''Homostola'' is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family

Bemmeridae ''Bemmeridae'' is a family of African and Asian mygalomorph spiders that was first described as the tribe ''Bemmereae'' by Eugène Simon in 1903. It was elevated to a subfamily of funnel-web trapdoor spiders (''Bemmerinae'') in 1985, then to its ...

. It 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".Ctenizidae Ctenizidae is a small family of mygalomorph spiders that construct burrows with a cork-like trapdoor made of soil, vegetation, and silk. They may be called trapdoor spiders, as are other, similar species, such as those of the families Liphistii ...

, it was transferred to the

wafer trapdoor spider The wafer trapdoor spiders, family Cyrtaucheniidae, are a widespread family of spiders that lack the thorn-like spines on tarsi and metatarsi I and II (the two outermost leg segments) found in true trapdoor spiders ( Ctenizidae). Etymology T ...

s in 1985, and to the

in 2020. It is a senior synonym of ''Stictogaster'' and ''Paromostola''.

Species

it contains five species, all found in South Africa: *''

Homostola abernethyi ''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 ...

'' ( Purcell, 1903) – South Africa *'' Homostola pardalina'' (Hewitt, 1913) – South Africa *''

Homostola reticulata ''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 ...

'' (Purcell, 1902) – South Africa *''

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 ...

'' Simon, 1892 (

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) – South Africa *''

Homostola zebrina ''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 ...

'' Purcell, 1902 – South Africa

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