Family: Bemmeridae Simon, 1903 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0140] Back

Gen. Spiroctenus Simon, 1889 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00135 ]
N.B.: transferred from the Ctenizidae to the Nemesiidae by Raven, 1985a: 92 and to the Bemmeridae by Opatova et al., 2020: 701; considered a senior synonym of Hermachastes Pocock, 1900e: 319 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05040] (type H. collinus Pocock, 1900) by Simon, 1903a: 906; considered a senior synonym of Bessia Pocock, 1900e: 320 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05036] (type B. fossoria Pocock, 1900), Bemmeris Simon, 1903k: 42 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05035] (type B. pardalina Simon, 1903) and Ctenonemus Simon, 1903k: 42 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05037] (type C. pectiniger Simon, 1903) by Raven, 1985a: 92.
Status: accepted
Last updated
2023-06-01
Described in
Simon, 1889h: 408 (type Spiroctenus personatus Simon, 1889; gender masculine)
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Species counts
Counts Status
30accepted
1nomen dubium
Reference

Simon, E. (1889h). Descriptions d'espèces africaines nouvelles de la famille des Aviculariidae. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 42: 405-415. download pdf

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Date Type Reference Detail
2020-06-18 Genus transferred to other family Opatova et al., 2020 Spiroctenus Simon, 1889 transferred to Bemmeridae