''Cnephalocotes'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".C. ferrugineus'', '' C. obscurus'', '' C. simpliciceps'' and '' C. tristis''.