World Spider Catalog

Liocranidae Simon, 1897

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: a diagnosis has not been presented (see Lehtinen, 1967: 290-291, 340 for comments); family name predated by Cybaeodinae Simon, 1893, but that name has remained unused; considered a subgroup of Zoridae by Wunderlich, 2008c: 486; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 521, f. 19.

Gen. Mesiotelus Simon, 1897 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02191

type Cheiracanthium tenuissimum L. Koch, 1866; gender masculine

Transferred to other genera:

Mesiotelus annulipes (Kulczyński, 1897) -- see Sestakovaia

In synonymy:

Mesiotelus alexandrinus (Simon, 1880) = Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) (Bosmans & El-Hennawy, 2018: 101)

Mesiotelus caucasicus Zamani & Marusik, 2021 = Mesiotelus scopensis Drensky, 1935 (Zamani et al., 2024b: 203)

Mesiotelus cerioi (Pavesi, 1875, T from Liocranum) = Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) (Simon, 1932: 970)

Mesiotelus deltshevi Naumova, 2020 = Mesiotelus scopensis Drensky, 1935 (Zamani et al., 2024b: 203)

Mesiotelus spinulosus (Thorell, 1875, T from Liocranum) = Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) (Simon, 1932: 970)

Mesiotelus virgulatus (Blackwall, 1859) = Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) (Kulczyński, 1899: 567)

Nomen nudum:

Mesiotelus mersinensis Demircan Aksan, 2023: 1432, f. 1A-G (m, Turkey) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058642] -- Zamani et al., 2024b: 202, Zoobank registration in this electronic journal is missing, see ICZN Article 8.5.3

Mesiotelus alanyensis Zamani, Fomichev, Kaya & Marusik, 2024 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062449

Mesiotelus alanyensis Zamani, Fomichev, Kaya & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024b: 194, f. 3, 40-42 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus bosmansi Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062450

Mesiotelus bosmansi Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024b: 196, f. 4, 43-45 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus confusus Zamani, Fomichev, Naumova & Marusik, 2024 | | Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062451

Mesiotelus cyprius scopensis Hadjissarantos, 1940: 96, f. 32a-b (m; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus skopensis Bosmans et al., 2009: 34, f. 29-33 (mf, lapsus; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus cyprius scopensis Lazarov, 2009b: 34, f. 6-10 (mf; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus scopensis Elverici, Özkütük & Kunt, 2013: 306, f. 6-11 (mf; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus scopensis Naumova, 2020: 4, f. 4-5 (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus scopensis Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, f. 5F-G (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus scopensis Coşar, Danışman & Erdek, 2023: 11, f. 12-16 (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus scopensis Tutar & Yağmur, 2023: 208, f. 13A-D (mf; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus scopensis Demircan Aksan, 2023: 1432, f. 2A-B (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus scopensis Bosmans, 2023: 34, f. 9C, H, 10C (mf; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196)

Mesiotelus confusus Zamani, Fomichev, Naumova & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024b: 196, f. 5-6, 17-19, 46-48 (Dmf) Original description

Mesiotelus cyprius Kulczyński, 1908 | | Greece (incl. Crete), Cyprus, Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024252

Mesiotelus cyprius Kulczyński, 1908c: 76, pl. 2, f. 13 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus cyprius Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2002: 251, f. 4H (f. m)

Mesiotelus cyprius Bosmans, 2023: 34, f. 9A, G, 10A, F (mf)

Mesiotelus cyprius Zamani et al., 2024b: 199, f. 7, 74 (f)

Mesiotelus damavandicus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | | Iran urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062461

Mesiotelus kulczynskii Zamani, Nadolny & Dolejš, 2022: 556, f. 2M-N (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 199)

Mesiotelus damavandicus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024b: 199, f. 8, 49-51 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1992 | | Portugal, Canary Is., Madeira urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024254

Mesiotelus grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 480, f. 754-756a (Dmf) Original description

Mesiotelus grancanariensis Wunderlich, 2011: 111, f. 1-12, 12a (mf)

Mesiotelus imbros Bosmans, 2023 | | Greece (Crete) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058913

Mesiotelus imbros Bosmans, 2023: 30, f. 8A-I, 9B, F, 10B, G (Dmf) Original description

Mesiotelus iranicus Zamani & Marusik, 2023 | | Iran urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059345

Mesiotelus iranicus Zamani & Marusik in Zamani, Darvishnia & Marusik, 2023: 358, f. 14A-D (Df Original description

Mesiotelus iranicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3N (f)

Mesiotelus khorasanicus Zamani & Marusik, 2024 | | Iran urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059958

Mesiotelus khorasanicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3I-J, P (mf)

Mesiotelus khorasanicus Zamani & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024a: 299, f. 8A-E, 9A-D (Dmf) Original description

Mesiotelus kravetsi Fomichev, Zamani & Marusik, 2024 | | Russia (Caucasus) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062462

Mesiotelus kravetsi Fomichev, Zamani & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024b: 199, f. 9, 25-34 (Dm) Original description

Mesiotelus kravetsi Ponomarev & Shmatko, 2024b: 234, f. 3-5 (m, Df)

Mesiotelus kulczynskii Charitonov, 1946 | | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024255

Mesiotelus kulczynskii Charitonov, 1946: 29, f. 53 (Df; see also Charitonov, 1969: 111) Original description

Mesiotelus kulczynskii Mikhailov & Fet, 1986: 173, f. 1 (f, Dm)

Mesiotelus kulczynskii Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3A, M (mf)

Mesiotelus kulczynskii Zamani et al., 2024b: 191, 202, f. 52-54 (f)

Mesiotelus libanicus (Simon, 1878) | | Lebanon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024256

Liocranum libanicum Simon, 1878d: 52, 73 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus libanicus Roewer, 1955c: 567

Mesiotelus lubricus (Simon, 1880) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024257

Liocranum lubricum Simon, 1880b: 122, pl. 3, f. 26-27 (Dmf) Original description

Mesiotelus lubricus Simon, 1897a: 140, 143

Mesiotelus lubricus Song & Hubert, 1983: 14, f. 37-40 (mf)

Mesiotelus lubricus Song, 1987: 328, f. 283 (mf)

Mesiotelus lubricus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 411, f. 238M-N (mf)

Mesiotelus lubricus Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 304, f. 193A-D (mf)

Mesiotelus lubricus Fu, Zhang & Zhu, 2009: 171, f. 1-13 (mf)

Mesiotelus lubricus Zhu & Zhang, 2011: 348, f. 251A-B (f)

Mesiotelus lubricus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3C, K-L (mf)

Mesiotelus maderianus Kulczyński, 1899 | | Madeira urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024258

Mesiotelus maderianus Kulczyński, 1899: 417, pl. 9, f. 112-113 (Dmf) Original description

Mesiotelus maderianus Kulczyński, 1905d: 453, pl. 12, f. 19 (m)

Mesiotelus maderianus Wunderlich, 1992a: 481, f. 757 (f)

Mesiotelus mauritanicus Simon, 1909 | | Spain, Portugal, France, Italy (Sicily), Morocco, Algeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024259

Mesiotelus mauritanicus Simon, 1909b: 33 (Dm) Original description

Mesiotelus mauritanicus Simon, 1932: 939, 970, f. 1440-1441 (m, Df)

Mesiotelus mauritanicus Hansen, 1991: 13, f. 12 (f)

Mesiotelus mauritanicus Lecigne, 2017: 33, f. 12C-H, 17C-D (mf)

Mesiotelus mauritanicus Wunderlich, 2023: 52, f. 93-98 (m)

Mesiotelus mauritanicus Lecigne, Moutaouakil & Lips, 2023: 71, f. 23 (f)

Mesiotelus mauritanicus Lecigne, Moutaouakil & Lips, 2025: 137, f. 81L-O (m)

Mesiotelus mediterraneus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062463

Mesiotelus mediterraneus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024b: 202, f. 10, 55-57 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus patricki Zamani & Marusik, 2021 | | Iran urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053374

Mesiotelus patricki Zamani & Marusik, 2021d: 110, f. 4E-F, 11A-E, 12A-C (Dm) Original description

Mesiotelus patricki Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, f. 4H (m)

Mesiotelus patricki Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3D-E (m)

Mesiotelus patricki Zamani et al., 2024b: 202, f. 11, 58-60 (Df)

Mesiotelus pococki Caporiacco, 1949 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024260

Mesiotelus pococki Caporiacco, 1949a: 440, f. 74 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus scopensis Drensky, 1935 | | Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Caucasus, Iraq, Iran urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024253

Mesiotelus cyprius scopensis Drensky, 1935: 106, f. 5 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus deltshevi Naumova, 2020: 4, f. 2-3 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051750]

Mesiotelus caucasicus Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, f. 3A-I, 4A-G, 5A-E (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053651]

Mesiotelus deltshevi Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, f. 5H-I (f)

Mesiotelus cf. scopensis Zarikian, Propistsova & Marusik, 2022: 109, f. 5A-E (f; confirmed by Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, sub M. caucasicus)

Mesiotelus caucasicus Coşar, Danışman & Erdek, 2023: 9, f. 1-5 (f)

Mesiotelus deltshevi Coşar, Danışman & Erdek, 2023: 10, f. 6-11 (f)

Mesiotelus caucasicus Seropian et al., 2023: 259, f. 66 (f)

Mesiotelus caucasicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3F, O (mf)

Mesiotelus scopensis Zamani et al., 2024b: 203, f. 20-24 (m, S of Mesiotelus caucasicus and M. deltshevi)

Mesiotelus scopensis Ponomarev & Shmatko, 2024b: 235, f. 6 (f)

Mesiotelus sistanus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | | Iran urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062464

Mesiotelus sistanus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024b: 206, f. 12, 61-63 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus tadzhikus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | | Tajikistan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062465

Mesiotelus tadzhikus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024b: 207, f. 13, 64-66 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus tenellus (Thorell, 1875) | | Italy urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024261

Drassus tenellus Thorell, 1875a: 98 (Df) Original description

Drassus tenellus Thorell, 1875c: 95 (Df)

Leptodrassus tenellus Simon, 1893a: 363

Mesiotelus tenellus Dalmas, 1919b: 250

Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) | | Southern Europe, North Africa, Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan, Turkmenistan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024262 TYPE SPECIES

Clubiona virgulata Blackwall, 1859b: 257 (Df; nomen oblitum) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058705]

Cheiracanthium tenuissimum L. Koch, 1866: 237, pl. 9, f. 154 (Dm) Original description

Liocranum cerioi Pavesi, 1875: 122 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058703]

Drassus spinulosus Thorell, 1875a: 98 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058704]

Drassus spinulosus Thorell, 1875c: 96 (Df)

Liocranum tenuissimum Simon, 1878a: 295 (f)

Liocranum spinulosum Simon, 1878a: 297

Agroeca cerioi Simon, 1878a: 311

Liocranum alexandrinum Simon, 1880g: 99 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024250]

Liocranum tenuissimum Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1897: 242, pl. 9, f. 75 (f)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Simon, 1897a: 143, f. 144 (m)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Kulczyński, 1899: 419 (doubtful S of Mesiotelus virgulatus; accepted by Platnick)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Simon, 1932: 939, 970, f. 1438-1439 (mf, S of Liocranum cerioi and L. spinulosum)

Mesiotelus alexandrinus Roewer, 1955c: 566

Mesiotelus virgulatus Roewer, 1955c: 567

Clubiona virgulata Bonnet, 1956: 1164

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Bonnet, 1957: 2781 (only S of Mesiotelus virgulatus sensu Kulczyński, 1899)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Brignoli & Gaddini, 1979: 11, f. 1, 4 (mf)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Barrientos & Urones, 1985: 354, f. 3a-b (f)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Mikhailov & Fet, 1986: 173, f. 1 (mf)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Kovblyuk et al., 2008b: 19, f. 6-12 (mf)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Bosmans et al., 2009: 35, f. 24-28 (mf)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Bosmans & El-Hennawy, 2018: 101, f. 1a-f, 2a-e (mf, S of Mesiotelus alexandrinus)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus El-Hennawy, 2022a: 418, f. 2-5 (m)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Coşar, Danışman & Erdek, 2023: 12, f. 17-21 (f)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Bosmans, 2023: 34, f. 9D, I, 10D (mf)

Mesiotelus tenuissimus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3B, R (mf)

Mesiotelus turanicus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | | Tajikistan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062466

Mesiotelus turanicus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik in Zamani et al., 2024b: 207, f. 14, 67-69 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus uzbekistanicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024 | | Uzbekistan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063226

Mesiotelus uzbekistanicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 45, f. 2A-C (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus viridis (L. Koch, 1867) | | Greece (incl. Crete) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024263

Liocranum viride L. Koch, 1867c: 865 (Df) Original description

Mesiotelus viridis Hadjissarantos, 1940: 98, f. 33-34 (f, Dm)

Mesiotelus viridis Bosmans et al., 2013: 14, f. 64-68 (mf)

Mesiotelus viridis Lecigne, 2016a: 112, f. 8G-I (f)

Mesiotelus viridis Bosmans, 2023: 35, f. 9E, J, 10E (mf)

Mesiotelus zonsteini Mikhailov, 1986 | | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024264

Mesiotelus zonsteini Mikhailov, 1986: 800, f. 2a-d (Dmf) Original description

Mesiotelus zonsteini Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3G-H, Q (mf)

Mesiotelus zuevi Ponomarev, Turbanov & Shmatko, 2025 | | Russia (Caucasus) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066344

Mesiotelus zuevi Ponomarev, Turbanov & Shmatko, 2025b: 246, f. 5-8 (Dmf) Original description