Last updated June 14, 2012

N.B.: original spelling (not Dinopidae) used here.

In synonymy:
Avella O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 = Menneus Simon, 1876 (Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 12).
Avellopsis Purcell, 1904 = Menneus Simon, 1876 (Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 12).

N.B.: Dinopis is an unjustified emendation.

Transferred to other genera:
D. insularis Rainbow, 1920 -- see Avella.

In synonymy:
D. bicornis L. Koch, 1879 = D. subrufa L. Koch, 1879 (Davies, 1985: 61).

mf amica Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1957....................Argentina [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006162]
D. a. Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1957: 63, f. 1-4 (Dmf).

mf anchietae Brito Capello, 1867....................West Africa, Angola [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006163]
D. a. Brito Capello, 1867: 16, pl. 2, f. 2 (Df).
D. bubo Brito Capello, 1867: 15, pl. 2, f. 3 (Dm).
D. bubo Simon, 1892a: 203, f. 151-154 (f).
D. bubo J. Berland, 1913: 27, f. 1-5 (f).

f armaticeps Mello-Leitão, 1925....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006164]
D. a. Mello-Leitão, 1925b: 284 (Df).

f aruensis Roewer, 1938....................Aru Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006165]
D. a. Roewer, 1938: 29, f. 18-19 (Df).

f aspectans Pocock, 1899....................Cameroon, Congo [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006166]
D. a. Pocock, 1899e: 847 (Df).

mf aurita F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902....................Mexico [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006167]
D. auritus F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 360, pl. 34, f. 3-4 (Dmf).

f biaculeata Simon, 1906....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006168]
D. b. Simon, 1906b: 284 (Df).

f bituberculata Franganillo, 1930....................Cuba [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006169]
D. bituberculatus Franganillo, 1930: 15 (Df).

mf bucculenta Schenkel, 1953....................Venezuela [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006170]
D. bucculentus Schenkel, 1953a: 8, f. 8a-e (Dmf).

mf camela Thorell, 1881....................New Guinea [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006171]
D. camelus Thorell, 1881: 194 (Df).
D. c. Chrysanthus, 1967b: 100, f. 47-51 (f, Dm).

mf celebensis Merian, 1911....................Sulawesi [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006172]
D. c. Merian, 1911: 167, f. A-B (Dmf).

mf cornigera Gerstäcker, 1873....................East Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006173]
D. c. Gerstäcker, 1873: 478, pl. 18, f. 5 (Dm).
D. bubalus Simon, 1890b: 126 (Df).
D. corniger Simon, 1909c: 29.
D. ruandanicus Strand, 1913a: 327 (provisional name only).

f cylindracea C. L. Koch, 1846....................Colombia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006174]
D. cylindraceus C. L. Koch, 1846: 17, f. 1089 (Df).

mf cylindrica Pocock, 1898....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006175]
D. cylindricus Pocock, 1898c: 204 (Dm).
D. stauntoni Pocock, 1902b: 323 (unneeded replacement name, as D. cylindrica is not a homonym of D. cylindracea).
D. c. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 36, f. 10a-k (mf).

m diabolica Kraus, 1956....................El Salvador [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006176]
D. d. Kraus, 1956: 167, f. 1-5 (Dm).
D. d. Coddington, 1990: 11, f. 43 (m).

f fasciata L. Koch, 1879....................Queensland [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006177]
D. fasciatus L. Koch, 1879a: 1045, pl. 92, f. 1-2 (Df).

f fasciculigera Simon, 1909....................Vietnam [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006178]
D. fasciculiger Simon, 1909e: 73 (Df).

f fastigata Simon, 1906....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006179]
D. f. Simon, 1906b: 284 (Df).

f giltayi Lessert, 1930....................Congo [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006180]
D. g. Lessert, 1930: 618, f. 2 (Df).

f goalparaensis Tikader & Malhotra, 1978....................India [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006181]
D. g. Tikader & Malhotra, 1978a: 157, f. 1-5 (Df).

mf granadensis Keyserling, 1879....................Colombia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006182]
D. g. Keyserling, 1879: 343, pl. 4, f. 32 (Dmf).

f guasca Mello-Leitão, 1943....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006183]
D. g. Mello-Leitão, 1943a: 158, f. 4 (Df).

mf guianensis Taczanowski, 1874....................French Guiana [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006184]
D. g. Taczanowski, 1874: 98 (Dmf).

m guineensis Berland & Millot, 1940....................Guinea [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006185]
D. g. Berland & Millot, 1940: 157, f. 9 (Dm).

m kollari Doleschall, 1859....................Myanmar, Malaysia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006186]
D. k. Doleschall, 1859: 10, pl. 8, f. 7 (Dm).

mf lamia MacLeay, 1839 *....................Cuba, Puerto Rico [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006187]
D. l. MacLeay, 1839: 9, pl. 2, f. 3 (Df).
D. l. Petrunkevitch, 1930a: 234, f. 83-86 (f).
D. l. Bryant, 1940: 331, pl. 7, f. 99, 101 (f, Dm).
D. l. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 35, f. 9A-F (f).

m liukuensis Yin, Griswold & Yan, 2002....................China [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038508]
D. l. Yin, Griswold & Yan, 2002: 610, f. 1-7 (Dm).

m longipalpula Strand, 1913....................Central Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006188]
D. longipalpulus Strand, 1913a: 326 (Dm).

mf longipes F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902....................Mexico to Panama [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006189]
D. l. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 360, pl. 34, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
D. l. Chickering, 1963b: 1, f. 1-4 (mf).

mf madagascariensis Lenz, 1886....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006190]
D. m. Lenz, 1886: 405, pl. 10, f. 9 (Dm).
D. m. Strand, 1907o: 2 (Df).

m mediocris Kulczyn'ski, 1908....................New Guinea [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006191]
D. m. Kulczyn'ski, 1908a: 461, pl. 9, f. 6-7 (Dm).

f ornata Pocock, 1902....................Ethiopia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006192]
D. ornatus Pocock, 1902b: 325 (Df).

f pallida Mello-Leitão, 1939....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006193]
D. pallidus Mello-Leitão, 1939f: 524, f. 4 (Df).

f pardalis Simon, 1906....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006194]
D. p. Simon, 1906b: 285 (Df).

f plurituberculata Mello-Leitão, 1925....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006195]
D. p. Mello-Leitão, 1925b: 282, pl. 5, f. 1-3 (Df).

f ravida L. Koch, 1879....................Queensland [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006196]
D. ravidus L. Koch, 1879a: 1041, pl. 91, f. 3 (Df).

f reticulata (Rainbow, 1899)....................New Guinea [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006197]
Menneus reticulatus Rainbow, 1899a: 109, f. 1 (Df).
D. reticulatus Lehtinen, 1967: 230 (Tf from Menneus).

f rodophthalma Mello-Leitão, 1939....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006198]
D. rodophthalmus Mello-Leitão, 1939a: 173 (Df).

f schomburgki Karsch, 1878....................South Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006199]
D. s. Karsch, 1878c: 333 (Df).

f schoutedeni Giltay, 1929....................Congo [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006200]
D. s. Giltay, 1929: 23, f. 1-2 (Df).

f seriata Simon, 1906....................Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006201]
D. s. Simon, 1906b: 284 (Df).

mf spinosa Marx, 1889....................USA, St. Vincent, Venezuela [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006202]
D. spinosus Marx, 1889b: 341, pl. 11a-m (Df).
D. spinosus Griswold et al., 2005: 18, f. 171D (m).
D. s. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 30, f. 4a-d, 5a-f, 6a-f, 7a-f, 11a-m (mf).

mf subrufa L. Koch, 1879....................Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006203]
D. subrufus L. Koch, 1879a: 1039, pl. 91, f. 2 (Df).
D. bicornis L. Koch, 1879a: 1049, pl. 91, f. 4 (Dm).
D. bicornis Lehtinen, 1967: 434, f. 36 (m).
D. s. Hickman, 1967: 29, f. 40-44 (mf).
D. s. Davies, 1985: 61 (S).
D. s. Davies, 1988b: 282, f. 6 (mf).
D. s. Paquin, Vink & Dupérré, 2010: 46, f. 23.1, 3-5 (mf).

f tabida L. Koch, 1879....................Queensland [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006204]
D. tabidus L. Koch, 1879a: 1047, pl. 92, f. 3 (Df).

f tuboculata Franganillo, 1926....................Cuba [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006205]
D. tuboculatus Franganillo, 1926a: 47 (Df).

f unicolor L. Koch, 1879....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006206]
D. u. L. Koch, 1879a: 1043, pl. 91, f. 4 (Df).

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Avella O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:03337] by Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 12, contra Lehtinen, 1967: 217) and Avellopsis Purcell, 1904 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:03338] (transferred here from the Uloboridae by Lehtinen, 1967: 217) by Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 12.

Transferred to other genera:
M. reticulatus Rainbow, 1899 -- see Deinopis.

In synonymy:
M. affinis Tullgren, 1910 = M. tetragnathoides Simon, 1876 (Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 18, after Berland, 1914: 53, contra Roewer).
M. insularis (Rainbow, 1920) = M. trinodosus Rainbow, 1920 (Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 24).

Nomina dubia:
M. angulatus (L. Koch, 1878a: 1037, pl. 91, f. 1, originally in Avella) (f, Queensland) [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006154] -- Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 26 (contra Davies, 1988b: 282, f. 7).
M. despiciens (O. P.-Cambridge, 1877b: 574, pl. 57, f. 10, originally in Avella) (f, Queensland) [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006155] --Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 26.
M. unifasciatus (L. Koch, 1878a: 1035, pl. 90, f. 6, originally in Avella) (m, New South Wales [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006160] -- Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 26.

mf aussie Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012....................Queensland, New South Wales, New Caledonia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:045247]
M. a. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 19, f. 2C, E, 16A-C, 25A-L (Dmf).

f bituberculatus Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012....................Queensland, possibly New Guinea [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:045248]
M. b. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 20, f. 26A-G (Df).

mf camelus Pocock, 1902....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006208]
M. c. Pocock, 1902b: 325 (Df).
M. c. Lehtinen, 1967: 247, f. 40 (f, S, rejected).
M. c. Penney, 2003: 572, f. 1B.1-3 (m).
M. c. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 14, f. 1D, 2A-C, E, 4E, 14A-C, 18A-K, 19A-F (mf).

mf capensis (Purcell, 1904)....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006161]
Avellopsis c. Purcell, 1904: 128 (Dmf).
Avellopsis c. Lehtinen, 1967: 434, f. 37 (m).
M. c. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 15, f. 1A-C, 14D-F, 20A-L (mf).

m darwini Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012....................Tanzania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:045244]
M. d. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 16, f. 14G-I, 21A-D (Dm).

mf dromedarius Purcell, 1904....................South Africa, Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:045245]
M. d. Purcell, 1904: 127 (Df).
M. d. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 17, f. 15A-C, 22A-L (removed f from S of M. camelus, contra Lehtinen, 1967: 247, Dm).

mf nemesio Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012....................New South Wales [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:045249]
Avella despiciens Lehtinen, 1967: 217, f. 41 (f, misidentified).
M. n. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 22, f. 16D-F, 27A-M (Dmf).

mf neocaledonicus (Simon, 1888)....................New Caledonia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006157]
Avella neo-caledonica Simon, 1889c: 242 (Dj).
M. n. Simon, 1892a: 210.
M. n. Berland, 1924a: 174, f. 11-15 (Dm).
Avella neocaledonica Lehtinen, 1967: 247 (implicitly Tm from Menneus).
M. n. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 22, f. 16G-I, 28A-M (m, Df).

f quasimodo Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:045250]
M. q. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 23, f. 29A-G (Df).

mf samperi Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012....................East Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:045246]
M. s. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 18, f. 15D-F, 23A-K (Dmf).

mf superciliosus (Thorell, 1881)....................Queensland, New South Wales [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006158]
Avella superciliosa Thorell, 1881: 200 (Df).
M. s. Rainbow, 1911: 124.
Avella superciliosa Lehtinen, 1967: 217 (Tf from Menneus).
M. s. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 20, f. 17A-C, 30A-L (f, Dm).

m tetragnathoides Simon, 1876 *....................Angola, Malawi, Tanzania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006209]
M. t. Simon, 1876f: 219 (Dm).
M. t. Simon, 1892a: 210, f. 155-156 (m).
M. affinis Tullgren, 1910: 91, pl. 1, f. 2 (Dm) [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006207].
M. t. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 18, f. 15G-I, 24A-F (m, S).

mf trinodosus Rainbow, 1920....................Queensland, New South Wales, Lord Howe Is. [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006159]
M. t. Rainbow, 1920b: 230, pl. 28, f. 3-4 (Df).
Avella trinodosa Lehtinen, 1967: 217 (Tf from Menneus).
Deinopis insularis Rainbow, 1920b: 229, pl. 28, f. 1-2 (Dm) [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:006156].
Avella insularis Lehtinen, 1967: 217, f. 38 (Tm from Deinopis).
Avella insularis Coddington, 1990: 11, f. 44 (m).
M. t. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 24, f. 17D-F, 31A-M (f, Sm).

mf wa Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:045251]
M. w. Coddington, Kuntner & Opell, 2012: 25, f. 17G-I, 32A-K (Dmf).