Spermophorides Explained

Spermophorides is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 1992.^[1]

Species

it contains thirty-four species, found in Africa, Portugal, France, Italy, and Spain:^[2]

• Spermophorides africana Huber, 2007 – Tanzania
• Spermophorides anophthalma Wunderlich, 1999 – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides baunei Wunderlich, 1995 – Sardinia
• Spermophorides caesaris (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides cuneata (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides elevata (Simon, 1873) – Western Mediterranean
• Spermophorides esperanza (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides flava Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides fuertecavensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides fuerteventurensis (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides gibbifera (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides gomerensis (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides hermiguensis (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides heterogibbifera (Wunderlich, 1987) (type) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides hierroensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides huberti (Senglet, 1973) – Spain, France
• Spermophorides icodensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides lanzarotensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides lascars Saaristo, 2001 – Seychelles
• Spermophorides mamma (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides mammata (Senglet, 1973) – Spain
• Spermophorides mediterranea (Senglet, 1973) – Spain, France
• Spermophorides mercedes (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides petraea (Senglet, 1973) – Spain
• Spermophorides pseudomamma (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides ramblae Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides reventoni Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides sciakyi (Pesarini, 1984) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides selvagensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Selvagens Is.
• Spermophorides simoni (Senglet, 1973) – France (Corsica)
• Spermophorides tenerifensis (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides tenoensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides tilos (Wunderlich, 1987) – Canary Is.
• Spermophorides valentiana (Senglet, 1973) – Spain

See also

• List of Pholcidae species

Notes and References

1. Wunderlich. J.. 1992. Die Spinnen-Fauna der Makaronesischen Inseln: Taxonomie, Ökologie, Biogeographie und Evolution. Beiträge zur Araneologie. 1–619. 1.
2. Web site: Gen. Spermophorides Wunderlich, 1992. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-07-05. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.