''Homostola'' is a

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of African

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spiders in the family Bemmeridae. It was first described by

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, it was transferred to the

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s in 1985, and to the Bemmeridae in 2020. It is a

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of ''Stictogaster'' and ''Paromostola''.

Species

it contains five species: *'' Homostola abernethyi'' (

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, 1903) –

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*'' Homostola pardalina'' (Hewitt, 1913) – South Africa *'' Homostola reticulata'' (Purcell, 1902) – South Africa *'' Homostola vulpecula'' Simon, 1892 (

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) – South Africa *'' Homostola zebrina'' Purcell, 1902 – South Africa, Eswatini

Species

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