 605, f. 288-291 (Dm).
Spermophora kaindi Huber, 2005 | m | New Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039674]
Spermophora kaindi Huber, 2005b: 69, f. 10, 69-71 (Dm).
Spermophora kerinci Huber, 2005 | m f | Indonesia (Sumatra, Bali). Introduced to Britain, Netherlands, Germany, Austria     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039675]
Spermophora kerinci Huber, 2005b: 65, f. 1-2, 14, 22-26, 32-38, 47 (Dmf).
Spermophora kerinci Noordijk, 2020: 106, f. 1 (m).
Spermophora kerinci Vaněk, Hörweg & Milasowszky, 2022: 100, f. 1 (f).
Spermophora kirinyaga Huber & Warui, 2012 | m f | Kenya     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045541]
Spermophora kirinyaga Huber & Warui, 2012: 34, f. 10, 50-52, 102-106 (Dmf).
Spermophora kivu Huber, 2003 | m | Congo     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038462]
Spermophora kivu Huber, 2003b: 600, f. 22, 258-261 (Dm).
Spermophora kyambura Huber & Warui, 2012 | m f | Cameroon to Uganda     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045542]
Spermophora kyambura Huber & Warui, 2012: 36, f. 57-58, 69, 107-110 (Dmf).
Spermophora lambilloni Huber, 2003 | m f | Comoros     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038463]
Spermophora lambilloni Huber, 2003b: 605, f. 25, 49, 274-279, 286-287 (Dmf).
Spermophora luzonica Huber, 2005 | m f | Philippines     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039676]
Spermophora luzonica Huber, 2005b: 71, f. 81-85 (Dmf).
Spermophora maathaiae Huber & Warui, 2012 | m f | Kenya     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045539]
Spermophora maathaiae Huber & Warui, 2012: 29, f. 46, 66-67, 92-96 (Dmf).
Spermophora maculata Keyserling, 1891 | m f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003915]
Spermophora maculata Keyserling, 1891: 177, pl. 6, f. 122 (Df, may be misplaced in this family, per Huber, 2000: 345).
Spermophora maculata Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 110, f. 25 (f).
Spermophora maculata Mello-Leitão, 1922a: 211, f. 5 (Dm).
Spermophora maros Huber, 2005 | m f | Indonesia (Sulawesi)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039677]
Spermophora maros Huber, 2005b: 67, f. 7, 17, 50-53 (Dmf).
Spermophora masisiwe Huber, 2003 | m f | Tanzania     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038464]
Spermophora masisiwe Huber, 2003b: 599, f. 21, 45, 244-249, 255-257 (Dmf).
Spermophora mau Huber & Warui, 2012 | m f | Kenya     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045538]
Spermophora mau Huber & Warui, 2012: 27, f. 9, 40-44, 87-91 (Dmf).
Spermophora minotaura Berland, 1920 | m f | East Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003920]
Spermophora minotaura Berland, 1920c: 133, f. 154-161 (Dmf).
Spermophora minotaura Berland, 1932b: 276, f. 416 (m).
Spermophora minotaura Huber, 2003b: 602, f. 24, 47-48, 268-273, 280-283 (mf).
Spermophora morogoro Huber, 2003 | m f | Tanzania     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038465]
Spermophora morogoro Huber, 2003b: 594, f. 18, 42, 221-233 (Dmf).
Spermophora palau Huber, 2005 | m f | Caroline Is.     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039678]
Spermophora palau Huber, 2005b: 68, f. 9, 18, 57-68 (Dmf).
Spermophora palau Beatty, Berry & Huber, 2008: 23, f. 10-11, 36 (mf).
Spermophora paluma Huber, 2001 | m f | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036973]
Spermophora paluma Huber, 2001: 126, f. 406-415 (Dmf).
Spermophora pembai Huber, 2003 | m | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038466]
Spermophora pembai Huber, 2003d: 519, f. 28, 252-255 (Dm).
Spermophora peninsulae Lawrence, 1964 | m f | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003923]
Spermophora peninsulae Lawrence, 1964: 65, f. 9-14 (Dmf).
Spermophora peninsulae Huber, 2003d: 519, f. 29, 50, 238-243, 248-251 (mf).
Spermophora persica Senglet, 2008 | m f | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042173]
Spermophora persica Senglet, 2008: 372, f. 107-117 (Dmf).
Spermophora ranomafana Huber, 2003 | m f | Madagascar     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039240]
Spermophora ranomafana Huber, 2003a: 304, f. 218-220, 224-237 (Dmf).
Spermophora sangarawe Huber, 2003 | m f | Tanzania     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038467]
Spermophora sangarawe Huber, 2003b: 596, f. 19, 43, 234-237 (Dmf).
Spermophora schoemanae Huber, 2003 | m f | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038468]
Spermophora schoemanae Huber, 2003d: 516, f. 26, 48, 226-231, 244-247 (Dmf).
Spermophora senoculata (Dugès, 1836) * | m f | Middle East. Introduced to USA, Jamaica, southern Europe, China, Korea, Japan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003927]
Pholcus senoculatus Dugès, 1836a: 160 (D).
Spermophora meridionalis Hentz, 1841a: 116, pl. 17, f. 9 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057483].
Pholcus quadri-punctatus Lucas, 1846: 239, pl. 15, f. 2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057482].
Rachus quadripunctatus Walckenaer, 1847a: 459.
Oophora meridionalis Hentz, 1850: 286, pl. 10, f. 9 (f).
Pholcus sex-oculatus Simon, 1866a: 119, pl. 2, f. 8-9 (lapsus, S of Pholcus quadripunctatus).
Spermophora meridionalis Emerton, 1882: 31, pl. 6, f. 3 (f).
Spermophora senoculata Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1891: 150.
Spermophora meridionalis Petrunkevitch, 1910: 208, pl. 21, f. 5 (Dm).
Simonius typicus Kishida, 1913f: 1020 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057485].
Spermophora senoculata Simon, 1914: 238, f. 492 (mf).
Spermophora topolia Roewer, 1928b: 120, pl. 2, f. 35-36 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057484].
Comaroma ressenensis Drensky, 1929: 36, 70, pl. 3, f. 9-10 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009098].
Comaroma resnensis Drensky, 1935: 105 (lapsus, Dm).
Spermophora meridionalis Gertsch, 1939a: 1, f. 3 (m).
Spermophora topolia Hadjissarantos, 1940: 48, f. 15 (Df).
Simonius typicus Shinkai, 1969: 11, f. 5 (f).
Spermophora senoculata Dresco & Hubert, 1969: 170, f. 1-5 (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Yaginuma, 1974a: 170 (S of Simonius typicus and Spermophora meridionalis).
Spermophora senoculata Yaginuma, 1975b: 23, f. A-D (m).
Spermophora senoculata Miller & Žitňanská, 1976a: 81, pl. I, f. 1-3 (mf).
Spermophora domestica Yin & Wang, 1981c: 378, f. 1A-F (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003900].
Spermophora senoculata Zhu, 1983: 17 (S of Spermophora domestica).
Spermophora senoculata Yaginuma, 1986a: 29, f. 17.7 (m).
Spermophora domestica Song, 1987: 111, f. 74 (mf; regarded as valid, contra Zhu, 1983: 17).
Spermophora senoculata Chikuni, 1989b: 27, f. 2 (mf).
Spermophora domestica Chen & Zhang, 1991: 76, f. 68.1-4 (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 40, f. 84 (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Wunderlich, 1992a: 324 (S of Spermophora topolia).
Spermophora senoculata Paik, 1996b: 23, f. 1-7 (m).
Spermophora senoculata Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 65, f. 26B'-D' (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Szinetár, Kenyeres & Kovács, 1999: 162, f. 2A-C (f).
Spermophora senoculata Huber, 2000: 11, f. 11, 24-25, 70-71, 122, 162, 193 (m).
Spermophora senoculata Senglet, 2001: 50, f. 29-30, 46-49 (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Deltshev & Blagoev, 2001: 110 (S of Comaroma ressenensis).
Spermophora senoculata Van Keer & Van Keer, 2001: 83, f. 5.1-5 (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Namkung, 2002: 50, f. 5.9a-c (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Kim & Cho, 2002: 60, f. 13-18 (m).
Spermophora senoculata Huber, 2002b: 105, f. 1-13 (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Namkung, 2003: 52, f. 5.9a-c (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Lee & Kim, 2003: 117, f. 100-106 (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Deltshev, 2003: 137, f. 13-16 (f).
Spermophora senoculata Trotta, 2005: 171, f. 379-380 (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Jocqué & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006: 206, f. 80j-l (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Kovács, Szinetár & Eichardt, 2008: 125, f. 1 (m).
Spermophora senoculata Senglet, 2008: 370, f. 106 (f).
Spermophora senoculata Irie, 2009: 111, f. 46-47 (m).
Spermophora senoculata Le Peru, 2011: 157, f. 201-202 (mf).
Spermophora senoculata Zhu & Zhang, 2011: 51, f. 23A-D (mf, probable S of Spermophora domestica).
Spermophora senoculata Yin et al., 2012: 175, f. 37a-g (mf, S of Spermophora domestica; confirming Zhu, 1983: 17).
Spermophora senoculata Schifani et al., 2019: 6, f. 1 (mf).
Spermophora senoculatoides Senglet, 2008 | m f | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042172]
Spermophora senoculatoides Senglet, 2008: 370, f. 96-105 (Dmf).
Spermophora sumbawa Huber, 2005 | m f | Indonesia (Sunda Is.)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039679]
Spermophora sumbawa Huber, 2005b: 71, f. 12-13, 21, 86-103 (Dmf).
Spermophora suurbraak Huber, 2003 | m | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038469]
Spermophora suurbraak Huber, 2003d: 521, f. 30, 256-258 (Dm).
Spermophora thorelli Roewer, 1942 | f | Myanmar     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003930]
Spermophora maculata Thorell, 1898: 276 (Df; preoccupied by Keyserling, 1891).
Spermophora thorelli Roewer, 1942a: 346 (replacement name).
Spermophora thorelli Yao, Tavano & Li, 2013: 307, f. 5A-B (f).
Spermophora tonkoui Huber, 2003 | m f | Guinea, Ivory Coast     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038470]
Spermophora tonkoui Huber, 2003b: 607, f. 50, 292-298 (Dmf).
Spermophora tumbang Huber, 2005 | m f | Borneo     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039680]
Spermophora tumbang Huber, 2005b: 65, f. 3-4, 15, 27-31, 39-42, 48 (Dmf).
Spermophora usambara Huber, 2003 | m f | Tanzania     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038471]
Spermophora usambara Huber, 2003b: 598, f. 20, 44, 238-243, 250-254 (Dmf).
Spermophora vyvato Huber, 2003 | m f | Madagascar     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038472]
Spermophora vyvato Huber, 2003a: 306, f. 221-223, 238-243 (Dmf).
Spermophora yao Huber, 2001 | m f | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:036974]
Spermophora yao Huber, 2001: 126, f. 392-405 (Dmf).
Spermophora ziama Huber & Kwapong, 2013 | m f | Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:046605]
Spermophora ziama Huber & Kwapong, 2013: 34, f. 92-105 (Dmf).
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