Included taxa
Karsch, F. (1878a). Übersicht der von Peters in Mossambique gesammelten Arachniden. Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1878: 314-338. 
Species
| Species | Family | Page / figures | published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araneus petersi | Araneidae | 320, pl. 2, f. 2 (Df) | Epeira petersii |
| Caerostris mitralis | Araneidae | 323, pl. 1, f. 8 (Df) | Caerostris rugosa |
| Caerostris mitralis | Araneidae | 324, pl. 1, f. 7 (Df) | Caerostris petersii |
| Cyrtophora petersi | Araneidae | 321, pl. 2, f. 4 (Df) | Cyrtophora petersi |
| Euprosthenops australis | Pisauridae | 326, pl. 2, f. 8 (f, misidentified) | Podophthalma bayaoniana |
| Gasteracantha falcicornis | Araneidae | 322, pl. 1, f. 6 (Df) | Gasteracantha petersii |
| Hippasosa guttata | Lycosidae | 329, pl. 2, f. 1 (Dm) | Lycosa guttata |
| Hogna inhambania | Lycosidae | 329 (m, not L. tarentulina Audouin) | Lycosa tarentulina |
| Hogna petersi | Lycosidae | 330, pl. 2, f. 3 (Df) | Lycosa petersii |
| Nemesia dubia | Nemesiidae | 314, pl. 1, f. 1 (Df; N.B.: if actually congeneric with the above listing, a replacement name will be needed) | Leptopelma dubia |
| Nephilingis cruentata | Araneidae | 319, pl. 1, f. 3 (Df) | Nephila borbonica mossambicensis |
| Olios africanus | Sparassidae | 325, pl. 2, f. 6 (Df) | Sparassus africanus |
| Plexippus petersi | Salticidae | 332, pl. 2, f. 7 (Dm) | Euophrys petersii |
| Pterinochilus murinus | Theraphosidae | 314 (Dmf; N.B.: removed from synonymy of P. constrictus by Gallon, 2002: 211, suppressed for lack of usage) | Harpactira elevata |
| Tetragnatha linyphioides | Tetragnathidae | 317, pl. 1, f. 2 (Df) | Tetragnatha linyphioides |
Genera
No genus found for this reference