Stasimopus


Stasimopus is a genus of southern African mygalomorph spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. It is the only genus in the family Stasimopidae.

Species

, this genus includes 54 species and two subspecies, found in southern Africa:Stasimopus artifex Pocock, 1902 – South AfricaStasimopus astutus Pocock, 1902 – South AfricaStasimopus bimaculatus Purcell, 1903 – South AfricaStasimopus brevipalpis Purcell, 1903 – South AfricaStasimopus caffrus – South Africa Stasimopus castaneus Purcell, 1903 – South AfricaStasimopus coronatus [John John Hewitt (herpetologist)|Hewitt (herpetologist)|Hewitt], 1915 – South AfricaStasimopus dreyeri Hewitt, 1915 – South AfricaStasimopus dylani Brandt, Sole & Lyle, 2023 – South AfricaStasimopus erythrognathus Purcell, 1903 – South AfricaStasimopus filmeri Engelbrecht & Prendini, 2012 – South AfricaStasimopus finni Brandt, Sole & Lyle, 2023 – South AfricaStasimopus fordi Hewitt, 1927 – South AfricaStasimopus gigas Hewitt, 1915 – South AfricaStasimopus griswoldi Engelbrecht & Prendini, 2012 – South AfricaStasimopus hamartia Brandt, Sole & Lyle, 2023 – South AfricaStasimopus hewitti Engelbrecht & Prendini, 2012 – South AfricaStasimopus ignis Brandt, Sole & Lyle, 2023 – South AfricaStasimopus insculptus Pocock, 1901 – South Africa
In synonymy:
  • S. dubius Hewitt, 1913 = Stasimopus robertsi Hewitt, 1910