Family: Palpimanidae Thorell, 1869 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0023] Detail
In synonymy:
Chersis Savigny, 1831 = Palpimanus Dufour, 1820 (Lucas, 1846: 135)
Eumechanus Gistel, 1848 = Palpimanus Dufour, 1820 (Gistel, 1848: X, superfluous replacement name)
Platyscelum Audouin, 1826 = Palpimanus Dufour, 1820 (Lucas, 1846: 135, together with Chersis)
Gen. Palpimanus Dufour, 1820 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00616] Detail
type Palpimanus gibbulus Dufour, 1820; gender masculine
N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Platyscelum Audouin, 1826: 167 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06079] (type P. savignyi Audouin, 1826 = Palpimanus gibbulus Dufour, 1820) and of its superflous replacement name Chersis Savigny, in Latreille, 1831: 542  [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06080] by Lucas, 1846: 135; another superfluous replacement name is Eumechanuns Gistel, 1848: X [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06081]; Platyscelum was thought to be preoccupied in Coleoptera by Platyscelis Latreille, 1818.
Transferred to other genera:
Palpimanus namratae (Pillai, 2006) -- see Sarascelis
In synonymy:
Palpimanus haematinus C. L. Koch, 1836 = Palpimanus gibbulus Dufour, 1820 (Lucas, 1846: 135).
Palpimanus savignyi (Audouin, 1826) = Palpimanus gibbulus Dufour, 1820 (Simon, 1873a: 151).
Nomen dubium:
Palpimanus sanguineus Strand, 1907a: 526, Strand, 1907n: 565 (f, South Africa) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 25.
Palpimanus aegyptiacus Kulczyński, 1909 | m f | Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Chad     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005582]
Palpimanus aegyptiacus Kulczyński, 1909b: 675, pl. 26, f. 9, 15-16 (Dm).
Palpimanus aegyptiacus Platnick, 1981c: 171, f. 2, 11 (mf).
Palpimanus argentinus Mello-Leitão, 1927 | m f | Argentina     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005583]
Palpimanus argentinus Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 87, f. 1 (Dmf).
Palpimanus armatus Pocock, 1898 | m f | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005584]
Palpimanus armatus Pocock, 1898c: 216, pl. 8, f. 11 (Dmf).
Palpimanus armatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020p: 10, 3 f. (m, f habitus).
Palpimanus aureus Lawrence, 1927 | j | Namibia, South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005585]
Palpimanus aureus Lawrence, 1927: 23, pl. 2, f. 53 (Dj).
Palpimanus canariensis Kulczyński, 1909 | m f | Canary Is.     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005586]
Palpimanus maroccanus canariensis Kulczyński, 1909b: 672, pl. 26, f. 5 (Dm).
Palpimanus canariensis Platnick, 1981c: 172, f. 6, 15 (mf, elevated from subspecies).
Palpimanus canariensis Hernández-Corral & Ferrández, 2017: 40, f. 1a-c, 2d,f (m).
Palpimanus capensis Simon, 1893 | m f | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005587]
Palpimanus capensis Simon, 1893a: 407, f. 370.
Palpimanus capensis Simon, 1893e: 312 (Dmf).
Palpimanus capensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020p: 12, 4 f. (m).
Palpimanus carmania Zamani & Marusik, 2021 | m | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053375]
Palpimanus carmania Zamani & Marusik, 2021d: 114, f. 13A, 14A-B, 15A-C, 16E-G (Dm).
Palpimanus crudeni Lessert, 1936 | m | Mozambique, South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005588]
Palpimanus crudeni Lessert, 1936: 224, f. 17-18 (Dm).
Palpimanus crudeni Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020p: 13, 6 f. (m).
Palpimanus cyprius Kulczyński, 1909 | m f | Cyprus, Syria, Israel     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005589]
Palpimanus cyprius Kulczyński, 1909b: 671, pl. 26, f. 3 (Dm).
Palpimanus cyprius Platnick, 1981c: 172, f. 7, 16 (mf).
Palpimanus cyprius Le Peru, 2011: 309, f. 539 (mf).
Palpimanus denticulatus Hernández-Corral & Ferrández, 2017 | m f | Morocco     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049476]
Palpimanus denticulatus Hernández-Corral & Ferrández, 2017: 38, f. 2b, e, 4a-b, 7a-h, 8a-j (Dmf).
Palpimanus denticulatus Naumova, 2023: 74, f. 3a-b (f).
Palpimanus garmiyanus Zamani & Marusik, 2024 | m | Iraq     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061697]
Palpimanus garmiyanus Zamani & Marusik, in Zamani, Khudhur & Marusik, 2024: 270, f. 7A-G, 8A-F (Dm).
Palpimanus gibbulus Dufour, 1820 * | m f | Mediterranean     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005590]
Palpimanus gibbulus Dufour, 1820a: 364, pl. 69, f. 5 (D).
Platyscelum savignyi Audouin, 1826: 167, pl. 7, f. 6-7 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059036].
Palpimanus haematinus C. L. Koch, 1836a: 21, f. 178-179 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059037].
Chersis gibbulus Walckenaer, 1837: 390 (Dmf).
Chersis savignyi Walckenaer, 1837: 391.
Palpimanus gibbulus Lucas, 1846: 135, pl. 5, f. 1 (S of Palpimanus haematinus).
Eumechanus savignyi Gistel, 1848: X (generic replacement name for Platyscelum).
Palpimanus gibbulus Simon, 1873a: 151 (S of Palpimanus savignyi).
Palpimanus gibbulus Simon, 1893a: 407, f. 359, 369 (m).
Palpimanus gibbulus Kulczyński, 1909b: 672, pl. 26, f. 7, 12-15 (m).
Palpimanus gibbulus Platnick, 1981c: 171, f. 1, 10 (mf).
Palpimanus gibbulus Forster & Platnick, 1984: 76, f. 260-268, 296, 302 (f).
Palpimanus gibbulus Le Peru, 2011: 310, f. 540 (mf).
Palpimanus gibbulus Lecigne, 2016a: 113, f. 9G-H (m).
Palpimanus gibbulus Hernández-Corral & Ferrández, 2017: 40, f. 1d-f, 2a, 3 (m).
Palpimanus gibbulus Sajadi et al., 2024: 43 (records from Central Asia and Afghanistan belong to a different species).
Palpimanus giltayi Lessert, 1936 | m | Mozambique, South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005591]
Palpimanus giltayi Lessert, 1936: 222, f. 15-16 (Dm).
Palpimanus giltayi Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020p: 14, 6 f. (m).
Palpimanus globulifer Simon, 1893 | m | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005592]
Palpimanus globulifer Simon, 1893e: 313 (Dm).
Palpimanus godawan Tripathi & Sankaran, 2023 | m f | India     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059147]
Palpimanus godawan Tripathi & Sankaran, in Tripathi et al., 2023f: 28, f. 1A-B, 2A-K, 3A-L, 4A-H, 5A-F, 6A-E (Dmf).
Palpimanus hesperius Simon, 1907 | f | São Tomé and Príncipe     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005593]
Palpimanus hesperius Simon, 1907d: 244 (Df).
Palpimanus leppanae Pocock, 1902 | f | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005594]
Palpimanus leppanae Pocock, 1902a: 18 (Df).
Palpimanus logunovi Fomichev, Marusik & Zonstein, 2023 | m f | Tajikistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059035]
Palpimanus sogdianus Andreeva & Tystshenko, 1969: 382, f. 6 (m; misidentified per Fomichev, Marusik & Zonstein, 2023: 259, most likely refers to P. logunovi or an undescribed species).
Palpimanus sogdianus Andreeva, 1976: 30, f. 31-32 (m; misidentified per Fomichev, Marusik & Zonstein, 2023: 259, most likely refers to P. logunovi or an undescribed species).
Palpimanus logunovi Fomichev, Marusik & Zonstein, 2023: 269, f. 5-6, 9-10, 15-22, 29-34, 51-52, 55, 58-61, 63 (Dmf).
Palpimanus lualabanus Benoit, 1974 | m f | Congo     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005595]
Palpimanus lualabanus Benoit, 1974b: 432, f. 14-19 (Dmf).
Palpimanus maldhok Kuni, Tripathi & Sankaran, 2023 | m | India     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059148]
Palpimanus maldhok Kuni, Tripathi & Sankaran, in Tripathi et al., 2023f: 36, f. 1C–F, 7A-K, 8A-L, 9A-H, 10A-F, 11A-E (Dmf).
Palpimanus maroccanus Kulczyński, 1909 | m f | Morocco, Algeria     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005596]
Palpimanus maroccanus Kulczyński, 1909b: 671, pl. 26, f. 4, 10 (Dm).
Palpimanus maroccanus Platnick, 1981c: 172, f. 5, 14 (mf).
Palpimanus maroccanus Hernández-Corral & Ferrández, 2017: 40, f. 1g-i, 2c, 4c (m).
Palpimanus meruensis Tullgren, 1910 | f | Tanzania     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005597]
Palpimanus meruensis Tullgren, 1910: 115, pl. 1, f. 30 (Df).
Palpimanus namaquensis Simon, 1910 | m f | Namibia, South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005598]
Palpimanus namaquensis Simon, 1910b: 178 (Dmf).
Palpimanus namaquensis Zonstein & Marusik, 2019a: 84, f. 1-6 (jf).
Palpimanus narsinhmehtai Prajapati, Hun & Raval, 2021 | m f | India     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053648]
Palpimanus narsinhmehtai Prajapati, Hun & Raval, 2021: 542, f. 1-20 (Dmf).
Palpimanus narsinhmehtai Tripathi et al., 2023f: 45, f. 12A-D (mf).
Palpimanus nubilus Simon, 1910 | f | Namibia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005599]
Palpimanus nubilus Simon, 1910b: 179 (Df).
Palpimanus nubilus Zonstein & Marusik, 2019a: 86, f. 7-16 (f).
Palpimanus orientalis Kulczyński, 1909 | m f | Albania, Greece, Turkey     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005600]
Palpimanus orientalis Kulczyński, 1909b: 674, pl. 26, f. 6, 17 (Dm).
Palpimanus orientalis Platnick, 1981c: 171, f. 3, 12 (mf).
Palpimanus orientalis Le Peru, 2011: 310, f. 541 (mf).
Palpimanus orientalis Seyyar, Harmanşah & Demir, 2018: 67, f. 2A-B, 3A-B (mf).
Palpimanus paroculus Simon, 1910 | f | Namibia, South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005601]
Palpimanus paroculus Simon, 1910b: 179 (Df).
Palpimanus paroculus Zonstein & Marusik, 2019a: 89, f. 17-29 (f).
Palpimanus persicus Zamani & Marusik, 2021 | m f | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053376]
Palpimanus persicus Zamani & Marusik, 2021d: 118, f. 13B-C, 14C-F, 15D-F, 16A-D, 17A-F (Dmf).
Palpimanus potteri Lawrence, 1937 | f | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005602]
Palpimanus potteri Lawrence, 1937: 224, f. 5 (Df).
Palpimanus potteri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020p: 19, 4 f. (f).
Palpimanus processiger Strand, 1913 | m | Rwanda     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005603]
Palpimanus processiger Strand, 1913a: 335 (Dm).
Palpimanus processiger Zonstein & Marusik, 2019a: 91, f. 30-37 (m).
Palpimanus pseudarmatus Lawrence, 1952 | m f | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005604]
Palpimanus pseudarmatus Lawrence, 1952a: 192, f. 18-19 (Dmf).
Palpimanus pseudarmatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020p: 20, 5 f. (m).
Palpimanus punctatus Kritscher, 1996 | f | Malta     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005605]
Palpimanus punctatus Kritscher, 1996: 125, f. 1 (Df).
Palpimanus punctatus Le Peru, 2011: 310, f. 542 (f).
Palpimanus rakhimovi Fomichev, Marusik & Zonstein, 2023 | m f | Uzbekistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059034]
Palpimanus rakhimovi Fomichev, Marusik & Zonstein, 2023: 262, f. 3-4, 7-8, 13-14, 26-28, 38-40, 49-50, 54, 57, 62 (Dmf).
Palpimanus schmitzi Kulczyński, 1909 | m f | Syria, Israel     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005607]
Palpimanus schmitzii Kulczyński, 1909b: 670, pl. 26, f. 2 (Dm).
Palpimanus schmitzi Platnick, 1981c: 173, f. 8, 17 (mf).
Palpimanus simoni Kulczyński, 1909 | m f | Syria, Lebanon, Israel     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005608]
Palpimanus simonii Kulczyński, 1909b: 669, pl. 26, f. 1 (Dm).
Palpimanus simoni Platnick, 1981c: 173, f. 9, 18 (mf).
Palpimanus sogdianus Charitonov, 1946 | m f | Uzbekistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005609]
Palpimanus sogdianus Charitonov, 1946: 22, f. 12-13 (Dmf; see also Charitonov, 1969: 72).
Palpimanus sogdianus Marusik & Guseinov, 2003: 40, f. 12-14, 29-35 (mf; misidentified per Fomichev, Marusik & Zonstein, 2023: 259, may refer to an underscribed species).
Palpimanus sogdianus Kunt, Yagmur & Tezcan, 2008: 58, f. 3 (f; misidentified per Fomichev, Marusik & Zonstein, 2023: 259).
Palpimanus sogdianus Fomichev, Marusik & Zonstein, 2023: 259, f. 1-2, 11-12, 23-25, 35-37, 41-48, 53, 56 (mf).
Palpimanus stridulator Lawrence, 1962 | m f | Namibia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005610]
Palpimanus stridulator Lawrence, 1962: 199, f. 1a-f (Dmf).
Palpimanus subarmatus Lawrence, 1947 | m | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005611]
Palpimanus subarmatus Lawrence, 1947: 13, f. 6a-b (Dm).
Palpimanus subarmatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020p: 21, 6 f. (m).
Palpimanus transvaalicus Simon, 1893 | m | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005612]
Palpimanus transvaalicus Simon, 1893a: 407, f. 371.
Palpimanus transvaalicus Simon, 1893e: 312 (Dm).
Palpimanus transvaalicus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020p: 22, 5 f. (m).
Palpimanus tuberculatus Lawrence, 1952 | m | South Africa     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005613]
Palpimanus tuberculatus Lawrence, 1952a: 193, f. 20-21 (Dm).
Palpimanus tuberculatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020p: 23, 2 f. (m).
Palpimanus uncatus Kulczyński, 1909 | m f | Greece, Turkey, Egypt     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005614]
Palpimanus uncatus Kulczyński, 1909b: 675, pl. 26, f. 8, 11 (Dm).
Palpimanus uncatus Platnick, 1981c: 172, f. 4, 13 (mf).
Palpimanus uncatus Le Peru, 2011: 310, f. 543 (mf).
Palpimanus uncatus Lecigne, 2011: 35, f. pp. 35-37 (mf).
Palpimanus uncatus Tutar & Yağmur, 2023: 211, f. 15A-D (mf).
Palpimanus uncatus Townley, 2024: 48, f. 2a, c-d, 3a-g, 4a-i, 5a-d, 7a-f, 8a-d, 9a-f, 10a-f, 11a-b, 12a-j, 13a-d, 14a-i, 15a-f (mf).
Palpimanus vultuosus Simon, 1897 | m f | India     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005615]
Palpimanus vultuosus Simon, 1897i: 291 (Df).
Palpimanus vultuosus Benjamin, 2024c: 15, f. 10A-D, 11C-D (Dm).
Palpimanus wagneri Charitonov, 1946 | f | Uzbekistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005616]
Palpimanus wagneri Charitonov, 1946: 22, f. 14 (Df; see also Charitonov, 1969: 73).
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