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Homostola Vulpecula
''Homostola'' is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Bemmeridae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was transferred to the wafer trapdoor spiders in 1985, and to the Bemmeridae in 2020. It is a senior synonym of ''Stictogaster'' and ''Paromostola''. Species it contains five species, all found in South Africa: *'' Homostola abernethyi'' ( Purcell, 1903) – South Africa *'' Homostola pardalina'' (Hewitt, 1913) – South Africa *''Homostola reticulata'' (Purcell, 1902) – South Africa *'' Homostola vulpecula'' Simon, 1892 (type) – South Africa *''Homostola zebrina'' Purcell, 1902 – South Africa See also * List of Bemmeridae species This page lists all described species of the spider family Bemmeridae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : ''Atmetochilus'' '' Atmetochilus'' Simon, 1887 * '' A. atriceps'' Pocock, 1900 — Myanmar * '' A. fossor'' Simon, 1887 (type) — Myan ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species. Work on spiders His most significant work was ''Histoire Naturelle des Araignées'' (1892–1903), an encyclopedic treatment of the spider genera of the world. It was published in two volumes of more than 1000 pages each, and the same number of drawings by Simon. Working at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, it took Simon 11 years to complete, while working at the same time on devising a taxonomic scheme that embraced the known taxa. Simon described a total of 4,650 species, and as of 2013 about 3,790 species are still considered valid. The International Society of Arachnology offers a Simon Award recognising lifetime achievement. The Eocene fossil spider species '' Cenotextricella simoni'' was named in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |