Homostola
Genus of spiders
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Homostola is a genus of African mygalomorph spiders in the family Bemmeridae. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892.[3] Originally placed with the Ctenizidae,[3] it was transferred to the wafer trapdoor spiders in 1985,[2] and to the Bemmeridae in 2020.[4] It is a senior synonym of Stictogaster and Paromostola.[2]
| Homostola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Bemmeridae |
| Genus: | Homostola Simon, 1892[1] |
| Type species | |
| H. vulpecula Simon, 1892 | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Species
As of September 2025[update] it contains five species:[1]
- Homostola abernethyi (Purcell, 1903) – South Africa
- Homostola pardalina (Hewitt, 1913) – South Africa
- Homostola reticulata (Purcell, 1902) – South Africa
- Homostola vulpecula Simon, 1892 (type) – South Africa
- Homostola zebrina Purcell, 1902 – South Africa, Eswatini
