The World Spider Catalog, Version 2.0
by Norman I. Platnick
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Title Page Introduction Families Counts Bibliography

FAM. ARCHAEIDAE C. L. Koch & Berendt, 1854

Last updated Apr. 26, 2001

N.B.: see notes under Mecysmaucheniidae, Pararchaeidae and Holarchaeidae.

Transferred to other families:
Afiamalu Marples, 1955 -- see Dolichognatha under Tetragnathidae.
Holarchaea Forster, 1955 -- see Holarchaeidae.
Landana Simon, 1884 -- see Dolichognatha under Tetragnathidae.
Mecysmauchenius Simon, 1884 -- see Mecysmaucheniidae.
Pararchaea Forster, 1955 -- see Pararchaeidae.
Zearchaea Wilton, 1946 -- see Mecysmaucheniidae.

Gen. Afrarchaea Forster & Platnick, 1984

A. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 24, type Archaea godfreyi Hewitt, 1919; the synonymy of this genus with Archaea C. L. Koch & Berendt, 1854 suggested by Eskov, 1992c: 312 was not based on examination of Recent specimens and has not been accepted by subsequent workers.

mf bergae Lotz, 1996....................South Africa
A. b. Lotz, 1996b: 144, f. 1a-g (Dmf).

m fernkloofensis Lotz, 1996....................South Africa
A. f. Lotz, 1996b: 148, f. 2a-b (Dm).

mf godfreyi (Hewitt, 1919) *....................South Africa, Madagascar
Archaea g. Hewitt, 1919a: 196, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
Archaea g. Canals, 1934: 5, f. 2 (f).
A. g. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 24, f. 1, 3, 8, 11, 18, 26, 30-33, 36-37, 53-54, 58-59 (Tmf from Archaea).
A. g. Lotz, 1996b: 156, f. 6a-f (mf).

f kranskopensis Lotz, 1996....................South Africa
A. k. Lotz, 1996b: 150, f. 3a-e (Df).

m lawrencei Lotz, 1996....................South Africa
A. l. Lotz, 1996b: 152, f. 4a-b (Dm).

mf ngomensis Lotz, 1996....................South Africa
A. n. Lotz, 1996b: 154, f. 5a-e (Dmf).

Gen. Archaea C. L. Koch & Berendt, 1854

N.B.: type species is from Baltic amber; the proposal by Lehtinen, 1967 to revive Eriauchenius O. P.-Cambridge, 1881 for the recent species was rejected by Forster & Platnick, 1984; see note under Afrarchaea.

Transferred to other genera:
A. godfreyi Hewitt, 1919 -- see Afrarchaea.
A. hickmani Butler, 1929 -- see Austrarchaea.
A. nodosa Forster, 1956 -- see Austrarchaea.
A. novaeseelandiae Forster, 1949 -- see Holarchaea under Holarchaeidae.

mf bourgini Millot, 1948....................Madagascar
A. b. Millot, 1948: 10, f. 1C, 2C, 3B, E (Dmf).
A. b. Legendre, 1970: 26, f. 10-11, 14c (m).

mf gracilicollis Millot, 1948....................Madagascar
A. g. Millot, 1948: 7, f. 1E, 2E (Df).
A. g. Legendre, 1970: 13, f. 2-3, 14e, pl. 1, f. 2, pl. 4, f. 7 (f, Dm).
A. g. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, f. 2, 7, 12, 20, 24-25, 28-29, 38-39, 56 (f).

mf jeanneli Millot, 1948....................Madagascar
A. j. Millot, 1948: 12, f. 1A, 2B, 3F (Dmf).
A. j. Legendre, 1970: 27, f. 12-13, 14b, pl. 4, f. 6 (m).
A. j. Platnick, 1991a: 137, f. 3-4 (f).

mf legendrei Platnick, 1991....................Madagascar
A. l. Platnick, 1991a: 137, f. 7-14 (Dmf).

mf pauliani Legendre, 1970....................Madagascar
A. p. Legendre, 1970: 21, f. 6-7, pl. 3, f. 4 (Dmf).

mf vadoni Millot, 1948....................Madagascar
A. v. Millot, 1948: 8, f. 1B, 2D, 3A, C (Dmf).
A. v. Legendre, 1970: 24, f. 8-9, 14d, pl. 3, f. 5 (m).
A. v. Platnick & Forster, 1982: 10, f. 16.
A. v. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, f. 21-23, 55, 305 (f).
A. v. Platnick, 1991a: 137, f. 5-6 (f).

mf workmani (O. P.-Cambridge, 1881)....................Madagascar
Eriauchenus workmanni O. P.-Cambridge, 1881d: 768, pl. 66, f. 2 (Dj).
A. w. Simon, 1895a: 935-937, f. 32, 1005-1006.
A. w. Canals, 1934: 4, f. 1 (Df).
A. w. Petrunkevitch, 1939c: 494, f. 10-18, 21, 23 (f, Dm).
A. w. Millot, 1948: 5, f. 1D, 2A, 3D (m).
A. w. Legendre, 1970: 17, f. 4-5, 14a, pl. II (m).
A. w. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, f. 51-52 (m).
A. w. Platnick, 1991a: 135, f. 1-2 (f).

Gen. Austrarchaea Forster & Platnick, 1984

A. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, type Archaea nodosa Forster, 1956.

mf daviesae Forster & Platnick, 1984....................Queensland
A. d. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 22, f. 66-68, 70-75 (Dmf).

f hickmani (Butler, 1929)....................Victoria
Archaea h. Butler, 1929: 46, pl. 2, f. 1-5 (Df).
Archaea hickmanni Canals, 1934: 5, f. 3 (f).
A. h. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 23, f. 40-50, 69 (Tf from Archaea).

mf mainae Platnick, 1991....................Western Australia
A. m. Platnick, 1991b: 259, f. 1-7 (Dmf).

mf nodosa (Forster, 1956) *....................Queensland
Archaea n. Forster, 1956a: 151, f. 1-7 (Dj).
A. n. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, f. 4-6, 9-10, 19, 27, 34-35, 57, 60-65 (Tmf from Archaea).