Xerophaeus
# Xerophaeus

Xerophaeus is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by William Frederick Purcell in 1907.

## Species

As of May 2019 it contains forty-one species and one subspecies:

* Xerophaeus ahenus Purcell, 1908 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus anthropoides Hewitt, 1916 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus appendiculatus Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus aridus Purcell, 1907 – Namibia, South Africa
* Xerophaeus aurariarum Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus bicavus Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus biplagiatus Tullgren, 1910 – East AFrica
* Xerophaeus capensis Purcell, 1907 (type) – South Africa
* Xerophaeus communis Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus coruscus (L. Koch, 1875) – Ethiopia, East Africa, Yemen
   * Xerophaeus c. kibonotensis Tullgren, 1910 – East, South Africa
* Xerophaeus crusculus Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus crustosus Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus druryi Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus espoir Platnick, 1981 – Seychelles
* Xerophaeus exiguus Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus flammeus Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus flavescens Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus hottentottus Purcell, 1908 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus kiwuensis Strand, 1913 – Central Africa
* Xerophaeus lightfooti Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus longispina Purcell, 1908 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus lunulifer Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus maritimus Lawrence, 1938 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus matroosbergensis Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus occiduus Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus oceanicus Schmidt & Jocqué, 1983 – Réunion
* Xerophaeus pallidus Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus patricki Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus perversus Purcell, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus phaseolus Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus robustus Lawrence, 1936 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus rostratus Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus ruandanus Strand, 1913 – Rwanda
* Xerophaeus rubeus Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus silvaticus Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus spiralifer Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus spoliator Purcell, 1907 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus tenebrosus Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus thomasi (Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
* Xerophaeus vickermani Tucker, 1923 – South Africa
* Xerophaeus zuluensis Lawrence, 1938 – South Africa
