Herpyllus propinquus
(Western Parson Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Herpyllus propinquus, commonly known as Western Parson Spider, belongs to the genus Herpyllus, in the family Gnaphosidae. Herpyllus propinquus spiders have been sighted 17 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Herpyllus propinquus includes 1 countries and 6 states in the United States. Herpyllus propinquus is most often sighted indoors, and during the month of April.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Herpyllus
Species: Herpyllus propinquus

Other Common Names

Western Parson Spider

Author

(Keyserling, 1887)

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 17 confirmed sightings of Herpyllus propinquus (Western Parson Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on July 29, 2026 by Spider ID member svhomesteader. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 17 sightings because of certain Herpyllus propinquus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Herpyllus propinquus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 17)
Sex: 0 female and 0 male.
Environment: Herpyllus propinquus has been sighted 1 times outdoors, and 16 times indoors.
Outdoors: Ground layer (1).