type Rothus purpurissatus Simon, 1898; gender masculine; syn. of Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883)

N.B.: type species fixed by Simon, 1898a: 294.

In synonymy:
Rothus catenulatus Simon, 1898 = Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883) (Blandin, 1977c: 552, sub R. purpurissatus).
Rothus insulus (Strand, 1913, T from Pisaura) = Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883) (Roewer, 1955b: 206).
Rothus lineatus Pocock, 1902 = Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883) (Blandin, 1977c: 552, sub R. purpurissatus).
Rothus magnus Caporiacco, 1940 = Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883) (Silva & Sierwald, 2015: 327).
Rothus mossamedesus Roewer, 1955 = Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883) (Blandin, 1977c: 552, sub R. purpurissatus).
Rothus pictus Roewer, 1955 = Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883) (Blandin, 1977c: 552, sub R. purpurissatus).
Rothus purpurissatus Simon, 1898 = Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883) (Silva & Sierwald, 2015: 327).
Rothus upembanus Roewer, 1955 = Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883) (Blandin, 1977c: 552, sub R. purpurissatus).
Rothus vestitus Roewer, 1955 = Rothus aethiopicus (Pavesi, 1883) (Blandin, 1977c: 552, sub R. purpurissatus).

Nomina dubia:
Rothus atlanticus Simon, 1898f: 14 (j,  Algeria, Tunisia) -- Blandin, 1977c: 552.
Rothus concolor Caporiacco, 1940c: 787 (j, Ethiopia) -- Blandin, 1977c: 552.
Rothus obscurus Strand, 1907a: 545 (f, South Africa) -- Blandin, 1977c: 552.
Rothus strandi Caporiacco, 1940c: 787 (j, Ethiopia) -- Blandin, 1977c: 552.
Rothus subcatenulatus Strand, 1908m: 108 (j, Ethiopia) -- Blandin, 1977c: 552.

Ocyale aethiopicus Pavesi, 1883: 71 (Dmf).
Rothus purpurissatus Simon, 1898a: 294, f. 293-294, 298.
Rothus purpurissatus Simon, 1898f: 14 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019778].
Rothus catenulatus Simon, 1898f: 15 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057706].
Rothus lineatus Pocock, 1902a: 16, pl. 3, f. 2 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057707].
Rothus aethiopicus Simon, 1907e: 8 (T from Ocyale).
Pisaura insula Strand, 1913a: 418 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051121].
Rothus aethiopicus Lessert, 1916: 581, f. 15-18 (mf).
Rothus catenulatus Caporiacco, 1940c: 786, f. 8 (f).
Rothus magnus Caporiacco, 1940c: 784, f. 7 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057708].
Rothus aethiopicus Roewer, 1955b: 206, f. 79a-e (mf, S of Pisaura insula).
Rothus upembanus Roewer, 1955b: 209, f. 80a-b (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057711].
Rothus pictus Roewer, 1955b: 210, f. 81a-e (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057710].
Rothus mossamedesus Roewer, 1955b: 214, f. 82a-b (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057709].
Rothus vestitus Roewer, 1955b: 217, f. 83a-b (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057712].
Rothus purpurissatus Blandin, 1976c: 918, f. 5-6 (f).
Rothus purpurissatus Blandin, 1977c: 552, f. 10-12, 15-27, 31 (mf, S of Rothus catenulatus, R. lineatus, R. mossamedesus, R. pictus, R. upembanus and R. vestitus).
Rothus aethiopicus Blandin, 1977c: 552 (incertae sedis, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick).
Rothus magnus Blandin, 1977c: 552 (incertae sedis, taken as nomen dubium by Platnick).
Rothus purpurissatus Levy, 1999a: 60, f. 34A-B, 35A-B (mf).
Rothus aethiopicus Silva & Sierwald, 2015: 327, f. 2-23 (mf, removed from nomen dubium, S of Rothus magnus and R. purpurissatus).
Rothus aethiopicus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020q: 51, p. 50: 2 f., p. 51: 6 f., p. 52: 6 f. (mf).
Rothus aethiopicus El-Hennawy, 2021: 233, f. 2-20 (mf).

Rothus auratus Pocock, 1900e: 326 (Df).
Rothus auratus Pocock, 1902a: 16, pl. 3, f. 3 (f).
Rothus auratus Blandin, 1977c: 554, f. 14 (f).
Rothus auratus Silva & Sierwald, 2015: 339, f. 43-48 (f; N.B.: may be S of R. vittatus).
Rothus auratus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020q: 53, 5 f. (f).

Rothus vittatus Simon, 1898f: 15 (Df).
Rothus vittatus Blandin, 1977c: 554, f. 13, 30 (f).
Rothus vittatus Silva & Sierwald, 2015: 334, f. 24-42 (f, Dm).
Rothus vittatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020q: 54, 6 f. (f).