Last updated Dec. 10, 2009

In synonymy:
Malalistata Mello-Leitão, 1946 = Pikelinia Mello-Leitão, 1946 (Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 329).

A. Benoit, 1968b: 99, type Filistata fradei Berland & Millot, 1940; not a junior synonym of Pritha Lehtinen, 1967 (Gray, 1995: 80, contra Ledoux, 1977).

mf fradei (Berland & Millot, 1940) *....................West, Central Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002551]
Filistata f. Berland & Millot, 1940: 150, f. 1-2 (Dmf; N.B.: in legend of f. 2, gerhardti).
Afrofilistata f. Benoit, 1968b: 100, f. 6-8 (Tmf from Filistata).
Pritha f. Ledoux, 1977: 73.
A. f. Gray, 1995: 80 (implied T from Pritha).

A. Lehtinen, 1967: 214, type Filistata decaryi Fage, 1945.

mf decaryi (Fage, 1945) *....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002552]
Filistata d. Fage, 1945b: 301, f. 1 (Dmf).
Filistata d. Fage, 1945b: 301 (Dmf).
A. d. Lehtinen, 1967: 214 (Tmf from Filistata).

f grandidieri (Simon, 1901)....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002553]
Filistata g. Simon, 1901j: 67 (Df).
A. g. Lehtinen, 1967: 214, f. 24 (Tf from Filistata).

mf milloti Legendre, 1971....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002554]
A. m. Legendre, 1971: 646, f. 1 (Dmf).

f monodi Legendre, 1971....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002555]
A. m. Legendre, 1971: 648, f. 2-3 (Df).

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Filistatinella Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 by Zapfe, 1961b: 145, but not by subsequent authors; not a senior synonym of Filistatoides F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899.

Transferred to other genera:
F. albimaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1872 -- see Pritha.
F. arizonica Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 -- see Kukulcania.
F. australiensis L. Koch, 1873 -- see Wandella.
F. bakeri Berland, 1938 -- see Pritha.
F. beshkentica Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969 -- see Zaitunia.
F. brevipes Keyserling, 1882 -- see Kukulcania.
F. condita O. P.-Cambridge, 1873 -- see Pritha.
F. crosbyi Spassky, 1938 -- see Pritha.
F. debilis Simon, 1910 -- see Pritha.
F. decaryi Fage, 1945 -- see Andoharano.
F. fasciata Banks, 1902 -- see Pikelinia.
F. fradei Berland & Millot, 1940 -- see Afrofilistata.
F. garciai Simon, 1892 -- see Pritha.
F. geophila Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 -- see Kukulcania.
F. grandidieri Simon, 1901 -- see Andoharano.
F. hasselti Simon, 1906 -- see Pritha.
F. hibernalis Hentz, 1842 -- see Kukulcania.
F. hurca Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 -- see Kukulcania.
F. infuscata Kulczyn'ski, 1901 -- see Sahastata.
F. insignis O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 -- see Filistatoides.
F. insularis Thorell, 1881 -- see Pritha.
F. isolinae Alayón, 1972 -- see Kukulcania.
F. lindbergi Roewer, 1962 -- see Pritha.
F. littoralis Roewer, 1938 -- see Pritha.
F. maracandica Charitonov, 1946 -- see Zaitunia.
F. martynovae Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969 -- see Zaitunia.
F. mendensis Mello-Leitão, 1920 -- see Misionella.
F. metamerica Mello-Leitão, 1940 -- see Lihuelistata.
F. milloti Zapfe, 1961 -- see Filistatoides.
F. monticola Spassky, 1941 -- see Zaitunia.
F. nana Simon, 1868 -- see Pritha.
F. nicobarensis Tikader, 1977 -- see Pritha.
F. nigra Simon, 1897 -- see Sahastata.
F. pallida Kulczyn'ski, 1897 -- see Pritha.
F. polita Franganillo, 1936 -- see Filistatoides.
F. poonaensis Tikader, 1963 -- see Pritha.
F. pulchella Simon, 1893 -- see Pritha.
F. schmitzi Kulczyn'ski, 1911 -- see Zaitunia.
F. sundaica Kulczyn'ski, 1908 -- see Pritha.
F. tenuispina Strand, 1914 -- see Pritha.
F. tractans O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 -- see Kukulcania.
F. utahana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 -- see Kukulcania.
F. vestita Simon, 1873 -- see Pritha.
F. zebrata Thorell, 1895 -- see Pritha.

Nomina dubia:
F. delimbata Strand, 1914b: 177 (f, Israel) -- Brignoli, 1982a: 70.
F. dubia Wider, 1834: 202 (Germany) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1510.
F. hebraea Strand, 1914b: 175 (f, Israel) -- Brignoli, 1982a: 70.
F. hebraea limbomaculata Strand, 1914b: 176 (f, Israel) -- Brignoli, 1982a: 70.
F. hirsuta O. P.-Cambridge, 1872a: 217 (j, Lebanon) -- Brignoli, 1982a: 70.
F. truncata Risso, 1826: 163 (France) -- Roewer, 1955c: 1510.

f afghana Roewer, 1962....................Afghanistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002556]
F. a. Roewer, 1962b: 12, f. 6, 9 (Df).

f annulipes Kulczyn'ski, 1908....................Cyprus [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002557]
F. a. Kulczyn'ski, 1908c: 49 (Df).

m brignolii Alayón, 1981....................Mexico [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002558]
F. b. Alayón, 1981b: 2, f. 1 (Dm).

mf canariensis Schmidt, 1976....................Canary Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002559]
F. c. Schmidt, 1976: 316 (Df).
F. c. Wunderlich, 1987a: 67, f. 45-46, 714 (Dm).
F. c. Wunderlich, 1992a: 314, f. 130-131 (m).

f chiardolae Caporiacco, 1934....................Karakorum [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002560]
F. c. Caporiacco, 1934a: 117, pl. 1, f. 3 (Df).

f fuscata Kishida, 1943....................Micronesia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002561]
F. f. Kishida, in Nakatsudi, 1943a: 148, f. 1a-c (Df).

f gibsonhilli Savory, 1943....................Christmas Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002562]
F. g. Savory, 1943: 355 (Df).

mf gomerensis Wunderlich, 1992....................Canary Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002563]
F. g. Wunderlich, 1992a: 314, f. 132-133 (Dmf).

mf insidiatrix (Forsskĺl, 1775) *....................Mediterranean to Turkmenistan, Cape Verde Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002564]
Aranea i. Forsskĺl, 1775: 86 (D).
Aranea i. Forsskĺl, 1776: 7, f. G.
F. testacea Latreille, 1810: 121 (D).
F. bicolor Latreille, 1817: 83 (D).
F. bicolor Walckenaer, 1837: 254, pl. 6, f. 1 (Df).
Teratodes attalicus C. L. Koch, 1838: 6, f. 343 (Df).
F. bicolor Lucas, 1846: 97, pl. 1, f. 6 (mf).
Oecobius nigripalpis Dufour, 1863a: 6, pl. 1, f. 2 (Df).
F. i. Chyzer & Kulczyn'ski, 1897: 277 (Dmf).
F. i. Berland, 1912: 50, f. 2-4 (mf).
F. i. J. Berland, 1913: 36, f. 31-37 (mf).
F. i. Drensky, 1938a: 88, f.
F. i. Lehtinen, 1967: 432, f. 20 (m).
F. i. Brignoli, 1978o: 288, f. 1-3, 9 (mf).
F. i. Brignoli, 1982a: 68, f. 1-5 (mf).
F. i. Wunderlich, 1987a: 67, f. 44 (m).
F. i. Baldacchino et al., 1993: 40, f. 1d (m).
F. i. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 326, f. 8, 112 (f).
F. i. Trotta, 2005: 164, f. 269 (m).
F. i. Griswold et al., 2005: 27, f. 164E (f).

f longiventris Yaginuma, 1967....................Japan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002565]
F. l. Yaginuma, 1967b: 97, f. 3a-e (Df).
F. l. Ono, 2009a: 126, f. 3-4 (f).

f marginata Kishida, 1936....................Taiwan, Japan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002566]
F. m. Kishida, in Komatsu, 1936: 151, pl. 22 (Df).
F. m. Wang, 1987b: 252, f. 1H-K (f).
F. m. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 46, f. 17U (f).

mf napadensis Patel, 1975....................India [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002567]
F. n. Patel, 1975c: 425, f. 2a-e (Dmf).

mf pseudogomerensis Wunderlich, 1992....................Canary Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002568]
F. p. Wunderlich, 1992a: 315, f. 134-135 (Dmf).

mf puta O. P.-Cambridge, 1876....................North Africa, Syria [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002569]
F. p. O. P.-Cambridge, 1876b: 544 (Df).~
F. p. Wunderlich, 1995o: 617, f. 1-4 (Dm).

f rufa Caporiacco, 1934....................Karakorum [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002570]
F. r. Caporiacco, 1934a: 117, pl. 1, f. 4 (Df).

mf seclusa O. P.-Cambridge, 1885....................Yarkand, Karakorum, Himalayas [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002571]
F. s. O. P.-Cambridge, 1885b: 5, pl. 1, f. 3 (Df; N.B.: spelled reclusa in legend).
F. s. Caporiacco, 1934a: 116, pl. 1, f. 2 (f, Dm).

mf tarimuensis Hu & Wu, 1989....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002572]
F. t. Hu & Wu, 1989: 53, f. 37.1-10 (Dmf).
F. t. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 46, f. 17V-X (mf).

mf teideensis Wunderlich, 1992....................Canary Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002573]
F. t. Wunderlich, 1992a: 316, f. 136-137 (Dmf).

mf tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992....................Canary Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002574]
F. t. Wunderlich, 1992a: 317, f. 138-140 (Dmf).

mf xizanensis Hu, Hu & Li, 1987....................Tibet [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002575]
F. x. Hu, Hu & Li, 1987: 36, f. 1-12 (Dmf).
F. x. Hu, Hu & Li, 1990: 197, f. 1-12 (mf).
F. xizangensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 36, f. 17Y-Z (mf, invalid emendation).
F. xizangensis Hu, 2001: 72, f. 2.1-8 (mf).

N.B.: considered a subgenus of Filistata Latreille, 1810 by Zapfe, 1961b: 145, but not by subsequent authors.

mf crassipalpis (Gertsch, 1935) *....................USA [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002576]
Filistata crassipalpus Gertsch, 1935a: 5, f. 4-6 (Dmf).
F. crassipalpus Gertsch & Ivie, 1936: 1.

N.B.: not a junior synonym of Filistata Latreille, 1810 (Bryant, 1940: 263; Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 46; Lehtinen, 1967: 235).

Transferred to other genera:
F. fasciatus (Banks, 1902) -- see Pikelinia.
F. mendensis (Mello-Leitão, 1920) -- see Misionella.
F. metamerica (Mello-Leitão, 1940) -- see Lihuelistata.

In synonymy:
F. politus (Franganillo, 1936, T from Filistata) = F. insignis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896) (Alayón, 1972: 8).

mf insignis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896) *....................Guatemala, Cuba [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002577]
Filistata i. O. P.-Cambridge, 1896a: 211, pl. 26, f. 12, pl. 28, f. 8 (Dmf).
F. i. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 47, pl. 3, f. 10 (mf).
Filistata polita Franganillo, 1936c: 37, f. 15-16 (Dmf; N.B.: omitted by Roewer).
F. i. Alayón, 1972: 8, pl. V-VIII, f. IV-V (Tmf from Filistata, S).
F. i. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 326, f. 13, 104-106 (m).

f milloti (Zapfe, 1961)....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002578]
Filistata (F.) m. Zapfe, 1961b: 147, f. 3-8 (Df).

K. Lehtinen, 1967: 242, type Filistata hibernalis Hentz, 1842.

In synonymy:
K. muritelaria (Holmberg, 1876, T from Mygale=Avicularia) = K. hibernalis (Hentz, 1842) (Mello-Leitão, 1943a: 153, sub Filistata).

mf arizonica (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935)....................USA [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002579]
Filistata a. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 4, pl. 4, f. 24-25 (Dmf).
K. a. Lehtinen, 1967: 242 (Tmf from Filistata).

f brevipes (Keyserling, 1883)....................Peru [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002580]
Filistata b. Keyserling, 1883a: 221 (Df).
K. b. Lehtinen, 1967: 242 (Tf from Filistata).

mf geophila (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935)....................USA [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002581]
Filistata g. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 6, pl. 4, f. 22-23 (Dmf).
K. g. Lehtinen, 1967: 242 (Tmf from Filistata).

f geophila wawona (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942)....................USA [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002582]
Filistata g. w. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 4 (Df).

mf hibernalis (Hentz, 1842) *....................New World [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002583]
Filistata h. Hentz, 1842: 227, pl. 8, f. 6 (Dm).
Filistata capitata Hentz, 1842: 228, pl. 8, f. 7 (Df).
Teratodes depressus C. L. Koch, 1842: 103, f. 755 (Dm).
Filistata cubaecola Lucas, 1857a: 74, pl. 4, f. 2 (Df).
Filistata distincta Blackwall, 1867b: 202 (Dm).
Filistata depressa Blackwall, 1868: 403.
Mygale muritelaria Holmberg, 1876: 7 (D; N.B.: "nicht zu deuten!" per Roewer).
Filistata capitata Keyserling, 1879: 345, pl. 4, f. 33 (mf).
Filistata capitata Simon, 1893a: 257, f. 212-215, 218-219.
Filistata tractans O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 290 (f, misidentified).
Filistata h. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 47, pl. 3, f. 8 (mf).
Filistata h. Emerton, 1902: 220, f. 501 (f).
Filistata h. Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 56, f. 36-40 (mf).
Filistata h. Comstock, 1940: 108, 294, f. 93.1-3, 279.1-3 (m).
Filistata h. Mello-Leitão, 1943a: 153 (S).
K. h. Lehtinen, 1967: 242, f. 19 (Tmf from Filistata).
Filistata h. Abalos, 1967: 263, f. 6A-B (m).
Filistata h. Alayón, 1972: 5, f. I-III, pl. I-II (m).
Filistata h. Paik, 1978e: 96, f. 11.1-3 (m).
Filistata capito Forster & Gray, 1979: 1061, f. 23-24 (lapsus for K. h., per Forster, pers. comm.).
Filistata h. Song, 1980: 63, f. 33 (m).
Filistata h. Zhu et al., 1985: 24, f. 30 (m).
K. h. Lehtinen, 1986: 151, f. 2, 4-6 (f).
Filistata h. Forster, Platnick & Gray, 1987: 92, f. 331, 386.
Filistata h. Zhang, 1987: 30, f. 26 (m).
Filistata h. Heimer, 1990: 4, f. 6 (m).
K. h. Breene et al., 1993: 52, f. 7A-B (m).
K. h. Gray, 1995: 83, f. 18, 24 (mf).
K. h. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 348, f. 1, 4, 7, 107-111 (mf).
Filistata h. Yoo & Kim, 2002: 25, f. 1-3 (m).
K. h. Griswold et al., 2005: 27, f. 166D, 167D (m).
K. h. Ramírez & Grismado, 2008: 80, f. 1, 3, 6, 10, 14 (mf).

f hurca (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942)....................USA [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002584]
Filistata h. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942a: 3 (Df).
K. h. Lehtinen, 1967: 242 (Tf from Filistata).

f isolinae (Alayón, 1972)....................Cuba [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002585]
Filistata i. Alayón, 1972: 7, pl. III-IV (Df).
K. i. Alayón, 1975: 2 (Tf from Filistata).

mf tractans (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896)....................Mexico [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002586]
Filistata t. O. P.-Cambridge, 1896a: 183, pl. 23, f. 4 (Dm).
Filistata capillosa O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 289, pl. 32, f. 1 (Df).
Filistata t. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 47, pl. 3, f. 9 (mf).
K. t. Lehtinen, 1967: 242 (Tmf from Filistata).
Filistata t. Gertsch, 1979: 90, f. 3A, C (mf).

mf utahana (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935)....................USA [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002587]
Filistata u. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 5, pl. 4, f. 26-27 (Dmf).
K. u. Lehtinen, 1967: 242 (Tmf from Filistata).

L. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 341, type Filistatoides metamerica (Mello-Leitão, 1940).

mf metamerica (Mello-Leitão, 1940) *....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002588]
Filistata m. Mello-Leitão, 1940b: 7, pl. 1, f. 1 (Df).
Filistatoides m. Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 46 (Tf from Filistata).
L. m. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 341, f. 11, 15, 23, 78-90 (Tf from Filistatoides, Dm).
L. m. Ramírez & Grismado, 2008: 80, f. 13, 17 (mf).

M. Zonstein, 1990: 51, type M. tyshchenkoi Zonstein, 1990.

mf ovchinnikovi Zonstein, 2009....................Turkmenistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:042771]
M. o. Zonstein, 2009b: 373, f. 1-8 (Dmf).

m tyshchenkoi Zonstein, 1990 *....................Tajikistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002589]
M. t. Zonstein, 1990: 51, f. 1-6 (Dm).

M. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 342, type Filistatoides mendensis (Mello-Leitão, 1920).

mf jaminawa Grismado & Ramírez, 2000....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:036953]
M. j. Grismado & Ramírez, 2000: 161, f. 1-7 (Dmf).

mf mendensis (Mello-Leitão, 1920) *....................Brazil, Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002590]
Filistata m. Mello-Leitão, 1920c: 171 (Df; N.B.: omitted by Roewer).
Filistatoides m. Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 46 (Tf from Filistata).
M. m. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 344, f. 3, 10, 16-17, 22, 91-103 (Tf from Filistatoides, Dm).
M. m. Ramírez & Grismado, 2008: 80, f. 2, 7, 9, 11, 15 (mf).

P. Roewer, 1960b: 40, type P. afghana Roewer, 1960; transferred here from the Pholcidae by Huber, 2009a: 68.

f afghana Roewer, 1960 *....................Afghanistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:003659]
P. a. Roewer, 1960b: 40, f. 12a-d (Df).

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Malalistata Mello-Leitão, 1946 by Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 329, after Gray, 1995: 80; the spelling Pikeliana in Roewer is a lapsus.

In synonymy:
P. toba Ramírez & Grismado, 1997 = P. tambilloi (Mello-Leitão, 1941) (Grismado & Ramírez, 2006: 41).

mf colloncura Ramírez & Grismado, 1997....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002591]
P. c. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 333, f. 39-45 (Dmf).

mf fasciata (Banks, 1902)....................Galapagos Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002592]
Filistata f. Banks, 1902c: 55, pl. 1, f. 15 (Df).
Filistatoides fasciatus Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 46 (Tf from Filistata).
Filistatoides fasciatus Baert, 1987b: 151, f. 31-34 (f, Dm).
P. f. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 340 (Tmf from Filistatoides).

m kiliani Müller, 1987....................Colombia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002593]
P. k. Müller, 1987f: 107, f. 1-3 (Dm).

mf kolla Ramírez & Grismado, 1997....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002594]
P. k. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 336, f. 25-26, 60-65 (Dmf).

mf mahuell Ramírez & Grismado, 1997....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002595]
P. m. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 333, f. 5-6, 46-53 (Dmf).

f patagonica (Mello-Leitão, 1938)....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002596]
Filistata p. Mello-Leitão, 1938a: 90 (Df).
Malalistata p. Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 47.
P. p. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 332, f. 36-38 (f).

f puna Ramírez & Grismado, 1997....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002597]
P. p. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 340, f. 75-77 (Df).

mf roigi Ramírez & Grismado, 1997....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002598]
P. r. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 336, f. 9, 18-21, 27-29, 54-59 (Dmf).

mf tambilloi (Mello-Leitão, 1941) *....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002599]
Filistata t. Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 106, f. 1 (Dm).
P. t. Mello-Leitão, 1946a: 47.
P. t. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 331, f. 30-35 (m, Df).
P. toba Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 339, f. 73-74 (Df).
P. t. Grismado & Ramírez, 2006: 40, f. 1-11 (mf, S).
P. t. Ramírez & Grismado, 2008: 80, f. 12 (m).

mf ticucho Ramírez & Grismado, 1997....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002600]
P. t. Ramírez & Grismado, 1997: 338, f. 2, 66-72 (Dmf).

f uspallata Grismado, 2003....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:039511]
P. u. Grismado, 2003: 100, f. 1-2 (Df).
P. u. Ramírez & Grismado, 2008: 80, f. 16 (f).

P. Lehtinen, 1967: 260, type Filistata nana Simon, 1868; considered a senior synonym of Afrofilistata Benoit, 1968b: 99, type Filistata fradei Berland & Millot, 1940 by Ledoux, 1977: 73 but that synonymy was rejected by Gray, 1995: 80.

Transferred to other genera:
P. australiensis (L. Koch, 1873) -- see Wandella.
P. fradei (Berland & Millot, 1940) -- see Afrofilistata.

In synonymy:
P. debilis (Simon, 1910) = P. nana Simon, 1868 (Ledoux, 1977: 73).
P. pulchella (Simon, 1893, T from Filistata) = P. garciai (Simon, 1892) (Lehtinen, 1967: 260).
P. vestita (Simon, 1873) = P. nana Simon, 1868 (Ledoux, 1977: 73).

mf albimaculata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872)....................Israel [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002602]
Filistata a. O. P.-Cambridge, 1872a: 216, pl. 13, f. 1 (Dmf).
P. a. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tmf from Filistata).

f ampulla Wang, 1987....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002603]
P. a. Wang, 1987b: 251, f. 1A-G (Df).
P. a. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 46, f. 18A (f).

f bakeri (Berland, 1938)....................New Hebrides [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002604]
Filistata b. Berland, 1938: 187, f. 159-162 (Dmf).
P. b. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tf from Filistata).

mf beijingensis Song, 1986....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002605]
P. b. Song, 1986a: 43, f. 1-5 (Dmf).
P. b. Song, 1987: 60, f. 28 (mf).
P. b. Zhang, 1987: 46, f. 32.1-3 (m).
P. b. Feng, 1990: 29, f. 4.1-5 (mf).
P. b. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 46, f. 18B, M-N (mf).
P. b. Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 66, f. 25A-E (mf).

m condita (O. P.-Cambridge, 1873)....................Azores, St. Helena [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002606]
Filistata c. O. P.-Cambridge, 1873e: 211, pl. 24, f. 1 (Dj).
Filistata c. Simon, 1883: 278, pl. 8, f. 11 (Dm).
P. c. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tm from Filistata).
P. c. Benoit, 1977a: 29, f. 10 (m).

mf crosbyi (Spassky, 1938)....................Central Asia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002607]
Filistata c. Spassky, 1938: 575, f. 2 (Dmf).
P. c. Zonstein, 1990: 50 (Tmf from Filistata).

f dharmakumarsinhjii Patel, 1978....................India [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002608]
P. d. Patel, 1978b: 186, f. 1a-c (Df).

mf garciai (Simon, 1892)....................Philippines [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002609]
Filistata g. Simon, 1892c: 37 (Dmf).
Filistata pulchella Simon, 1893c: 66 (Dmf).
P. g. Lehtinen, 1967: 260, f. 23 (Tmf from Filistata, S).

f hasselti (Simon, 1906)....................Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002610]
Filistata h. Simon, 1906b: 308 (Df).
P. h. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tf from Filistata).

f heikkii Saaristo, 1978....................Seychelles [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002611]
P. h. Saaristo, 1978: 99, f. 1-10 (Df).

f insularis (Thorell, 1881)....................Nicobar Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002612]
Filistata i. Thorell, 1881: 17 (Df).
P. i. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tf from Filistata).

f lindbergi (Roewer, 1962)....................Afghanistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002613]
Filistata l. Roewer, 1962b: 13, f. 7, 10 (Df).
P. l. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tf from Filistata).

f littoralis (Roewer, 1938)....................New Guinea [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002614]
Filistata l. Roewer, 1938: 8, f. 3 (Df).
P. l. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tf from Filistata).

mf nana (Simon, 1868) *....................Mediterranean [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002615]
Filistata n. Simon, 1868a: 455 (Dmf).
Filistata vestita Simon, 1873a: 36 (Df).
Filistata vestita Simon, 1892a: 254, f. 211.
Filistata debilis Simon, 1910d: 301 (Dmf).
Filistata vestita Simon, 1914a: 72 (Dm).
P. n. Lehtinen, 1967: 260, f. 22 (Tmf from Filistata).
P. debilis Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tmf from Filistata).
P. vestita Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tmf from Filistata).
P. n. Ledoux, 1977: 66, f. 1-3 (mf, S).
P. n. Brignoli, 1982a: 70, f. 7-12 (mf).
Filistata n. Heimer, 1990: 4, f. 4-5 (mf).
P. n. Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 38, f. 75 (mf).
P. n. Gray, 1995: 83, f. 14, 21 (mf).
P. n. Trotta, 2005: 164, f. 266-268 (m).

mf nicobarensis (Tikader, 1977)....................Andaman Is., Nicobar Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002616]
Filistata n. Tikader, 1977a: 160, f. 1A-C (Dmf).
P. n. Patel, 1978b: 186 (Tmf from Filistata).

m pallida (Kulczyn'ski, 1897)....................Mediterranean [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002617]
Filistata p. Kulczyn'ski, in Chyzer & Kulczyn'ski, 1897: 277, pl. 10, f. 54 (Dm).
Filistata p. Kulczyn'ski, 1899: 324, pl. 6, f. 1-2.
Filistata p. Machado, 1941: 1, f. 1 (m).
P. p. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tm from Filistata).
P. p. Wunderlich, 1987a: 67, f. 47 (m).

f poonaensis (Tikader, 1963)....................India [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002618]
Filistata p. Tikader, 1963b: 35, f. 3 (Df).
P. p. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tf from Filistata).

mf sechellana Benoit, 1978....................Seychelles [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002619]
P. s. Benoit, 1978g: 677, f. A-B (Dmf).

mf spinula Wang, 1987....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002620]
P. s. Wang, 1987b: 252, f. 2A-K (Dmf).
P. s. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 46, f. 11E, 18C, U-V (mf).

f sundaica (Kulczyn'ski, 1908)....................Java [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002621]
Filistata s. Kulczyn'ski, 1908d: 579 (Df).
P. s. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tf from Filistata).

m tenuispina (Strand, 1914)....................Israel [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002622]
Filistata t. Strand, 1914b: 178 (Dm).
P. t. Brignoli, 1982a: 70, f. 6 (Tm from Filistata).

f zebrata (Thorell, 1895)....................Myanmar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002623]
Filistata z. Thorell, 1895: 14 (Df).
P. z. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tf from Filistata).

S. Benoit, 1968b: 96, type Filistata nigra Simon, 1897.

In synonymy:
S. infuscata (Kulczyn'ski, 1901, T from Filistata) = S. nigra (Simon, 1897) (Benoit, 1968b: 97, possibly contra Lehtinen, 1967: 235, sub Filistata incondita).

mf ashapuriae Patel, 1978....................India [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002624]
S. a. Patel, 1978b: 186, f. 2a-e (Dmf).

f nigra (Simon, 1897) *....................Mediterranean to India [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002625]
Filistata n. Simon, 1897h: 97 (Df).
Filistata infuscata Kulczyn'ski, 1901a: 5 (Df).
Filistata n. Berland, 1922: 46, pl. A1, f. 4.
S. n. Benoit, 1968b: 97, f. 1-5 (Tf from Filistata, S).

f sabaea Brignoli, 1982....................Yemen [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002626]
S. s. Brignoli, 1982a: 74, f. 17-18 (Df).

T. Wang, 1987a: 142, type T. tetragonius Wang, 1987; N.B.: probably a synonym of Pritha Lehtinen, 1967 (Gray, 1995: 80).

mf albidulus Wang, 1987....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002627]
T. a. Wang, 1987a: 150, f. 6A-M (Dmf).
T. a. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 18D, O-P (mf).

mf biyun Zhang, Chen & Zhu, 2009....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:042315]
T. b. Zhao, Yin & Peng, 2009: 22, f. 1-11 (Dmf).

f gansuensis Wang & Wang, 1992....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002628]
T. g. Wang & Wang, 1992: 43, f. 2A-C (Df).
T. g. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 18E (f).

mf jiangxiensis Li, 1994....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002629]
T. j. Li, 1994: 422, f. 1-11 (Dmf).
T. j. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 18F, Q-R (mf).

mf linzhiensis Hu, 2001....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:037519]
T. l. Hu, 2001: 74, f. 3.1-6, 4.1-5 (Dmf).

mf longimaculatus Wang, 1987....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002630]
T. l. Wang, 1987a: 152, f. 7A-J (Dmf).
T. l. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 18G, W-X (mf).

mf menglaensis Wang, 1987....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002631]
T. m. Wang, 1987a: 143, f. 3A-O (Dmf).
T. m. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 18H, S-T (mf).

mf meniscatus Wang, 1987....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002632]
T. m. Wang, 1987a: 149, f. 5A-K (Dmf).
T. m. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 18I, 19A-B (mf).

mf papilionaceus Wang, 1987....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002633]
T. p. Wang, 1987a: 147, f. 4A-K (Dmf).
T. p. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 18J, 19C-D (mf).

m papillatus Wang, 1987....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002634]
T. p. Wang, 1987a: 154, f. 8A-F (Dm).
T. p. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 19E-F (m).

mf tetragonius Wang, 1987 *....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002635]
T. t. Wang, 1987a: 142, f. 1A-K, 2A-M (Dmf).
T. t. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 18K, 19G-H (mf).

mf xianensis Wang & Wang, 1992....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002636]
T. x. Wang & Wang, 1992: 42, f. 1A-I (Dmf).
T. x. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 48, f. 18L, 19I-J (mf).

W. Gray, 1994: 41, type W. barbarella Gray, 1994.

mf alinjarra Gray, 1994....................Northern Territory [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002637]
W. a. Gray, 1994: 50, f. 64, 71-77 (Dmf).

f australiensis (L. Koch, 1873)....................Queensland [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002638]
Filistata a. L. Koch, 1873: 451, pl. 35, f. 4 (Df).
Pritha a. Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (Tf from Filistata).
W. a. Gray, 1994: 50, f. 52-56 (Tf from Pritha).

mf barbarella Gray, 1994 *....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002639]
W. b. Gray, 1994: 43, f. 1-2, 11, 15, 17-19, 22-23, 30-37, 57-60, 81, 95 (Dmf).

mf centralis Gray, 1994....................Western Australia, Northern Territory [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002640]
W. c. Gray, 1994: 57, f. 98-100, 108-112 (Dmf).

f diamentina Gray, 1994....................Queensland [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002641]
W. d. Gray, 1994: 56, f. 87-91, 105-106 (Df).

mf murrayensis Gray, 1994....................South Australia, Victoria [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002642]
W. m. Gray, 1994: 52, f. 9, 21, 27-29, 61-63, 82-86, 96-97 (Dmf).

mf orana Gray, 1994....................New South Wales [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002643]
W. o. Gray, 1994: 45, f. 3-4, 13-14, 16, 24-26, 42-51 (Dmf).

mf pallida Gray, 1994....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002644]
W. p. Gray, 1994: 59, f. 78-79, 101-102, 113-115 (Dmf).

mf parnabyi Gray, 1994....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002645]
W. p. Gray, 1994: 45, f. 38-41, 103-104 (Dmf).

m stuartensis Gray, 1994....................Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002646]
W. s. Gray, 1994: 54, f. 65-70, 80 (Dm).

m waldockae Gray, 1994....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002647]
W. w. Gray, 1994: 57, f. 92-94 (Dm).

Y. Gray, 1994: 59, type Y. humphreysi Gray, 1994.

mf humphreysi Gray, 1994 *....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002648]
Y. h. Gray, 1994: 59, f. 6, 10, 12, 20, 107, 116-124 (Dmf).

Z. Lehtinen, 1967: 275, type Filistata schmitzi Kulczyn'ski, 1911.

f alexandri Brignoli, 1982....................Iran [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002649]
Z. a. Brignoli, 1982a: 74, f. 15 (Df).

f beshkentica (Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969)....................Tajikistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002650]
Filistata b. Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969: 376, f. 2 (Df).
Filistata beschkentica Andreeva, 1976: 18, f. 10-12 (f).
Z. b. Zonstein, 1990: 50 (Tf from Filistata).

f inderensis Ponomarev, 2005....................Kazakhstan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:039512]
Z. i. Ponomarev, 2005: 43, f. 1a-b (Df).

f maracandica (Charitonov, 1946)....................Uzbekistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002651]
Filistata m. Charitonov, 1946: 20, f. 3 (Df; see also Charitonov, 1969: 66).
Z. m. Zonstein, 1990: 50 (Tf from Filistata).

f martynovae (Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969)....................Tajikistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002652]
Filistata m. Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969: 374, f. 1 (Df).
Filistata m. Andreeva, 1976: 19, f. 13-14 (f).
Z. m. Zonstein, 1990: 50 (Tf from Filistata).

f medica Brignoli, 1982....................Iran [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002653]
Z. m. Brignoli, 1982a: 72, f. 16 (Df).

f monticola (Spassky, 1941)....................Tajikistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002654]
Filistata m. Spassky, 1941: 12 (Df).
Z. m. Zonstein, 1990: 50 (Tf from Filistata).

f persica Brignoli, 1982....................Iran [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002655]
Z. p. Brignoli, 1982a: 70, f. 13-14 (Df).

mf schmitzi (Kulczyn'ski, 1911) *....................Israel [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002656]
Filistata schmitzii Kulczyn'ski, 1911a: 13, pl. 1, f. 3 (Dmf).
Z. s. Lehtinen, 1967: 275, f. 21 (Tmf from Filistata).