South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide: The Bemmeridae of South Africa Version 1

The Bemmeridae has not yet been revised. Of the five Homostola species known from
South Africa only Homostola zebrina Purcell, 1902 is known from both sexes the rest is
only known from the females. The five species are all South African endemics except H.
zebrina that is also known from Eswatini (Swaziland). Three species are listed as Least Concern
is Homostola pardalina (Hewitt, 1913), Homostola vulpecula Simon, 1892 and Homostola
zebrina.
Of the 28 Spiroctenus species known from South Africa only nine are known from both
sexes with two species descriptions based on juveniles. The status of all 28 species remains
obscure and some more sampling is needed to collect both sexes and to determine
the species’ range as nineteen of the species are known only from the type locality . They
are listed as Data Deficient.