Included taxa
Platnick, N. I. & Shadab, M. U. (1977b). A revision of the spider genera Herpyllus and Scotophaeus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 159: 1-44. 
Species
| Species | Family | Page / figures | published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesonia irvingi | Gnaphosidae | 6 (T from Herpyllus) | Cesonia irvingi |
| Cesonia josephus | Gnaphosidae | 6 (T from Herpyllus) | Cesonia josephus |
| Herpyllus bensonae | Gnaphosidae | 26, f. 71-74 (m, Df) | Herpyllus bensonae |
| Herpyllus brachet | Gnaphosidae | 37, f. 113-114 (Df) | Herpyllus brachet |
| Herpyllus bubulcus | Gnaphosidae | 29, f. 85-90 (f, Dm) | Herpyllus bubulcus |
| Herpyllus coahuilanus | Gnaphosidae | 34, f. 99-102 (mf) | Herpyllus coahuilanus |
| Herpyllus cockerelli | Gnaphosidae | 15, f. 31-36 (mf, S of Herpyllus cepeus) | Herpyllus cockerelli |
| Herpyllus convallis | Gnaphosidae | 27, f. 69-70, 75-78 (mf) | Herpyllus convallis |
| Herpyllus ecclesiasticus | Gnaphosidae | 7, f. 1-8 (mf, S of Herpyllus cratus) | Herpyllus ecclesiasticus |
| Herpyllus emertoni | Gnaphosidae | 21, f. 51-56 (mf, S of Herpyllus bryophilus, H. faxoni and H. itamus) | Herpyllus emertoni |
| Herpyllus excelsus | Gnaphosidae | 12, f. 15-20 (f, Dm) | Herpyllus excelsus |
| Herpyllus fidelis | Gnaphosidae | 37, f. 115-116 (f) | Herpyllus fidelis |
| Herpyllus frio | Gnaphosidae | 14, f. 27-30 (Dmf) | Herpyllus frio |
| Herpyllus gertschi | Gnaphosidae | 35, f. 57-58, 103-106 (Dmf) | Herpyllus gertschi |
| Herpyllus giganteus | Gnaphosidae | 38, f. 117-118 (Df) | Herpyllus giganteus |
| Herpyllus hesperolus | Gnaphosidae | 23, f. 63-68 (mf) | Herpyllus hesperolus |
| Herpyllus iguala | Gnaphosidae | 23, f. 59-62 (Dmf) | Herpyllus iguala |
| Herpyllus malkini | Gnaphosidae | 37, f. 111-112 (Df) | Herpyllus malkini |
| Herpyllus perditus | Gnaphosidae | 32, f. 95-98 (mf) | Herpyllus perditus |
| Herpyllus perote | Gnaphosidae | 35, f. 107-110 (Dmf) | Herpyllus perote |
| Herpyllus pictus | Gnaphosidae | 19, f. 47-50 (f, Dm) | Herpyllus pictus |
| Herpyllus propinquus | Gnaphosidae | 9, f. 9-14, 130 (mf, S of Herpyllus piedicus) | Herpyllus propinquus |
| Herpyllus regnans | Gnaphosidae | 31, f. 91-94 (f, Dm) | Herpyllus regnans |
| Herpyllus reservatus | Gnaphosidae | 19, f. 21-22, 43-46 (f, Dm) | Herpyllus reservatus |
| Herpyllus scholasticus | Gnaphosidae | 18, f. 37-42 (mf) | Herpyllus scholasticus |
| Herpyllus schwarzi | Gnaphosidae | 28, f. 79-84 (f, Dm) | Herpyllus schwarzi |
| Herpyllus sherus | Gnaphosidae | 13, f. 23-26 (Dmf) | Herpyllus sherus |
| Herpyllus vespa | Gnaphosidae | 6 (nomen dubium) | Herpyllus vespa |
| Nodocion eclecticus | Gnaphosidae | 5 (T from Herpyllus) | Nodocion atopophysis |
| Nodocion floridanus | Gnaphosidae | 6 (T from Herpyllus) | Nodocion floridanus |
| Scotophaeus blackwalli | Gnaphosidae | 41, f. 123-129 (mf) | Scotophaeus blackwalli |
| Scotophaeus quadripunctatus | Gnaphosidae | 41, f. 119-122 (mf) | Scotophaeus quadripunctatus |
Genera
No genus found for this reference