Hermippus is a genus of ant eating spiders in the family Zodariidae, containing thirteen species restricted to Asia and parts of Africa. Three new species were discovered in 2014.
Species , this genus includes thirteen species:
Hermippus affinis Strand, 1906 – Ethiopia, Somalia Hermippus arcus Jocqué, 1989 – Tanzania Hermippus arjuna (Gravely, 1921) – India Hermippus cruciatus Simon, 1905 – India, Sri Lanka Hermippus gavi Sankaran, Jobi, Joseph & Sebastian, 2014 – India Hermippus globosus Sankaran, Jobi, Joseph & Sebastian, 2014 – India Hermippus inflexus Sankaran, Jobi, Joseph & Sebastian, 2014 – India Hermippus loricatus Simon, 1893 – DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa (type species) Hermippus minutus Jocqué, 1986 – Zimbabwe Hermippus schoutedeni Lessert, 1938 – Kenya Hermippus septemguttatus Lawrence, 1942 – Mozambique, South Africa Hermippus tenebrosus Jocqué, 1986 – South Africa Hermippus valentinus Logghe & Jocqué, 2023 – Tanzania
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