Smeringopus
Smeringopus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1890.
Its species are found in Africa, South America, Asia, Australia, and on the Pacific Islands.
Species
, this genus includes 55 species:Smeringopus arambourgi Fage, 1936 – Ethiopia, SomaliaSmeringopus atomarius Simon, 1910 – Namibia, Botswana, South AfricaSmeringopus badplaas Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus blyde Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus bujongolo Huber, 2012 – DR Congo, UgandaSmeringopus butare Huber, 2012 – Congo, Rwanda, BurundiSmeringopus bwindi Huber, 2012 – Congo, UgandaSmeringopus carli Lessert, 1915 – Uganda, Tanzania, Comoros, MadagascarSmeringopus chibububo Huber, 2012 – MozambiqueSmeringopus chogoria Huber, 2012 – KenyaSmeringopus cylindrogaster – West, Central AfricaSmeringopus dehoop Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus dundo Huber, 2012 – Congo, AngolaSmeringopus florisbad Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus hanglip Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus harare Huber, 2012 – ZimbabweSmeringopus hypocrita Simon, 1910 – Namibia, South AfricaSmeringopus isangi Huber, 2012 – CongoSmeringopus kalomo Huber, 2012 – Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, MadagascarSmeringopus katanga Huber, 2012 – CongoSmeringopus koppies Huber, 2012 – Botswana, South AfricaSmeringopus lesnei Lessert, 1936 – Mozambique, ZimbabweSmeringopus lesserti Kraus, 1957 – Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, DR Congo, AngolaSmeringopus lineiventris Simon, 1890 – YemenSmeringopus lotzi Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus lubondai Huber, 2012 – CongoSmeringopus luki Huber, 2012 – CongoSmeringopus lydenberg Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus mayombe Huber, 2012 – CongoSmeringopus mgahinga Huber, 2012 – Congo, UgandaSmeringopus mlilwane Huber, 2012 – Eswatini, South AfricaSmeringopus moxico Huber, 2012 – AngolaSmeringopus mpanga Huber, 2012 – UgandaSmeringopus natalensis Lawrence, 1947 – Mozambique, South Africa. Introduced to AustraliaSmeringopus ndumo Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus ngangao Huber, 2012 – Kenya, TanzaniaSmeringopus oromia Huber, 2012 – EthiopiaSmeringopus pallidus – Africa. Introduced to the Caribbean, South America, St. Helena, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Laos, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific Islands Smeringopus peregrinoides Kraus, 1957 – DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, TanzaniaSmeringopus peregrinus Strand, 1906 – Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, MadagascarSmeringopus principe Huber, 2012 – São Tomé and PríncipeSmeringopus roeweri Kraus, 1957 – Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, MalawiSmeringopus rubrotinctus Strand, 1913 – Rwanda, BurundiSmeringopus ruhiza Huber, 2012 – Uganda, BurundiSmeringopus sambesicus Kraus, 1957 – MozambiqueSmeringopus saruanle Huber, 2012 – SomaliaSmeringopus sederberg Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus similis Kraus, 1957 – NamibiaSmeringopus thomensis Simon, 1907 – São Tomé and PríncipeSmeringopus tombua Huber, 2012 – AngolaSmeringopus turkana Huber, 2012 – Ethiopia, KenyaSmeringopus ubicki Huber, 2012 – South AfricaSmeringopus uisib Huber, 2012 – NamibiaSmeringopus voi Yao & Li, 2019 – KenyaSmeringopus zonatus Strand, 1906 – Ethiopia