Family: Pycnothelidae Chamberlin, 1917 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0141] Back
Gen.
Rachias Simon, 1892 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00132 ]
N.B.: transferred from the Ctenizidae to the Nemesiidae by Raven, 1985a: 105; placed in the Nemesiidae (Pycnothelinae) by Raven, 1985a: 47, but not included in Pycnothelidae by Opatova et al., 2020: 700, 701 ('likely to be transferred to Pycnothelidae per Goloboff, 1995'); transferred from the Nemesiidae to the Pycnothelidae by Montes de Oca et al., 2022: 11; considered a senior synonym of Parapselligmus Piza, 1939a: 3 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05012] (type P. caudatus Piza, 1939) by Raven, 1985a: 105; considered a senior synonym of Petropolisia Mello-Leitão, 1920b: 59 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05013] (type P. aurea Mello-Leitão, 1920) by Goloboff, 1995: 52 (contra Raven, 1985a).
Status:
accepted
Last updated
2022-01-12
2022-01-12
Described in
Simon, 1892a: 114 (type Hermacha dispar Simon, 1891; gender masculine)
Simon, 1892a: 114 (type Hermacha dispar Simon, 1891; gender masculine)
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Species counts
| Counts | Status |
| 11 | accepted |
| 1 | synonym |
Reference
Edit history
Simon, E. (1892a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris, pp. 1-256. [second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts] doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973 
| Date | Type | Reference | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-12 | Genus transferred to other family | Montes de Oca et al., 2022 | Rachias Simon, 1892 transferred to Pycnothelidae |