The World Spider Catalog
by Norman I. Platnick
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Title Page Introduction Families Bibliography

FAM. CYATHOLIPIDAE Simon, 1894

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Teemenaaridae by Platnick, 1979c: 116.

Transferred to other families:
Cyatholipulus Petrunkevitch, 1930 -- see Styposis under Theridiidae.
Cyathidea Simon, 1907 -- see Wendilgarda under Theridiosomatidae.

In synonymy:
Moero O. P.-Cambridge, 1904 = Cyatholipus Simon, 1894 (Griswold, 1987e: 505, after Petrunkevitch, 1928: 233).

Gen. Alaranea Griswold, 1997

A. Griswold, 1997a: 67, type A. merina Griwold, 1997.

mf alba Griswold, 1997....................Madagascar
A. a. Griswold, 1997a: 76, f. 55, 57-58, 67-69, 78-83, 92 (Dmf).

mf ardua Griswold, 1997....................Madagascar
A. a. Griswold, 1997a: 78, f. 84-89, 93-97 (Dmf).

mf betsileo Griswold, 1997....................Madagascar
A. b. Griswold, 1997a: 68, f. 2-4, 6-14, 49-54, 56, 59-64, 74-75, 90 (Dmf).

mf merina Griswold, 1997 *....................Madagascar
A. m. Griswold, 1997a: 72, f. 5, 65-66, 70-73, 76-77, 91 (Dmf).

Gen. Cyatholipus Simon, 1894

N.B.: transferred here from the Theridiosomatidae by Davies, 1978: 301 (sub Teemenaaridae) and Wunderlich, 1978b: 33; considered a senior synonym of Moero O. P.-Cambridge, 1904 by Griswold, 1987e: 505, after Petrunkevitch, 1928: 233.

In synonymy:
C. quadrimaculatus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1904) = C. quadrimaculatus Simon, 1894 (Griswold, 1987e: 505, after Petrunkevitch, 1928: 233).

mf avus Griswold, 1987....................South Africa
C. a. Griswold, 1987e: 512, f. 24, 26, 28, 36-38, 45-47, 55 (Dmf).

mf dentipes Simon, 1894....................Jamaica
C. d. Simon, 1894a: 713, f. 788-789 (Dm).
C. d. Wunderlich, 1978b: 39, f. 1-4 (m, Df).
C. d. Wunderlich, 1986: 223, f. 248 (m).

f hirsutissimus Simon, 1894 *....................South Africa
C. h. Simon, 1894a: 712, f. 786 (Df).
C. h. Griswold, 1987e: 507, f. 1-2, 39-41 (f).

f icubatus Griswold, 1987....................South Africa
C. i. Griswold, 1987e: 514, f. 5, 48-50, 56 (Df).

f isolatus Griswold, 1987....................South Africa
C. i. Griswold, 1987e: 516, f. 51-53, 57 (Df).

mf quadrimaculatus Simon, 1894....................South Africa
C. q. Simon, 1894a: 713, f. 787 (Dmf).
Moero quadrimaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1904: 157, pl. 11, f. 4 (Dmf).
C. q. Griswold, 1987e: 508, f. 3-4, 7, 20-23, 25, 27, 42-44, 54 (mf, S).
C. q. Forster, 1988: 18, f. 31, 51 (f).

m tortilis Griswold, 1987....................South Africa
C. t. Griswold, 1987e: 510, f. 6, 29-35 (Dm).

Gen. Hanea Forster, 1988

H. Forster, 1988: 26, type H. paturau Forster, 1988.

m paturau Forster, 1988 *....................New Zealand
H. p. Forster, 1988: 26, f. 46-47, 91-94 (Dm).

Gen. Ilisoa Griswold, 1987

I. Griswold, 1987e: 517, type I. knysna Griswold, 1987.

f hawequas Griswold, 1987....................South Africa
I. h. Griswold, 1987e: 520, f. 58-59, 69-71, 114 (Df).

m knysna Griswold, 1987 *....................South Africa
I. k. Griswold, 1987e: 518, f. 15, 60-68 (Dm).

Gen. Isicabu Griswold, 1987

I. Griswold, 1987e: 522, type I. reavelli Griswold, 1987.

mf capensis Griswold, 1987....................South Africa
I. c. Griswold, 1987e: 528, f. 75-83, 91-92, 102-110, 116 (Dmf).

mf reavelli Griswold, 1987 *....................South Africa
I. r. Griswold, 1987e: 523, f. 8, 14, 72-74, 84-89, 93-95, 115 (Dmf).

m zuluensis Griswold, 1987....................South Africa
I. z. Griswold, 1987e: 525, f. 90, 96-101 (Dm).

Gen. Matilda Forster, 1988

M. Forster, 1988: 33, type M. australia Forster, 1988.

mf australia Forster, 1988 *....................New South Wales
M. a. Forster, 1988: 33, f. 108, 123-140 (Dmf).

Gen. Scharffia Griswold, 1997

S. Griswold, 1997b: 270, type S. chinja Griswold, 1997.

mf chinja Griswold, 1997 *....................Tanzania
S. c. Griswold, 1997b: 272, f. 5-23, 25, 38, 40, 44-46 (Dmf).

mf holmi Griswold, 1997....................Kenya
S. h. Griswold, 1997b: 277, f. 27-29, 32-36, 39 (Dmf).

mf nyasa Griswold, 1997....................Malawi
S. n. Griswold, 1997b: 278, f. 24, 26, 37, 41-43, 47-53 (Dmf).

m rossi Griswold, 1997....................Tanzania
S. r. Griswold, 1997b: 280, f. 1, 30-31, 54-57 (Dm).

Gen. Teemenaarus Davies, 1978

T. Davies, 1978: 294, type T. silvestris Davies, 1978.

mf silvestris Davies, 1978 *....................Queensland
T. s. Davies, 1978: 294, f. 1-15, 17-20 (Dmf).
T. s. Forster, 1988: 30, f. 29-30, 109-110, 113-116 (mf).
T. s. Coddington, 1990: 20, f. 107 (m).

Gen. Tekella Urquhart, 1894

N.B. transferred from the Theridiidae to the Theridiosomatidae by Levi & Levi, 1962: 29, and here from the Theridiosomatidae by Davies, 1978: 301 and Wunderlich, 1978b: 33.

mf absidata Urquhart, 1894....................New Zealand
T. a. Urquhart, 1894: 211 (Df).
T. a. Forster, 1988: 19, f. 11-26, 32-33, 36-37, 58, 60-67 (f, Dm, removed from S of T. nemoralis, contra Parrott, 1946: 71).
T. a. Griswold et al., 1998: 68, f. 17A-B (m).

mf bisetosa Forster, 1988....................New Zealand
T. b. Forster, 1988: 25, f. 42-43, 53, 86-90 (Dmf).

mf lineata Forster, 1988....................New Zealand
T. l. Forster, 1988: 22, f. 7-8, 44-45, 49, 57, 74-79 (Dmf).

mf nemoralis (Urquhart, 1889) *....................New Zealand
Linyphia n. Urquhart, 1889a: 140 (Dmf).
T. n. Bryant, 1933b: 19, pl. 2, f. 12-13, 17 (mf).
T. n. Wunderlich, 1978b: 39, f. 15-23 (mf).
T. n. Wunderlich, 1986: 223, f. 247 (m).
T. n. Forster, 1988: 21, f. 38-39, 48, 54, 68-73 (mf, not a senior S of T. absidata).

mf unisetosa Forster, 1988....................New Zealand
T. u. Forster, 1988: 23, f. 40-41, 50, 52, 80-85 (Dmf).

Gen. Tekellatus Wunderlich, 1978

T. Wunderlich, 1978b: 38, type T. lamingtoniensis Wunderlich, 1978.

m lamingtoniensis Wunderlich, 1978 *....................Queensland
T. l. Wunderlich, 1978b: 39, f. 5-14 (Dm).
T. l. Wunderlich, 1986: 222, f. 245-246 (m).

Gen. Tekelloides Forster, 1988

T. Forster, 1988: 26, type T. australis Forster, 1988.

mf australis Forster, 1988 *....................New Zealand
T. a. Forster, 1988: 28, f. 3-4, 9-10, 28, 95-103 (Dmf).

mf flavonotatus (Urquhart, 1891)....................New Zealand
Ariamnes flavo-notatus Urquhart, 1891a: 136 (Df).
T. f. Forster, 1988: 28, f. 34-35, 55-56, 104-107 (Tf from Ariamnes=Argyrodes, Dm).

Gen. Toddiana Forster, 1988

T. Forster, 1988: 31, type T. daviesae Forster, 1988.

mf daviesae Forster, 1988 *....................Queensland
T. d. Forster, 1988: 32, f. 27, 29, 59, 111-112, 117-122 (Dmf).

Gen. Ulwembua Griswold, 1987

U. Griswold, 1987e: 532, type U. pulchra Griswold, 1987.

mf antsiranana Griswold, 1997....................Madagascar
U. a. Griswold, 1997a: 59, f. 1, 16-18, 22-26, 35, 38 (Dmf).

f denticulata Griswold, 1987....................South Africa
U. d. Griswold, 1987e: 536, f. 112, 121-122, 134-136 (Df).

mf outeniqua Griswold, 1987....................South Africa
U. o. Griswold, 1987e: 538, f. 9-13, 113, 117-120, 126-127, 137-139, 143-151 (Dmf).

mf pulchra Griswold, 1987 *....................South Africa
U. p. Griswold, 1987e: 534, f. 111, 123-125, 128-133, 140-142 (Dmf).

mf ranomafana Griswold, 1997....................Madagascar
U. r. Griswold, 1997a: 63, f. 15, 19-21, 27-28, 31-34, 36, 39 (Dmf).

Gen. Vazaha Griswold, 1997

V. Griswold, 1997a: 65, type V. toamasina Griswold, 1997.

mf toamasina Griswold, 1997 *....................Madagascar
V. t. Griswold, 1997a: 65, f. 29-30, 37, 40-48 (Dmf).

Gen. Wanzia Griswold, 1998

W. Griswold, 1998a: 123, type W. fako Griswold, 1998.

mf fako Griswold, 1998 *....................Cameroon
W. f. Griswold, 1998a: 125, f. 1-17 (Dmf).