World Spider Catalog

Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: for comments on the monophyly and relationships of many genera see Huber, 1998d and Huber, 2000; the division of Pholcidae into five subfamilies, Ninetinae Simon, 1890, Arteminae Simon, 1893, Modisiminae Simon, 1893, Smeringopinae Simon, 1893 and Pholcinae, is confirmed by Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018; two additional subfamilies are described by Meng et al., 2026: 99, 113 (Caipirinae Meng, Carvalho, Podsiadlowski & Huber, 2026 and Physocyclinae Meng, Carvalho, Podsiadlowski & Huber, 2026).

Gen. Smeringopus Simon, 1890 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00419

type Pholcus elongatus Vinson, 1863; gender masculine; syn. of Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858)

Transferred to other genera:

Smeringopus africanus Thorell, 1899 -- see Smeringopina

Smeringopus armatus Thorell, 1899 -- see Smeringopina

Smeringopus bineti Millot, 1941 -- see Smeringopina

Smeringopus corniger Simon, 1907 -- see Smeringopina

Smeringopus guineensis Millot, 1941 -- see Smeringopina

Smeringopus pulcher Millot, 1941 -- see Smeringopina

In synonymy:

Smeringopus buehleri Schenkel, 1944 = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Huber, 2012: 65)

Smeringopus distinctus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869, T from Pholcus) = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Simon, 1893a: 475, sub Smeringopus elongatus)

Smeringopus elongatus (Vinson, 1863) = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 73, sub Smeringopus geniculatus)

Smeringopus excavatus (Simon, 1878) = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Huber, 2012: 65)

Smeringopus katangae Giltay, 1935 = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Kraus, 1957: 219)

Smeringopus kishidai Saito, 1933 = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Kraus, 1957: 219)

Smeringopus madagascariensis Millot, 1946 = Smeringopus carli Lessert, 1915 (Huber, 2012: 125)

Smeringopus margarita (Workman, 1878, T from Pholcus) = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Simon, 1893a: 475, sub Smeringopus elongatus)

Smeringopus pholcicus Strand, 1907 = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Huber, 2012: 65)

Smeringopus purpureus Moenkhaus, 1898 = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Kraus, 1957: 219)

Smeringopus tigrina (Taczanowski, 1874, T from Priscula) = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Huber & Zhu, 2001: 151)

Smeringopus tipuloides (L. Koch, 1872) = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Thorell, 1878b: 162, sub Pholcus elongatus)

Smeringopus todai Kishida, 1913 = Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) (Lee, 1966: 36)

Nomina dubia:

Smeringopus affinitatus Strand, 1906b: 670 (f, Ethiopia) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 25

Smeringopus geniculatus (White, 1841: 477, f, Brazil, originally in Pholcus) -- Kraus, 1957: 220

Smeringopus arambourgi Fage, 1936 | | Ethiopia, Somalia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003871

Smeringopus arambourgi Fage in Fage & Simon, 1936: 319, f. 12a-b (Dm; f f. 12c see Smeringopus turkana) Original description

Smeringopus arambourgi Huber, 2012: 33, f. 169-170, 179, 184-185, 194-195, 205-218 (m, Df)

Smeringopus atomarius Simon, 1910 | | Namibia, Botswana, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003872

Smeringopus atomarius Simon, 1910b: 190 (Df) Original description

Smeringopus atomarius Kraus, 1957: 229, f. 46-52 (Dm, f)

Smeringopus atomarius Huber, 2012: 83, f. 432-433, 442, 453-454, 469-470, 505-508, 520-525 (Dmf)

Smeringopus badplaas Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045413

Smeringopus badplaas Huber, 2012: 53, f. 260-261, 282-283, 310-316 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus blyde Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045416

Smeringopus blyde Huber, 2012: 58, f. 252, 268-269, 288-289, 331-335 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus bujongolo Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo, Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045407

Smeringopus bujongolo Huber, 2012: 30, f. 117-118, 121-122, 127-130, 137 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus butare Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045429

Smeringopus butare Huber, 2012: 103, f. 562, 576-577, 596-597, 647-649, 663-666 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus bwindi Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo, Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045402

Smeringopus bwindi Huber, 2012: 17, f. 2, 19, 30-31, 42-45, 65-72 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus carli Lessert, 1915 | | Uganda, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003874

Smeringopus carli Lessert, 1915a: 6, pl. 1, f. 1-2 (Dm) Original description

Smeringopus madagascariensis Millot, 1946a: 151, f. 25B, 26-28 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003880]

Smeringopus carli Huber, 2012: 125, f. 748, 753-754, 761-763, 782-790, 801-804 (mf, S of Smeringopus madagascariensis)

Smeringopus chibububo Huber, 2012 | | Mozambique urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045432

Smeringopus chibububo Huber, 2012: 109, f. 566-567, 570, 582-583, 602-603, 673-678 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus chogoria Huber, 2012 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045406

Smeringopus chogoria Huber, 2012: 29, f. 3-4, 115-116, 119-120, 123-126, 131-136, 155-164 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus cylindrogaster (Simon, 1907) | | Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003388

Crossopriza cylindrogaster Simon, 1907d: 252 (Df) Original description

Crossopriza cylindrogaster Huber, 2009b: 2494, f. 1-6, 15-23, 45-62 (Dm, f)

Smeringopus cylindrogaster Huber, 2012: 89, f. 13 (T from Crossopriza)

Smeringopus dehoop Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045424

Smeringopus dehoop Huber, 2012: 83, f. 430-431, 441, 451-452, 467-468, 500-504 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus dundo Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo, Angola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045433

Smeringopus dundo Huber, 2012: 110, f. 584-585, 604-605, 679-685 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus florisbad Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045414

Smeringopus florisbad Huber, 2012: 54, f. 262-263, 284-285, 317-321 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus hanglip Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045417

Smeringopus hanglip Huber, 2012: 59, f. 247-248, 253, 270-271, 290-291, 336-342, 350-356 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus harare Huber, 2012 | | Zimbabwe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045415

Smeringopus harare Huber, 2012: 57, f. 266-267, 327-330 (Dm) Original description

Smeringopus hypocrita Simon, 1910 | | Namibia, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003876

Smeringopus hypocrita Simon, 1910b: 190 (Df) Original description

Smeringopus hypocrita Kraus, 1984: 380, f. 6 (f)

Smeringopus hypocrita Kraus, 1957: 232, f. 53-58 (Dm, f)

Smeringopus hypocrita Huber, 2012: 74, f. 424-425, 438, 443-444, 459-460, 476-482 (mf)

Smeringopus isangi Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045428

Smeringopus isangi Huber, 2012: 90, f. 534-537, 542-544, 552-557 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus kalomo Huber, 2012 | | Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045431

Smeringopus peregrinus Kraus, 1957: 223, f. 11-16 (mf; misidentified per Huber, 2012: 106)

Smeringopus kalomo Huber, 2012: 106, f. 564-565, 571, 580-581, 600-601, 665-662, 667-672 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus katanga Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045430

Smeringopus katanga Huber, 2012: 105, f. 568, 578-579, 598-599, 650-654 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus koppies Huber, 2012 | | Botswana, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045412

Smeringopus koppies Huber, 2012: 51, f. 245-246, 258-259, 280-281, 305-309 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus lesnei Lessert, 1936 | | Mozambique, Zimbabwe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003877

Smeringopus lesnei Lessert, 1936: 234, f. 29-30 (Dm) Original description

Smeringopus lesnei Huber, 2012: 55, f. 264-265, 286-287, 322-326 (m, Df)

Smeringopus lesserti Kraus, 1957 | | Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, DR Congo, Angola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003878

Smeringopus elongatus Lessert, 1930: 621, f. 5 (m; misidentified per Kraus, 1957: 222)

Smeringopus lesserti Kraus, 1957: 222, f. 7-10 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus lesserti Huber, 2012: 69, f. 12, 374-377, 380-381, 384-385, 402-423 (mf)

Smeringopus lineiventris Simon, 1890 | | Yemen urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003879

Smeringopus lineiventris Simon, 1890a: 95 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus lineiventris Huber, 2012: 43, f. 177-178, 183, 192-193, 202-203, 238-242 (mf)

Smeringopus lotzi Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045422

Smeringopus lotzi Huber, 2012: 79, f. 428-429, 447-448, 463-464, 487-493, 514-519 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus lubondai Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045437

Smeringopus lubondai Huber, 2012: 124, f. 747, 751-752, 759-760, 774-781 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus luki Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045427

Smeringopus luki Huber, 2012: 89, f. 530-533, 538-541, 546-551 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus lydenberg Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045418

Smeringopus lydenberg Huber, 2012: 61, f. 249-250, 254, 272-273, 292-293, 357-361 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus mayombe Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045436

Smeringopus mayombe Huber, 2012: 119, f. 701, 715-717, 729-731 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus mgahinga Huber, 2012 | | DR Congo, Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045403

Smeringopus mgahinga Huber, 2012: 19, f. 25, 32-33, 46-49, 73-93 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus mlilwane Huber, 2012 | | Eswatini, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045419

Smeringopus mlilwane Huber, 2012: 63, f. 255, 274-275, 294-295, 362-366 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus moxico Huber, 2012 | | Angola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045434

Smeringopus moxico Huber, 2012: 113, f. 569, 588-591, 693-698 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus mpanga Huber, 2012 | | Uganda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045405

Smeringopus mpanga Huber, 2012: 23, f. 5, 22-23, 27, 36-37, 54-57, 100-114 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus natalensis Lawrence, 1947 | | Mozambique, South Africa. Introduced to Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003881

Smeringopus natalensis Lawrence, 1947: 14, f. 7a-b (Dm) Original description

Smeringopus natalensis Lawrence, 1967: 299, f. 3-5 (m)

Smeringopus natalensis Huber, 2001: 136, f. 430, 432-433, 437 (m, Df)

Smeringopus natalensis Huber, 2012: 44, f. 243-244, 251, 256-257, 278-279, 300-304, 343-349 (mf)

Smeringopus ndumo Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045420

Smeringopus ndumo Huber, 2012: 63, f. 276-277, 296-297, 367-371 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus ngangao Huber, 2012 | | Kenya, Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045408

Smeringopus ngangao Huber, 2012: 31, f. 6-7, 138-154, 165-168 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus oromia Huber, 2012 | | Ethiopia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045410

Smeringopus oromia Huber, 2012: 40, f. 173-174, 181, 188-189, 198-199, 225-230 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) | | Africa. Introduced to the Caribbeen, South America, St. Helena, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Laos, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, Pacific Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003882 TYPE SPECIES

Pholcus pallidus Blackwall, 1858a: 433 (Df) Original description

Pholcus phalangioides Doleschall, 1859: 47, pl. 16, f. 8 (f; misidentified per Thorell, 1878b: 162)

Pholcus pallidus Blackwall, 1861b: 444 (Dm)

Pholcus elongatus Vinson, 1863: 307, pl. 3, f. 5 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060169]

Pholcus distinctus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869b: 380, pl. 11, f. 28-30 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060221]

Pholcus tipuloides L. Koch, 1872a: 281, pl. 23, f. 5 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060223]

Pholcus tigrinus Taczanowski, 1874: 104, pl. 2, f. 7 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003817]

Pholcus margarita Workman, 1878: 451, pl. 18, f. 1 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060222]

Pholcus elongatus Thorell, 1878b: 162 (S of Pholcus tipuloides)

Pholcus excavatus Simon, 1878g: 482 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003698]

Pholcus tipuloides Marx, 1889a: 99, pl. 4, f. 5

Smeringopus elongatus Simon, 1890a: 94

Smeringopus elongatus Simon, 1893a: 475, f. 448 (S of Pholcus distinctus and P. margarita)

Priscula tigrina Simon, 1893a: 478

Smeringopus purpureus Moenkhaus, 1898: 90, pl. 5, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060172]

Smeringopus elongatus Pocock, 1900a: 239

Smeringopus pholcicus Strand, 1907a: 527 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003885]

Smeringopus pholcicus Strand, 1907n: 571 (Dm)

Smeringopus todai Kishida, 1913e: 43, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060153]

Smeringopus pallidus Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 119 (Df)

Smeringopus purpureus Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 120, f. 33 (f)

Smeringopus geniculatus Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 121, f. 34-35 (f, T from Pholcus; misidentified per Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 144, see Smeringopus geniculatus; S of Smeringopus elongatus, revalidated by Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 144)

Smeringopus elongatus Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 144, f. 136-138 (f; removed from S of Smeringopus geniculatus, rejecting Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 121)

Smeringopus elongatus Berland, 1929b: 43, f. 2-3 (mf)

Smeringopus kishidai Saitō, 1933b: 41, pl. 3, f. 8 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060171]

Smeringopus katangae Giltay, 1935b: 2, f. 1-3 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060170]

Smeringopus elongatus Millot, 1941: 18, f. 7A-I (mf)

Smeringopus bühleri Schenkel, 1944: 176, f. 2a-c (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003873]

Smeringopus elongatus Millot, 1946a: 150, f. 25A (f)

Smeringopus geniculatus Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 73 (misidentified, see Smeringopus geniculatus [a nomen dubium], S of Smeringopus elongatus and S. pallidus, the oldest available name for this species)

Smeringopus pallidus Kraus, 1957: 219, f. 1-6 (mf, S of Smeringopus katangae, S. kishidai and S. purpureus)

Smeringopus pullidus Lee, 1966: 35 (S of Smeringopus todai)

Smeringopus pallidus Timm, 1976: 70, f. 7-8 (m)

Smeringopus pallidus Saaristo, 1978: 102, f. 23-26, 31-38 (mf)

Smeringopus pallidus Yaginuma, 1986a: 28, f. 17.4 (mf)

Smeringopus pallidus Huber, 1998b: 1597, f. 120-122 (mf)

Smeringopus pallidus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 65, f. 26I-O (mf)

Smeringopus pallidus Huber, 2000: 12, f. 15, 72, 119, 164, 191 (m)

Smeringopus pallidus Huber, 2001: 134, f. 431, 434-436 (mf)

Smeringopus pallidus Huber & Zhu, 2001: 152 (S of Priscula tigrina)

Smeringopus pallidus Saaristo, 2001b: 23, f. 49-55 (mf)

Smeringopus pullidus Cai, 2003: 20, f. 1-9 (mf)

Smeringopus pallidus Beatty, Berry & Huber, 2008: 21, f. 20, 55 (mf)

Smeringopus pallidus Irie, 2009: 111, f. 39-41 (mf)

Smeringopus pallidus Saaristo, 2010: 169, f. 25.54-63 (mf)

Smeringopus excavatus Huber, 2011b: 126 (T from Pholcus)

Smeringopus pallidus Huber, 2012: 65, f. 11, 372-373, 378-379, 382-383, 387-400 (mf, S of Smeringopus buehleri, S. excavatus and S. pholcicus)

Smeringopus pallidus Yin et al., 2012: 173, f. 36a-i (mf)

Smeringopus pallidus Taucare-Ríos, 2012b: 82, f. 1A-B, 2A-B, 3 (mf)

Smeringopus peregrinoides Kraus, 1957 | | DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003883

Smeringopus peregrinus Lessert, 1915a: 5, pl. 1, f. 3 (mf; misidentified per Kraus, 1957: 224)

Smeringopus peregrinoides Kraus, 1957: 224, f. 17-22 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus peregrinoides Huber, 2012: 100, f. 560-561, 574-575, 594-595, 626-646 (Dmf)

Smeringopus peregrinus Strand, 1906 | | Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003884

Smeringopus peregrinus Strand, 1906h: 47 (Djj) Original description

Smeringopus peregrinus Strand, 1907n: 569 (Dm)

Smeringopus peregrinus Tullgren, 1910: 122, pl. 2, f. 34 (m, Df)

Smeringopus peregrinus Huber, 2012: 93, f. 8-10, 558-559, 572-573, 592-593, 609-625 (Dmf)

Smeringopus principe Huber, 2012 | | São Tomé and Príncipe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045435

Smeringopus principe Huber, 2012: 118, f. 702-704, 707-708, 712-714, 725-728, 741-744 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus roeweri Kraus, 1957 | | DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003886

Smeringopus roeweri Kraus, 1957: 226, f. 23-27 (Dm) Original description

Smeringopus roeweri Huber, 2012: 122, f. 745-746, 749-750, 757-758, 765-773, 791-800 (m, Df)

Smeringopus rubrotinctus Strand, 1913 | | Rwanda, Burundi urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003887

Smeringopus rubrotinctus Strand, 1913a: 343 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus rubrotinctus Huber, 2012: 13, f. 18, 24, 28-29, 38-41, 59-64 (mf)

Smeringopus ruhiza Huber, 2012 | | Uganda, Burundi urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045404

Smeringopus ruhiza Huber, 2012: 22, f. 20-21, 26, 34-35, 50-53, 94-99 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus sambesicus Kraus, 1957 | | Mozambique urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003888

Smeringopus sambesicus Kraus, 1957: 228, f. 28-33 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus sambesicus Huber, 2012: 128, f. 755-756, 764, 805-810 (mf)

Smeringopus saruanle Huber, 2012 | | Somalia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045411

Smeringopus saruanle Huber, 2012: 41, f. 175-176, 182, 190-191, 200-201, 231-237 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus sederberg Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045421

Smeringopus sederberg Huber, 2012: 77, f. 426-427, 439, 445-446, 461-462, 483-486 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus similis Kraus, 1957 | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003889

Smeringopus similis Kraus, 1957: 230, f. 34-40 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus similis Huber, 2012: 111, f. 563, 586-587, 606-607, 686-692 (mf)

Smeringopus thomensis Simon, 1907 | | São Tomé and Príncipe urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003890

Smeringopus thomensis Simon, 1907d: 251 (Dm) Original description

Smeringopus thomensis Huber, 2012: 114, f. 699-700, 705-706, 709-711, 719-724, 732-740 (m, Df)

Smeringopus tombua Huber, 2012 | | Angola urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045426

Smeringopus tombua Huber, 2012: 87, f. 436-437, 457-458, 473-474, 526-529 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus turkana Huber, 2012 | | Ethiopia, Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045409

Smeringopus arambourgi Fage in Fage & Simon, 1936: 319, f. 12c (f; misidentified per Huber, 2012: 38)

Smeringopus turkana Huber, 2012: 38, f. 171-172, 180, 186-187, 196-197, 219-224 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus ubicki Huber, 2012 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045423

Smeringopus ubicki Huber, 2012: 81, f. 440, 449-450, 465-466, 494-499 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus uisib Huber, 2012 | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045425

Smeringopus uisib Huber, 2012: 85, f. 434-435, 455-456, 471-472, 509-513 (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus voi Yao & Li, 2019 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051347

Smeringopus voi Yao & Li in Yao et al., 2019: 120, f. 5A-D, 6A-H (Dmf) Original description

Smeringopus zonatus Strand, 1906 | | Ethiopia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003891

Smeringopus zonatus Strand, 1906b: 671 (Df) Original description

Smeringopus zonatus Strand, 1908m: 95, pl. 2, f. 3a (f)