Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0102] Detail
In synonymy:
Agathostichus Simon, 1897 = Mastophora Holmberg, 1876 (Levi, 2003: 315)
Glyptocranium Simon, 1895 = Mastophora Holmberg, 1876 (Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 65)
Gen. Mastophora Holmberg, 1876 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01512] Detail
type Mastophora extraordinaria Holmberg, 1876; gender feminine
N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Glyptocranium Simon, 1895a: 885 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04559] (type Epeira cornigera Hentz, 1850) by Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 65 and of Agathostichus Simon, 1897b: 473 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01432] (type A. leucacantha Simon, 1897) (already used with the spelling Agatostichus by Simon, 1895a: 885 as a generic nomen nudum) by Levi, 2003: 315.
Transferred to other genera:
Mastophora fasciolata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) -- see Kaira
In synonymy:
Mastophora bicurvata (Becker, 1879, T from Cyrtarachne) = Mastophora cornigera (Hentz, 1850) (Keyserling, 1892: 40, sub Ordgarius).
Mastophora fragoides (Vellard, 1926) = Mastophora carpogastra Mello-Leitão, 1925 (Gertsch, 1955: 232).
Mastophora gasteracanthoides oxalidis Archer, 1963 = Mastophora gasteracanthoides (Nicolet, 1849) (Levi, 2003: 374).
Mastophora intermedia Mello-Leitão, 1945 = Mastophora extraordinaria Holmberg, 1876 (Levi, 2003: 357).
Mastophora lenca Gertsch, 1955 = Mastophora corpulenta (Banks, 1898) (Levi, 2003: 364).
Mastophora multilineata (Atkinson, 1888, T from Cyrtarachne = Epeira) = Mastophora bisaccata (Emerton, 1884) (Petrunkevitch, 1911: 546, sub Glyptocranium).
Mastophora obesa (Banks, 1898) = Mastophora bisaccata (Emerton, 1884) (Levi, 2003: 330).
Mastophora pickeli occidentalis Schenkel, 1953 = Mastophora fasciata Reimoser, 1939 (Levi, 2003: 348).
Nomen dubium:
Mastophora cinerea Mello-Leitão, 1943c: 105, f. 4 (j, Argentina) -- Levi, 2003: 357.
Mastophora abalosi Urtubey & Báez, 1983 | f | Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016362]
Mastophora abalosi Urtubey & Báez, 1983: 3, f. 1-11 (Df).
Mastophora abalosi Levi, 2003: 356, f. 265-268 (f).
Mastophora alachua Levi, 2003 | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038626]
Mastophora alachua Levi, 2003: 330, f. 40-50 (Dmf).
Mastophora alvareztoroi Ibarra & Jiménez, 2003 | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038627]
Mastophora alvareztoroi Ibarra & Jiménez, in Levi, 2003: 360, f. 296-307 (Dmf).
Mastophora apalachicola Levi, 2003 | f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038628]
Mastophora apalachicola Levi, 2003: 326, f. 15-21 (Df).
Mastophora archeri Gertsch, 1955 | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016363]
Mastophora archeri Gertsch, 1955: 239, f. 6-9, 36, 45-46 (Dmf).
Mastophora archeri Levi, 2003: 346, f. 183-193 (mf).
Mastophora bisaccata (Emerton, 1884) | m f | USA, Mexico     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016364]
Cyrtarachne bisaccata Emerton, 1884: 325, pl. 34, f. 11 (Df).
Cyrtarachne multilineata Atkinson, 1888a: 546 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058048].
Cyrtarachne multilineata Atkinson, 1888b: 29 (Df).
Ordgarius bisaccatus Keyserling, 1892: 42, pl. 2, f. 35 (f).
Ordgarius bisaccatus McCook, 1894: 198, pl. 12, f. 2-3 (f, Dm).
Glyptocranium bisaccatum Simon, 1895a: 882.
Ordgarius obesus Banks, 1898b: 250, pl. 15, f. 9 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016386].
Glyptocranium obesum Petrunkevitch, 1911: 347.
Glyptocranium bisaccatum Petrunkevitch, 1911: 346 (S of Cyrtarachne = Epeira multilineata).
Mastophora bisaccata Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 71.
Mastophora obesa Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 72, f. 1, 13 (f).
Mastophora bisaccata Kaston, 1948: 232, f. 737-740 (f).
Mastophora bisaccata Gertsch, 1955: 242, f. 19-23, 35, 43-44 (mf).
Mastophora bisaccata Levi, 1978b: 13, f. 18-20 (m).
Mastophora bisaccata Levi, 2003: 330, f. 1, 6, 51-62 (mf, S of Mastophora obesa).
Mastophora brescoviti Levi, 2003 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038629]
Mastophora brescoviti Levi, 2003: 363, f. 322-328 (Df).
Mastophora caesariata Levi, 2006 | f | Costa Rica     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040037]
Mastophora caesariata Levi, in Eberhard & Levi, 2006: 337, f. 1-7 (Df).
Mastophora caesariata Sherwood, 2020: 244 (authorship corrected).
Mastophora carpogastra Mello-Leitão, 1925 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016365]
Mastophora carpogastra Mello-Leitão, 1925a: 460 (Df).
Glyptocranium fragoides Vellard, 1926: 327 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058047].
Mastophora carpogastra Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 72, f. 3, 15 (f).
Mastophora carpogastra Gertsch, 1955: 232 (S of Glyptocranium fragoides; removed from S of Mastophora corpulenta, rejecting Roewer, 1942a: 901).
Mastophora carpogastra Levi, 2003: 340, f. 128-134 (f).
Mastophora catarina Levi, 2003 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038630]
Mastophora catarina Levi, 2003: 339, f. 100-106 (Df).
Mastophora comma Báez & Urtubey, 1985 | f | Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016367]
Mastophora comma Báez & Urtubey, 1985: 3, f. 1-10 (Df).
Mastophora comma Levi, 2003: 356, f. 269-273 (f).
Mastophora conica Levi, 2006 | f | Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040038]
Mastophora conica Levi, 2006: 244, f. 1-7 (Df).
Mastophora conifera (Holmberg, 1876) | f | Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016368]
Heterocephala conifera Holmberg, 1876: 20 (Df).
Mastophora conifera Brèthes, 1909b: 163.
Mastophora conifera Canals, 1931a: 18, f. 1-5, pl. 1, f. 2 (f).
Mastophora conifera Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 71, f. 4, 16 (f).
Mastophora conifera Levi, 2003: 364, f. 329-335 (f).
Mastophora cornigera (Hentz, 1850) | m f | USA to Nicaragua     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016369]
Epeira cornigera Hentz, 1850: 20, pl. 3, f. 8 (Df).
Cyrtarachne cornigera Keyserling, 1879: 300, pl. 4, f. 4 (f) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058049].
Cyrtarachne bicurvata Becker, 1879a: 77, pl. 2. f. 16-19 (Df).
Ordgarius cornigerus Keyserling, 1892: 40, pl. 2, f. 34 (f, S of Cyrtarachne bicurvata).
Ordgarius cornigerus McCook, 1894: 197, pl. 12, f. 1 (f).
Glyptocranium cornigerum Simon, 1895a: 885.
Mastophora cornigera Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 70, f. 9, 20 (f).
Mastophora cornigera Gertsch, 1955: 233, f. 1-5, 37, 41-42 (f, Dm).
Mastophora cornigera Levi, 2003: 344, f. 169-182 (mf).
Mastophora corpulenta (Banks, 1898) | f | Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016370]
Ordgarius corpulentus Banks, 1898b: 251, pl. 15, f. 8 (Df).
Glyptocranium corpulentum Petrunkevitch, 1911: 347.
Mastophora corpulenta Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 72, f. 8 (f).
Mastophora corpulenta Roewer, 1942a: 901 (S of Glyptocranium fragoides, sub fagoides; rejected by Gertsch, 1955: 232).
Mastophora lenca Gertsch, 1955: 247, f. 28-30, 32-33 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016383].
Mastophora corpulenta Levi, 2003: 364, f. 336-342 (f, S of Mastophora lenca).
Mastophora corpulenta Basiuk, 2016: 159, f. 1, 2a-h, 3a-b (f).
Mastophora corumbatai Levi, 2003 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040939]
Mastophora corumbatai Levi, 2003: 339, f. 114-120 (Df).
Mastophora cranion Mello-Leitão, 1928 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016371]
Mastophora cranion Mello-Leitão, 1928b: 49, f. 1 (Df).
Mastophora cranion Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 72, f. 2, 14 (f).
Mastophora cranion Levi, 2003: 351, f. 223-229 (f).
Mastophora diablo Levi, 2003 | f | Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038352]
Mastophora gasteracanthoides Canals, 1931a: 19, f. 1-5, pl. 2, f. 4 (f, misidentified).
Mastophora gasteracanthoides Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 69, f. 12, 23 (f, misidentified).
Mastophora diablo Levi, 2003: 372, f. 4, 399-407 (Df).
Mastophora dizzydeani Eberhard, 1981 | m f | Colombia, Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016372]
Mastophora dizzydeani Eberhard, 1981: 144, f. 1-9 (Dmf).
Mastophora dizzydeani Levi, 2003: 350, f. 205-215 (mf).
Mastophora escomeli Levi, 2003 | m f | Peru     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038631]
Mastophora escomeli Levi, 2003: 366, f. 351-361 (Dmf).
Mastophora extraordinaria Holmberg, 1876 * | m f | Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016373]
Mastophora extraordinaria Holmberg, 1876: 20 (Df).
Mastophora extraordinaria Canals, 1931a: 17, f. 1-5, pl. 1, f. 1 (f).
Mastophora extraordinaria Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 70, f. 7, 19 (f).
Mastophora intermedia Mello-Leitão, 1945b: 240, f. 14-17 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016382].
Mastophora extraordinaria Levi, 2003: 357, f. 281-287 (f, S of Mastophora intermedia).
Mastophora extraordinaria Costa et al., 2021: 17, f. 1A-E, 2A-E (Dm, f).
Mastophora fasciata Reimoser, 1939 | m f | Costa Rica, Venezuela     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016374]
Mastophora fasciata Reimoser, 1939: 356, f. 8 (Df).
Mastophora pickeli occidentalis Schenkel, 1953a: 29 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016390].
Mastophora fasciata Levi, 2003: 348, f. 194-204 (Dm, f, S of Mastophora pickeli occidentalis).
Mastophora felda Levi, 2003 | f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038632]
Mastophora felda Levi, 2003: 326, f. 22-28 (Df).
Mastophora felis Piza, 1976 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016376]
Mastophora felis Piza, 1976c: 83, f. 1 (Df).
Mastophora felis Levi, 2003: 369, f. 366-372 (f).
Mastophora gasteracanthoides (Nicolet, 1849) | m f | Chile     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016377]
Epeira gasteracanthoides Nicolet, 1849: 485, pl. 5, f. 7 (Df).
Ordgarius gasteracanthoides Keyserling, 1892: 43, pl. 7, f. 36 (f).
Glyptocranium gasteracanthoides Simon, 1895a: 882, f. 946 (f).
Mastophora gasteracanthoides Porter, 1917: 131, f. 77 (f).
Mastophora gasteracanthoides oxalidis Archer, 1963: 19 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016378].
Mastophora gasteracanthoides Levi, 2002: 559, f. 314-315 (m).
Mastophora gasteracanthoides Levi, 2003: 374, f. 5, 7, 408-421 (mf, S of Mastophora gasteracanthoides oxalidis).
Mastophora gasteracanthoides Taucare-Ríos & Cerpa, 2018: 489, f. 2A-C (f).
Mastophora haywardi Birabén, 1946 | f | Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016379]
Mastophora haywardi Birabén, 1946: 327, f. 1-3 (Df).
Mastophora haywardi Levi, 2003: 339, f. 107-113 (f).
Mastophora holmbergi Canals, 1931 | f | Paraguay, Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016380]
Mastophora holmbergi Canals, 1931a: 22, f. 1-5, pl. 3, f. 5, pl. 4, f. 7-8 (Df).
Mastophora holmbergi Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 73, f. 10, 21 (f).
Mastophora holmbergi Levi, 2003: 369, f. 373-379 (f).
Mastophora hutchinsoni Gertsch, 1955 | m f | USA, Canada     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016381]
Mastophora cornigera Kaston, 1948: 231, f. 741-742 (f, misidentified).
Mastophora hutchinsoni Gertsch, 1955: 236, f. 10-14, 39, 47-48 (Dmf).
Mastophora hutchinsoni Levi, 2003: 342, f. 153-168 (mf).
Mastophora hutchinsoni Dondale et al., 2003: 130, f. 264-270 (mf).
Mastophora hutchinsoni Paquin et al., 2008c: 30, f. 9-13 (mf).
Mastophora lara Levi, 2003 | f | Venezuela     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040929]
Mastophora lara Levi, 2003: 340, f. 121-127 (Df).
Mastophora leucabulba (Gertsch, 1955) | m f | USA to Honduras     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014468]
Agatostichus leucabulba Gertsch, 1955: 250, f. 34, 38, 40 (Df).
Mastophora leucabulba Levi, 2003: 358, f. 288-295 (f, Dm).
Mastophora leucacantha (Simon, 1897) | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014469]
Agatostichus leucacantha Simon, 1895a: 885, f. 947 (nomen nudum).
Agathostichus leucacantha Simon, 1897b: 473 (Dj).
Mastophora leucacantha Levi, 2003: 362, f. 315-321 (Df, T from Agathostichus).
Mastophora longiceps Mello-Leitão, 1940 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016384]
Masthophora longiceps Mello-Leitão, 1940a: 57, f. 5a-c (Df).
Mastophora longiceps Levi, 2003: 351, f. 230-236 (f).
Mastophora melloleitaoi Canals, 1931 | f | Brazil, Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016385]
Mastophora mello-leitaõi Canals, 1931a: 20, f. 1-5, pl. 2, f. 4 (Df).
Mastophora mello-leitaõi Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 73, f. 5, 17 (f).
Mastophora melloleitaoi Levi, 2003: 356, f. 274-280 (f).
Mastophora obtusa Mello-Leitão, 1936 | j | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016387]
Mastophora obtusa Mello-Leitão, 1936b: 134, f. 2 (Dj).
Mastophora obtusa Levi, 2003: 368, f. 362-365 (j).
Mastophora pesqueiro Levi, 2003 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038633]
Mastophora pesqueiro Levi, 2003: 352, f. 237-243 (Df).
Mastophora phrynosoma Gertsch, 1955 | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016388]
Mastophora phrynosoma Gertsch, 1955: 245, f. 24-27, 31 (Df).
Mastophora phrynosoma Levi, 2003: 336, f. 86-99 (f, Dm).
Mastophora pickeli Mello-Leitão, 1931 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016389]
Mastophora pickeli Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 73, f. 6, 18, 24 (Df).
Mastophora pickeli Levi, 2003: 350, f. 216-222 (f).
Mastophora piras Levi, 2003 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038634]
Mastophora piras Levi, 2003: 352, f. 244-250 (Df).
Mastophora rabida Levi, 2003 | m f | Ecuador (Galapagos Is.)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038635]
Mastophora rabida Levi, 2003: 366, f. 343-350 (Df).
Mastophora rabida Baert, 2013b: 65, f. 1-5 (Dm).
Mastophora reimoseri Levi, 2003 | f | Paraguay     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038636]
Mastophora reimoseri Levi, 2003: 370, f. 380-386 (Df).
Mastophora satan Canals, 1931 | m f | Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016391]
Mastophora satan Canals, 1931a: 25, f. 1-5, pl. 3, f. 6 (Df).
Mastophora satan Mello-Leitão, 1931b: 73, f. 11, 22 (f).
Mastophora satan Levi, 2003: 370, f. 387-398 (f, Dm).
Mastophora satsuma Levi, 2003 | f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038637]
Mastophora satsuma Levi, 2003: 325, f. 8-14 (Df).
Mastophora seminole Levi, 2003 | f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038638]
Mastophora seminole Levi, 2003: 341, f. 135-141 (Df).
Mastophora soberiana Levi, 2003 | f | Panama     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038639]
Mastophora soberiana Levi, 2003: 362, f. 308-314 (Df).
Mastophora stowei Levi, 2003 | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038640]
Mastophora stowei Levi, 2003: 334, f. 63-74 (Dmf).
Mastophora timuqua Levi, 2003 | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038641]
Mastophora timuqua Levi, 2003: 328, f. 29-39 (Dmf).
Mastophora vaquera Gertsch, 1955 | m f | Cuba     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016392]
Mastophora vaquera Gertsch, 1955: 240, f. 15-18 (Df).
Mastophora vaquera Levi, 2003: 342, f. 142-152 (f).
Mastophora vaquera Levi, 2006: 244, f. 8-11 (Dm).
Mastophora yacare Levi, 2003 | f | Uruguay     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038642]
Mastophora yacare Levi, 2003: 354, f. 258-264 (Df).
Mastophora yeargani Levi, 2003 | m f | USA     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038643]
Mastophora yeargani Levi, 2003: 336, f. 75-85 (Dmf).
Mastophora ypiranga Levi, 2003 | f | Brazil     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038644]
Mastophora ypiranga Levi, 2003: 354, f. 251-257 (Df).
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