Last updated Apr. 29, 2009

N.B.: family name protected by usage over the earlier name Otiothopoidae Thorell, 1869.

Transferred to other families:
Colopea Simon, 1893 -- see Stenochilidae.
Hermipella Lessert, 1936 -- see Zodariidae.
Metronax Simon, 1893 -- see Stenochilus under Stenochilidae.
Stenochilus O. P.-Cambridge, 1870 -- see Stenochilidae.

In synonymy:
Compsopus Tullgren, 1905 = Anisaedus Simon, 1893 (Platnick, 1975a: 22).
Iheringia Keyserling, 1891 = Otiothops MacLeay, 1839 (Platnick, 1975a: 5).

Nomen nudum:
Egutia Kishida (Yaginuma, in Brignoli, 1983c: 205).

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Compsopus Tullgren, 1905 by Platnick, 1975a: 22.

In synonymy:
A. argentinus Mello-Leitão, 1942 = A. rufus (Tullgren, 1905) (Platnick, 1975a: 25).

f aethiopicus Tullgren, 1910....................Tanzania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005513]
A. a. Tullgren, 1910: 114 (Df; N.B.: misplaced in this genus).

mf gaujoni Simon, 1893 *....................Ecuador, Peru [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005514]
A. g. Simon, 1893d: 314 (Dmf).
A. g. Simon, 1893a: 405, f. 361, 365 (m).
A. g. Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 91, f. 7 (m).
A. g. Platnick, 1975a: 23, f. 69-71 (mf).

mf levii Chickering, 1966...................."West Indies," probably Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005515]
A. l. Chickering, 1966b: 209, f. 1-6 (Dmf).
A. l. Platnick, 1975a: 3 (misplaced in this genus).

mf pellucidas Platnick, 1975....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005516]
A. p. Platnick, 1975a: 26, f. 76-79, 81-84 (Dmf).
A. p. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 6, f. 1-10, 15, 17 (f).

mf rufus (Tullgren, 1905)....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005517]
Compsopus r. Tullgren, 1905: 26, pl. 2, f. 6 (Df).
A. argentinus Mello-Leitão, 1942b: 390, f. 3 (Dmf).
A. r. Platnick, 1975a: 25, f. 72, 75 (f, Sm).
A. r. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 7, f. 16, 18 (f).

mf stridulans González, 1956....................Peru [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005518]
A. s. González, 1956: 76, f. 1-12 (Dmf).
A. s. Platnick, 1975a: 24, f. 73-74 (m).
A. s. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 76, f. 288-294 (m).
A. s. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 6, f. 11-14.

B. Roewer, 1961b: 36, type B. rugosa Roewer, 1961.

f rugosa Roewer, 1961 *....................Senegal [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005519]
B. r. Roewer, 1961b: 37, f. 3a-c (Df).

Transferred to other genera:
B. kilimandjari Berland, 1920 -- see Sarascelis.

mf incisus Tullgren, 1910....................Tanzania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005520]
B. i. Tullgren, 1910: 112, pl. 1, f. 28 (Dmf).

f pumilus Simon, 1893 *....................Malaysia, Sumatra [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005521]
B. p. Simon, 1893d: 314 (Df).
B. p. Simon, 1893a: 405, f. 368.

mf purpurea Simon, 1873 *....................Morocco [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005522]
C. p. Simon, 1873a: 152, pl. 3, f. 22-23 (Dmf).
C. p. Simon, 1893a: 404, f. 364.

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Iheringia Keyserling, 1891 by Platnick, 1975a: 5.

m albooculatus Lawrence, 1927....................Namibia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005523]
D. a. Lawrence, 1927: 24, pl. 2, f. 54 (Dm).

mf biplagiatus Simon, 1893 *....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005524]
D. b. Simon, 1893d: 314 (Df).
D. b. Simon, 1893a: 405, f. 366.
Iheringia biplagiata Simon, 1910b: 180.
D. b. Lawrence, 1936: 149 (Dm).

j helveolus (Simon, 1910)....................Botswana [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005525]
Iheringia helveola Simon, 1910b: 180 (Dj).

f rufus (Tullgren, 1910)....................Tanzania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005526]
Iheringia rufa Tullgren, 1910: 114, pl. 1, f. 29 (Df).

F. Birabén, 1951b: 545, type F. pulchra Birabén, 1951.

Transferred to other genera:
F. birabeni Zapfe, 1961 -- see Notiothops.

mf acuta Platnick, 1975....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005527]
F. a. Platnick, 1975a: 28, f. 20, 90-91 (Dmf).

mf dasilvai Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005528]
F. d. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 9, f. 25-31 (Dmf).

m divisa Platnick, 1975....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005529]
F. d. Platnick, 1975a: 29, f. 92-93 (Dm).

m gyirongensis Hu & Li, 1987....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005530]
F. g. Hu & Li, 1987a: 323, f. 6.1-5, 7.1-2 (Dm; N.B.: misplaced in this genus).
F. g. Hu, 2001: 94, f. 15.1-4 (m).

m ilheus Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005531]
F. i. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 8, f. 22-24 (Dm).

m maldonado Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999....................Peru [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005532]
F. m. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 8, f. 19-21 (Dm).

mf pelta Platnick, 1975....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005533]
F. p. Platnick, 1975a: 28, f. 80, 85-89 (Dmf).

m pulchra Birabén, 1951 *....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005534]
F. p. Birabén, 1951b: 546, f. 1-3 (Dm).
F. p. Zapfe, 1961a: 141, f. 1 (m).
F. p. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 10, f. 32-33 (m).

m saira Buckup & Ott, 2004....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038506]
F. s. Buckup & Ott, 2004: 23, f. 2, 6-8 (Dm).

m takutu Grismado, 2002....................Guyana [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:037525]
F. t. Grismado, 2002b: 13, f. 1-4 (Dm).

m tijuca Ramírez & Grismado, 1996....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005535]
F. t. Ramírez & Grismado, 1996: 118, f. 1-2 (Dm).

mf dauban Platnick, 1979....................Seychelles [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005536]
H. d. Platnick, 1979a: 465, f. 10-15 (Dmf).

m lesserti Berland, 1919....................East Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005537]
H. l. Berland, 1919a: 347, f. 2-3 (Dm).
H. l. Berland, 1920b: 109, f. 128-133 (m).

mf lucida Simon, 1898 *....................Seychelles [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005538]
H. l. Simon, 1898d: 374 (Dm).
H. l. Platnick, 1979a: 462, f. 1-9 (m, Df).

m scabra Simon & Fage, 1922....................East Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005539]
H. s. Simon & Fage, 1922: 536, f. 5(1-2) (Dm).

j spiculosa (Lawrence, 1927) *....................Namibia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005540]
Palpimanus spiculosus Lawrence, 1927: 23 (Dj).
I. s. Lawrence, 1938b: 217.

f squamata Lawrence, 1938....................Namibia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005541]
I. s. Lawrence, 1938b: 217, f. 3 (Df).

N. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 17, type N. noxiosus Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999.

mf birabeni (Zapfe, 1961)....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005542]
Fernandezina birabeni Zapfe, 1961a: 141, f. 1-7 (Dmf).
Otiothops lanus Platnick, 1977d: 204, f. 1-2 (Tmf from Fernandezina, renamed because O. birabeni is preoccupied).
N. b. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 23, f. 53-56 (Tmf from Othiothops).

m campana Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005543]
N. c. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 22, f. 67-70 (Dm).

mf cekalovici Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005544]
N. c. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 23, f. 77-80 (Dmf).

mf huaquen Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005545]
N. h. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 20, f. 61-66 (Dmf).

m llolleo Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005546]
N. l. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 23, f. 74-76 (Dm).

m maulensis (Platnick, 1985)....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005547]
Otiothops m. Platnick, 1985c: 400, f. 1-2 (Dm).
N. m. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 23 (Tm from Otiothops).

mf noxiosus Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999 *....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005548]
N. n. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 20, f. 57-60 (Dmf).

m penai Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999....................Chile [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005549]
N. p. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 22, f. 71-73 (Dm).

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Iheringia Keyserling, 1891 (but not of Diaphorocellus Simon, 1893) by Platnick, 1975a: 5.

Transferred to other genera:
O. albooculatus (Lawrence, 1927) -- see Diaphorocellus.
O. biplagiatus (Simon, 1893) -- see Diaphorocellus.
O. birabeni (Zapfe, 1961) -- see Notiothops.
O. helveolus (Simon, 1910) -- see Diaphorocellus.
O. hondoensis (Saito, 1939) -- see Odontodrassus under Gnaphosidae.
O. lanus Platnick, 1977 -- see Notiothops birabeni.
O. maulensis Platnick, 1985 -- see Notiothops.
O. rufus (Tullgren, 1910) -- see Diaphorocellus.

In synonymy:
O. carpenteri Chickering, 1966 = O. oblongus Simon, 1891 (Platnick, 1975a: 11).
O. casobus Chickering, 1967 = O. pentucus Chickering, 1967 (Platnick, 1975a: 8).
O. lapidicola Simon, 1893 = O. oblongus Simon, 1891 (Platnick, 1975a: 11).

Homonyms replaced:
O. amazonicus Mello-Leitão, 1944 -- see O. pilleus.

Nomen dubium:
O. lutzi Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 79, f. 69-70 (f, Puerto Rico) -- Platnick, 1975a: 3.

mf amazonicus Simon, 1887....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005550]
O. a. Simon, 1887a: 274 (Df).
O. a. Platnick, 1975a: 17, f. 32, 51-52 (f, Dm).

mf atlanticus Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005551]
O. a. Platnick, Grismado & Ramírez, 1999: 11, f. 34-52 (Dmf).

m baculus Platnick, 1975....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005552]
O. b. Platnick, 1975a: 9, f. 21-22 (Dm).

mf birabeni Mello-Leitão, 1945....................Brazil, Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005553]
O. b. Mello-Leitão, 1945b: 228, f. 4 (Dmf).
O. b. Platnick, 1975a: 19, f. 57-58 (m).
O. b. Brescovit & Bonaldo, 1993: 47, f. 1-4 (m, Df).
O. b. Grismado, 2008c: 40, f. 6 (f).

mf brevis Simon, 1892....................Venezuela [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005554]
O. b. Simon, 1893b: 459 (Dmf).
O. b. Simon, 1893a: 405, f. 362, 367 (m).
O. b. Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 88, f. 3 (m).
O. b. Platnick, 1975a: 20, f. 61-63 (mf).

mf calcaratus Mello-Leitão, 1927....................Colombia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005555]
O. c. Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 89, f. 2 (Dm).
O. c. Platnick, 1975a: 19, f. 59-60, 64 (m, Df).

m clavus Platnick, 1975....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005556]
O. c. Platnick, 1975a: 15, f. 41-42 (Dm).

m contus Platnick, 1975....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005557]
O. c. Platnick, 1975a: 10, f. 23-24 (Dm).

mf curua Brescovit, Bonaldo & Barreiros, 2007....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041023]
O. c. Brescovit, Bonaldo & Barreiros, 2007: 60, f. 1-5 (Dmf).

f dubius Mello-Leitão, 1927....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005558]
O. d. Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 91 (Df).
O. d. Platnick, 1975a: 9, f. 47 (f).

m facis Platnick, 1975....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005559]
O. f. Platnick, 1975a: 15, f. 43-44 (Dm).

m franzi Wunderlich, 1999....................Venezuela [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005560]
O. f. Wunderlich, 1999c: 215, f. 6-8 (Dm).

f fulvus (Mello-Leitão, 1932)....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005561]
Iheringia fulva Mello-Leitão, 1932c: 68 (Df).
O. f. Platnick, 1975a: 18, f. 48 (f).

mf germaini Simon, 1927....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005562]
O. g. Simon, in Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 90, f. 5 (Df).
O. g. Platnick, 1975a: 13, f. 36-38 (mf).

m giralunas Grismado, 2002....................Guyana [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:037526]
O. g. Grismado, 2002b: 14, f. 5-7 (Dm).

m goloboffi Grismado, 1996....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005563]
O. g. Grismado, 1996: 1, f. 1-2 (Dm).

f gounellei Simon, 1887....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005564]
O. g. Simon, 1887a: 275 (Df).
O. g. Platnick, 1975a: 21, f. 68 (f).

m helena Brescovit & Bonaldo, 1993....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005565]
O. h. Brescovit & Bonaldo, 1993: 48, f. 5-6 (Dm).

mf hoeferi Brescovit & Bonaldo, 1993....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005566]
O. h. Brescovit & Bonaldo, 1993: 48, f. 7-11 (Dmf).

f iguazu Grismado, 2008....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:042196]
O. i. Grismado, 2008c: 40, f. 1-5 (Df).

m inflatus Platnick, 1975....................Paraguay, Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005567]
Theringia lutea Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 91, f. 8 (m, misidentified).
O. i. Platnick, 1975a: 16, f. 49-50 (Dm).

mf intortus Platnick, 1975....................Trinidad [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005568]
O. i. Platnick, 1975a: 13, f. 33-35 (Dmf).

mf kochalkai Platnick, 1978....................Colombia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005569]
O. k. Platnick, 1978c: 179, f. 1-3 (Dmf).

m lajeado Buckup & Ott, 2004....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038507]
O. l. Buckup & Ott, 2004: 23, f. 1, 3-5 (Dm).

mf loris Platnick, 1975....................Peru [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005570]
O. l. Platnick, 1975a: 18, f. 53-55 (Dmf).

f luteus (Keyserling, 1891)....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005571]
Iheringia lutea Keyserling, 1891: 26, pl. 1, f. 7 (Df).
O. l. Platnick, 1975a: 19, f. 56 (f; m of Mello-Leitão, 1927 = O. inflatus).

mf macleayi Banks, 1929....................Panama [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005572]
O. m. Banks, 1929: 55, pl. 2, f. 26, pl. 3, f. 42 (Df).
O. m. Chickering, 1942: 235, f. 1-5 (Dm).
O. m. Platnick, 1975a: 7, f. 5-16 (mf).
O. m. Forster, 1980: 281, f. 18 (f).
O. m. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 76, f. 269-276, 279-281, 295, 303 (mf).
Othiotops m. Heimer, 1990: 121, f. 36 (m).

mf namratae Pillai, 2006....................India [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:039701]
O. n. Pillai, 2006: 134, f. 1a-g (Dmf, misplaced in this genus).

mf oblongus Simon, 1891....................St. Vincent, Trinidad, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005573]
O. o. Simon, 1891c: 574 (Df).
O. lapidicola Simon, 1893b: 459 (Dmf).
O. lapidicola Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 88, f. 6 (mf).
O. carpenteri Chickering, 1966b: 212, f. 7-11 (Dmf).
O. o. Platnick, 1975a: 10, f. 25-28 (f, Sm).

f payak Grismado & Ramírez, 2002....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:037527]
O. p. Grismado & Ramírez, 2002: 100, f. 2-6 (Df).

mf pentucus Chickering, 1967....................Virgin Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005574]
O. p. Chickering, 1967b: 206, f. 5-8 (Dm).
O. casobus Chickering, 1967b: 203, f. 1-4 (Df).
O. p. Platnick, 1975a: 8, f. 17-19 (m, Sf).

m pilleus Platnick, 1975....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005575]
O. amazonicus Mello-Leitão, 1944a: 7 (Dm; preoccupied by Simon, 1887).
O. p. Platnick, 1975a: 14, f. 39-40 (m; replacement name).

m platnicki Wunderlich, 1999....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005576]
O. p. Wunderlich, 1999c: 213, f. 1-5 (Dm).

mf puraquequara Brescovit, Bonaldo & Barreiros, 2007....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041024]
O. p. Brescovit, Bonaldo & Barreiros, 2007: 62, f. 6-11 (Dmf).

mf recurvus Platnick, 1976....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005577]
O. r. Platnick, 1976a: 178, f. 1-5 (Dmf).

mf setosus Mello-Leitão, 1927....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005578]
O. s. Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 90, f. 4 (Df).
O. s. Platnick, 1975a: 21, f. 65-67 (mf).

m typicus (Mello-Leitão, 1927)....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005579]
Theringia typica Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 91, f. 9 (Dm).
O. t. Platnick, 1975a: 15, f. 45-46 (m).

mf walckenaeri MacLeay, 1839 *....................Bahama Is., Cuba [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005580]
O. w. MacLeay, 1839: 12, pl. 2, f. 5 (Df).
O. w. Bryant, 1940: 275, f. 15 (Dm).
O. w. Chickering, 1966b: 215, f. 12-13 (m).
O. w. Platnick, 1975a: 6, f. 1-4 (mf).
O. w. Jocqué & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006: 196, f. 75k (f).

mf whitticki Mello-Leitão, 1940....................Guyana [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005581]
O. w. Mello-Leitão, 1940c: 179, f. 2-3 (Dm).
O. w. Platnick, 1975a: 13, f. 29-31 (m, Df).

mf aegyptiacus Kulczyn'ski, 1909....................Egypt, Chad, Tunisia, Algeria [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005582]
P. a. Kulczyn'ski, 1909b: 675, pl. 26, f. 9, 15-16 (Dm).
P. a. Platnick, 1981c: 171, f. 2, 11 (mf).

mf argentinus Mello-Leitão, 1927....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005583]
P. a. Mello-Leitão, 1927a: 87, f. 1 (Dmf).

mf armatus Pocock, 1898....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005584]
P. a. Pocock, 1898c: 216, pl. 8, f. 11 (Dmf).

j aureus Lawrence, 1927....................Namibia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005585]
P. a. Lawrence, 1927: 23, pl. 2, f. 53 (Dj).

mf canariensis Kulczyn'ski, 1909....................Canary Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005586]
P. maroccanus c. Kulczyn'ski, 1909b: 672, pl. 26, f. 5 (Dm).
P. c. Platnick, 1981c: 172, f. 6, 15 (mf, elevated from subspecies).

mf capensis Simon, 1893....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005587]
P. c. Simon, 1893d: 312 (Dmf).
P. c. Simon, 1893a: 407, f. 370.

m crudeni Lessert, 1936....................Mozambique [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005588]
P. c. Lessert, 1936: 224, f. 17-18 (Dm).

mf cyprius Kulczyn'ski, 1909....................Cyprus, Syria, Israel [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005589]
P. c. Kulczyn'ski, 1909b: 671, pl. 26, f. 3 (Dm).
P. c. Platnick, 1981c: 172, f. 7, 16 (mf).

mf gibbulus Dufour, 1820 *....................Mediterranean, Central Asia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005590]
P. g. Dufour, 1820a: 364, pl. 69, f. 5 (D).
Platyscelum savignyi Audouin, 1826: 401, pl. 7, f. 6-7 (Dmf).
P. haematinus C. L. Koch, 1836a: 21, f. 178-179 (Dmf).
Chersis g. Walckenaer, 1837: 390 (Dmf).
Chersis savignyi Walckenaer, 1837: 391.
P. g. Lucas, 1846: 135, pl. 5, f. 1.
Platyscelis savignyi Lucas, 1846: 402, pl. 7, f. 6 (m).
Eumechanus g. Gistel, 1848: 10.
P. g. Simon, 1893a: 407, f. 359, 369 (m).
P. g. Kulczyn'ski, 1909b: 672, pl. 26, f. 7, 12-15 (m).
P. g. Platnick, 1981c: 171, f. 1, 10 (mf).
P. g. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 76, f. 260-268, 296, 302 (f).

m giltayi Lessert, 1936....................Mozambique [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005591]
P. g. Lessert, 1936: 222, f. 15-16 (Dm).

m globulifer Simon, 1893....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005592]
P. g. Simon, 1893d: 313 (Dm).

f hesperius Simon, 1907....................São Tomé [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005593]
P. h. Simon, 1907d: 244 (Df).

f leppanae Pocock, 1902....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005594]
P. l. Pocock, 1902a: 18 (Df).

mf lualabanus Benoit, 1974....................Congo [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005595]
P. l. Benoit, 1974b: 432, f. 14-19 (Dmf).

mf maroccanus Kulczyn'ski, 1909....................Morocco, Algeria [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005596]
P. m. Kulczyn'ski, 1909b: 671, pl. 26, f. 4, 10 (Dm).
P. m. Platnick, 1981c: 172, f. 5, 14 (mf).

f meruensis Tullgren, 1910....................Tanzania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005597]
P. m. Tullgren, 1910: 115, pl. 1, f. 30 (Df).

mf namaquensis Simon, 1910....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005598]
P. n. Simon, 1910b: 178 (Dmf).

f nubilus Simon, 1910....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005599]
P. n. Simon, 1910b: 179 (Df).

mf orientalis Kulczyn'ski, 1909....................Albania, Greece [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005600]
P. o. Kulczyn'ski, 1909b: 674, pl. 26, f. 6, 17 (Dm).
P. o. Platnick, 1981c: 171, f. 3, 12 (mf).

f paroculus Simon, 1910....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005601]
P. p. Simon, 1910b: 179 (Df).

f potteri Lawrence, 1937....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005602]
P. p. Lawrence, 1937: 224, f. 5 (Df).

m processiger Strand, 1913....................Congo [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005603]
P. p. Strand, 1913a: 335 (Dm).

mf pseudarmatus Lawrence, 1952....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005604]
P. p. Lawrence, 1952a: 192, f. 18-19 (Dmf).

f punctatus Kritscher, 1996....................Malta [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005605]
P. p. Kritscher, 1996: 125, f. 1 (Df).

f sanguineus Strand, 1907....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005606]
P. s. Strand, 1907a: 526 (Df).
P. s. Strand, 1907n: 565 (Df).

mf schmitzi Kulczyn'ski, 1909....................Syria, Israel [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005607]
P. schmitzii Kulczyn'ski, 1909b: 670, pl. 26, f. 2 (Dm).
P. s. Platnick, 1981c: 173, f. 8, 17 (mf).

mf simoni Kulczyn'ski, 1909....................Syria, Lebanon, Israel [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005608]
P. simonii Kulczyn'ski, 1909b: 669, pl. 26, f. 1 (Dm).
P. s. Platnick, 1981c: 173, f. 9, 18 (mf).

mf sogdianus Charitonov, 1946....................Turkey, Central Asia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005609]
P. s. Charitonov, 1946: 22, f. 12-13 (Dmf; see also Charitonov, 1969: 72).
P. s. Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969: 382, f. 6 (m).
P. s. Andreeva, 1976: 30, f. 31-32 (m).
P. s. Marusik & Guseinov, 2003: 40, f. 12-14, 29-35 (mf).
P. s. Kunt, Yagmur & Tezcan, 2008: 58, f. 3 (f).

mf stridulator Lawrence, 1962....................Namibia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005610]
P. s. Lawrence, 1962: 199, f. 1a-f (Dmf).

m subarmatus Lawrence, 1947....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005611]
P. s. Lawrence, 1947: 13, f. 6a-b (Dm).

m transvaalicus Simon, 1893....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005612]
P. t. Simon, 1893d: 312 (Dm).
P. t. Simon, 1893a: 407, f. 371.

m tuberculatus Lawrence, 1952....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005613]
P. t. Lawrence, 1952a: 193, f. 20-21 (Dm).

mf uncatus Kulczyn'ski, 1909....................Egypt, Turkey, Greece [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005614]
P. u. Kulczyn'ski, 1909b: 675, pl. 26, f. 8, 11 (Dm).
P. u. Platnick, 1981c: 172, f. 4, 13 (mf).

f vultuosus Simon, 1897....................India [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005615]
P. v. Simon, 1897i: 291 (Df).

f wagneri Charitonov, 1946....................Uzbekistan [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005616]
P. w. Charitonov, 1946: 22, f. 14 (Df; see also Charitonov, 1969: 73).

mf chaperi Simon, 1887 *....................Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005617]
S. c. Simon, 1887a: 275 (Df).
S. c. Simon, 1907d: 241 (Dm).

mf junquai Jézéquel, 1964....................Ivory Coast [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005618]
S. j. Jézéquel, 1964b: 333, f. 5c, 10-11 (Dmf).

f kilimandjari (Berland, 1920)....................Tanzania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005619]
Boagrius k. Berland, 1920b: 113, f. 134-138 (Df).
S. k. Benoit, 1974b: 432 (Tf from Boagrius).

mf lamtoensis Jézéquel, 1964....................Ivory Coast, Ghana [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005620]
S. l. Jézéquel, 1964b: 331, f. 5a, 6-7 (Dmf).

mf luteipes Simon, 1887....................Congo, São Tomé [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005621]
S. l. Simon, 1887a: 275 (Df).
S. l. Simon, 1893a: 404, f. 358, 363 (Dm).
S. l. Simon, 1907d: 241 (mf).

m raffrayi Simon, 1893....................India, Malaysia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005622]
S. r. Simon, 1893d: 313 (Dm).

mf rebiereae Jézéquel, 1964....................Ivory Coast [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005623]
S. r. Jézéquel, 1964b: 331, f. 5b, 8-9 (Dmf).

f baccatus Simon, 1907....................São Tomé [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005624]
S. b. Simon, 1907d: 243 (Df).

mf berlandi Lessert, 1930....................Congo [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005625]
S. b. Lessert, 1930: 619, f. 3-4 (Dmf).
S. b. Benoit, 1974b: 431, f. 10-13 (m).

mf lamottei Jézéquel, 1964....................Ivory Coast [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005626]
S. l. Jézéquel, 1964b: 327, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
S. l. Jocqué & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006: 196, f. 75i-j (m).

mf ochreatus Simon, 1907....................Guinea-Bissau [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005627]
S. o. Simon, 1907d: 243 (Dmf).

mf pachypus Simon, 1907 *....................West Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005628]
S. p. Simon, 1907d: 242 (Dmf).

m schoutedeni Benoit, 1974....................Congo [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005629]
S. s. Benoit, 1974b: 429, f. 6-9 (Dm).

mf vuattouxi Jézéquel, 1964....................Ivory Coast [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005630]
S. v. Jézéquel, 1964b: 330, f. 3-4 (Dmf).

m socotranus Pocock, 1899 *....................Socotra [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005631]
S. s. Pocock, 1899c: 41 (Dm).
S. s. Pocock, 1903g: 194, pl. 26, f. 3 (m).

N.B.: Bonnet's spelling (Steriphropus) is a lapsus.

m crassipalpis Thorell, 1895....................Myanmar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005632]
S. c. Thorell, 1895: 20 (Dm).

f lacertosus Simon, 1898....................Seychelles [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005633]
S. l. Simon, 1898d: 374 (Df).

mf macleayi (O. P.-Cambridge, 1873) *....................Sri Lanka [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005634]
Pachypus macleayi O. P.-Cambridge, 1873d: 116, pl. 16, f. 2 (Dmf; generic name preoccupied).
S. m. Simon, 1887a: 274.