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Genus: Spermophora Hentz, 1841 | Family: Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850

Spermophora senoculatoides Senglet, 2008

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042172

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Described:

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Distribution: Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan

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Holotype: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève (MHNG), Geneva, Switzerland m (ARTO-0025776) - (Senglet, 2008)
Paratype: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève (MHNG), Geneva, Switzerland 2m 1f (ARTO 25777-25778) - (Senglet, 2008)

Taxonomic References

Spermophora senoculatoides Senglet, 2008: 370, f. 96-105 (Dmf) Original description

Spermophora senoculatoides Zamani, Kosyan & Marusik, 2026b: 734, f. 7A-G, 11A-D (mf)

References

Senglet, A. (2008). New species of Pholcus and Spermophora (Pholcidae, Araneae) from Iran and Afghanistan, with notes on mating mechanisms. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 115(2): 355-376. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.80432 -- Show included taxa

Zamani, A., Kosyan, A. & Marusik, Y. M. (2026b). New data on spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Armenia, including a unique case of palpal teratology. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 12(4): 725-744. doi: 10.48311/jibs.12.04.725 ZooBank: 5B7BE87F-2183-440B-A58F-0A76144D0FD0 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-09-18	New taxonomic reference entry	Zamani, Kosyan & Marusik, 2026b
2026-09-18	Species distribution update	Zamani, Kosyan & Marusik, 2026b	Old value