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FAM. PHYXELIDIDAE Lehtinen, 1967

Last updated Sept. 17, 2000

N.B.: elevated from subfamily of Amaurobiidae and placed as sister group of Titanoecidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

In synonymy:
Amphigyrioides Strand, 1913 = Phyxelida Simon, 1894 (Lehtinen, 1967: 213).
Haemilla Simon, 1909 = Phyxelida Simon, 1894 (Lehtinen, 1967: 237).

Gen. Ambohima Griswold, 1990

A. Griswold, 1990: 126, type A. sublima Griswold, 1990; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

f pauliani Griswold, 1990....................Madagascar
A. p. Griswold, 1990: 130, f. 11c, 64b, e (Df).

mf sublima Griswold, 1990 *....................Madagascar
A. s. Griswold, 1990: 128, f. 64a, d, 65a-d, 66a-d (Dmf).

Gen. Kulalania Griswold, 1990

K. Griswold, 1990: 124, type K. antiqua Griswold, 1990; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

f antiqua Griswold, 1990 *....................Kenya
K. a. Griswold, 1990: 125, f. 11b, 64c, f (Df).

Gen. Lamaika Griswold, 1990

L. Griswold, 1990: 115, type L. distincta Griswold, 1990; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

m distincta Griswold, 1990 *....................South Africa
L. d. Griswold, 1990: 115, f. 58a-c, 59c-e (Dm).

Gen. Malaika Lehtinen, 1967

M. Lehtinen, 1967: 246, type Auximus longipes Purcell, 1904; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

In synonymy:
M. grindleyi (Lawrence, 1964, T from Phyxelida) = M. longipes (Purcell, 1904) (Griswold, 1990: 119).

mf delicatula Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
M. d. Griswold, 1990: 122, f. 11a, 63a-e (Dmf).

mf longipes (Purcell, 1904) *....................South Africa
Auximus l. Purcell, 1904: 132, pl. 10, f. 3 (Dmf).
Haemilla grindleyi Lawrence, 1964: 58, f. 1 (Df).
M. l. Lehtinen, 1967: 246, f. 390-391 (Tmf from Auximus=Lathys).
Phyxelida grindleyi Brignoli, 1983c: 528.
M. l. Griswold, 1990: 118, f. 3b, 4b, 6d, 15f, 16d, 59a-b, 60a-f, 61a-d, 62a-e, 68c (mf, S).

Gen. Matundua Lehtinen, 1967

M. Lehtinen, 1967: 247, type Auximus silvaticus Purcell, 1904; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

Transferred to other genera:
M. hottentotta (Pocock, 1900) -- see Namaquarachne.

Nomen nudum:
M. trifoveata Lehtinen, 1967: 247, f. 395 (Brignoli, 1983c: 528).

mf silvatica (Purcell, 1904) *....................South Africa
Auximus silvaticus Purcell, 1904: 132, pl. 10, f. 2 (Df).
M. s. Lehtinen, 1967: 247, f. 396 (Tf from Auximus=Lathys; not f. 385, m from Namaquarachne hottentotta, =Namaquarachne thaumatula).
M. s. Griswold, 1990: 55, f. 1c, 3c, 12a, 17c, 18a-e (f, Dm).

Gen. Namaquarachne Griswold, 1990

N. Griswold, 1990: 100, type N. khoikhoiana Griswold, 1990; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

f angulata Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
N. a. Griswold, 1990: 102, f. 12f, 57b, e (Df).

f hottentotta (Pocock, 1900)....................South Africa
Auximus hottentottus Pocock, 1900e: 323 (Df).
Auximus hottentottus Purcell, 1908: 216 (Dm).
Matundua hottentottus Lehtinen, 1967: 247 (Tf from Auximus=Lathys; m of Pocock, 1908=M. thaumatula).
N. h. Griswold, 1990: 112, f. 57a, d (Tf from Matundua).

mf khoikhoiana Griswold, 1990 *....................South Africa
N. k. Griswold, 1990: 106, f. 12g, 52a-c, 53a-c, 54a-b (Dmf).

mf thaumatula Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
Matundua hottentottus Lehtinen, 1967: 247, f. 385 (m, misidentified).
N. t. Griswold, 1990: 104, f. 51a-c, 52d-e, 54c-d (Dmf).

mf tropata Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
N. t. Griswold, 1990: 109, f. 2a-d, 5a-b, 48a-e, 49a-d, 54e-f, 55a-c, 56a-f, 57c, f (Dmf).

Gen. Phyxelida Simon, 1894

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Haemilla Simon, 1909 and Amphigyrioides Strand, 1913 by Lehtinen, 1967: 259; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

Transferred to other genera:
P. australis (Lawrence, 1937) -- see Themacrys.
P. cavernicola (Lawrence, 1939) -- see Themacrys.
P. grindleyi (Lawrence, 1964) -- see Malaika.
P. monticola (Lawrence, 1939) -- see Themacrys.
P. profundissima (Lawrence, 1964) -- see Vidole.
P. silvicola (Lawrence, 1938) -- see Themacrys.
P. tuberculata (Lawrence, 1939) -- see Xevioso.
P. zuluana (Lawrence, 1939) -- see Xevioso.

m abyssinica Griswold, 1990....................Ethiopia
P. a. Griswold, 1990: 154, f. 83c-d, 84a-c (Dm).

mf anatolica Griswold, 1990....................Cyprus, Turkey
P. a. Griswold, 1990: 167, f. 90c-d (Df).
P. a. Thaler & Knoflach, 1998a: 36, f. 1-16, 18-23 (f, Dm).

f apwania Griswold, 1990....................Kenya, Tanzania
P. a. Griswold, 1990: 184, f. 91g, 99e-f (Df).

mf bifoveata (Strand, 1913)....................East Africa
Amphigyriodes b. Strand, 1913a: 327 (Dmf).
P. b. Lehtinen, 1967: 456, f. 394 (f).
P. b. Griswold, 1990: 177, f. 91e, 96a-c, 97a-b, 99a-b (mf).

mf carcharata Griswold, 1990....................Kenya
P. c. Griswold, 1990: 162, f. 89a-e (Dmf).

f crassibursa Griswold, 1990....................Kenya
P. c. Griswold, 1990: 174, f. 93c, 95e-f (Df).

f eurygyna Griswold, 1990....................Malawi
P. e. Griswold, 1990: 176, f. 95a-b (Df).

f fanivelona Griswold, 1990....................Madagascar
P. f. Griswold, 1990: 182, f. 4d, 91h, 99c-d (Df).

f irwini Griswold, 1990....................Kenya
P. i. Griswold, 1990: 171, f. 93d, 94b, d (Df).

f jabalina Griswold, 1990....................Tanzania
P. j. Griswold, 1990: 169, f. 92b, d, 93a (Df).

m kipia Griswold, 1990....................Tanzania
P. k. Griswold, 1990: 158, f. 79a-b, 86a-c, 87c-d (Dm).

mf makapanensis Simon, 1894 *....................South Africa
P. m. Simon, 1894b: 64, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
P. m. Lehtinen, 1967: 456, f. 379 (m).
P. m. Griswold, 1990: 156, f. 4c, 6b, 15e, 85a-c, 90e-f, 91a (mf).

f malagasyana Griswold, 1990....................Madagascar
P. m. Griswold, 1990: 167, f. 80c, 91d, 92a, c (Df).

mf mirabilis (L. Koch, 1875)....................Ethiopia
Tegenaria m. L. Koch, 1875b: 34, pl. 4, f. 2 (Dm).
Tegenaria m. Simon, 1898a: 253, f. 245 (m).
Haemilla m. Simon, 1909c: 29 (Df).
Haemilla m. Berland, 1914: 59, f. 19-20 (f).
Haemilla m. Berland, 1922: 45, pl. A1, f. 2.
Haemilla m. Simon & Fage, 1922: 527, f. 1 (2, 4) (m).
P. m. Lehtinen, 1967: 456, f. 380-381 (m).
P. m. Griswold, 1990: 151, f. 82a-e, 83a-b, 91c (m, Df).

mf nebulosa (Tullgren, 1910)....................Tanzania
Amphigyrum nebulosum Tullgren, 1910: 93, pl. 1, f. 3 (Df).
Haemilla n. Berland, 1914: 59.
Haemilla n. Caporiacco, 1949a: 323, f. 2 (m).
P. n. Lehtinen, 1967: 213, f. 382, 386 (mf, S, rejected).
P. n. Griswold, 1990: 170, f. 93e, 94a, c (f).

f pingoana Griswold, 1990....................Kenya
P. p. Griswold, 1990: 165, f. 90a-b, 91b (Df).

mf sindanoa Griswold, 1990....................Kenya
P. s. Griswold, 1990: 159, f. 79c-d, 80a-b, 87a-b, 88a-e (Dmf).

mf tanganensis (Simon & Fage, 1922)....................Tanzania
Haemilla t. Simon & Fage, 1922: 526, f. 1 (Dmf).
P. t. Griswold, 1990: 180, f. 91f, 97c-d, 98a-e (mf, removed from S of P. nebulosa, contra Lehtinen, 1967: 213).

f umlima Griswold, 1990....................Tanzania
P. u. Griswold, 1990: 172, f. 93b, 95c-d (Df).

Gen. Pongolania Griswold, 1990

P. Griswold, 1990: 72, type P. pongola Griswold, 1990; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

f chrysionaria Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
P. c. Griswold, 1990: 73, f. 28b, d (Df).

f pongola Griswold, 1990 *....................South Africa
P. p. Griswold, 1990: 72, f. 12c, 28a, c (Df).

Gen. Themacrys Simon, 1906

N.B.: the spelling Themarcys in Roewer is a lapsus; transferred from the Tengellidae to the Amaurobiidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 270, here by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

Transferred to other genera:
T. stolida Simon, 1906 -- see Xevioso.

In synonymy:
T. australis (Lawrence, 1937, T from Haemilla=Phyxelida) = T. irrorata Simon, 1906 (Lehtinen, 1967: 270).

mf cavernicola (Lawrence, 1939)....................South Africa
Haemilla c. Lawrence, 1939: 274, f. 4 (Dmf).
T. c. Lehtinen, 1967: 270, f. 389 (Tmf from Haemilla=Phyxelida).
T. c. Griswold, 1990: 142, f. 75a-c, 76b, d, 78c-d (mf).

mf irrorata Simon, 1906 *....................South Africa
T. i. Simon, 1906b: 288 (Dmf).
Haemilla australis Lawrence, 1937: 217, f. 2 (Dmf).
T. i. Lehtinen, 1967: 269, f. 384, 387 (mf, S).
T. i. Griswold, 1990: 144, f. 76a, c, 77a-c, 78a-b (mf).

mf monticola (Lawrence, 1939)....................South Africa
Haemilla m. Lawrence, 1939: 273, f. 3 (Dm).
T. m. Lehtinen, 1967: 270 (Tm from Haemilla=Phyxelida).
T. m. Griswold, 1990: 138, f. 71c-d, 73a-c, 74a-b, d-e (m, Df).

mf silvicola (Lawrence, 1938)....................South Africa
Haemilla s. Lawrence, 1938a: 466, f. 5 (Dm).
Haemilla s. Lawrence, 1939: 272, f. 2 (Df).
T. s. Lehtinen, 1967: 270 (Tmf from Haemilla=Phyxelida).
T. s. Griswold, 1990: 133, f. 1b, d, 4e-f, 8a-d, 9, 11d, 15c, 16c, 67a-d, 68a-b, 70a-c, 71a-b, 72a, c (m, Df; f of Lawrence, 1939 = T. cavernicola).

f ukhahlamba Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
T. u. Griswold, 1990: 136, f. 72b, d (Df).

Gen. Vidole Lehtinen, 1967

V. Lehtinen, 1967: 274, type Auximus capensis Pocock, 1900; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

In synonymy:
V. profundissima (Lawrence, 1964, T from Phyxelida) = V. capensis (Pocock, 1900) (Griswold, 1990: 66).
V. promontorii (Simon, 1906, T from Amaurobius) = V. capensis (Pocock, 1900) (Lehtinen, 1967: 274).

mf capensis (Pocock, 1900) *....................South Africa
Auximus c. Pocock, 1900e: 323 (Df).
Amaurobius promontorii Simon, 1906b: 294 (Df).
Haemilla profundissima Lawrence, 1964: 60, f. 2 (Df).
V. c. Lehtinen, 1967: 274, f. 388, 393 (Tf from Auximus=Lathys, S; S of V. schreineri rejected).
Phyxelida profundissima Brignoli, 1983c: 528.
V. c. Griswold, 1990: 66, f. 1a, 3a, 5e-f, 12b, 15d, 17a-b, 19a-e, 25a-c, 26b, e (f, Dm, S).

mf helicigyna Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
V. h. Griswold, 1990: 62, f. 22a-b, 23a-c, 26a, d (Dmf).

f lyra Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
V. l. Griswold, 1990: 64, f. 24a, c (Df).

mf schreineri (Purcell, 1904)....................South Africa
Auximus s. Purcell, 1904: 131, pl. 10, f. 1 (Dmf).
V. capensis Lehtinen, 1967: 274 (Tmf from Auximus=Lathys sub rejected S).
V. s. Griswold, 1990: 70, f. 26c, f, 27a-c (removed mf from S).

mf sothoana Griswold, 1990....................Lesotho, South Africa
V. s. Griswold, 1990: 59, f. 21a-c, 22c-d, 24b, d (Dmf).

Gen. Vytfutia Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986

V. Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986c: 34, type V. bedel Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986; N.B.: transferred from the Agelenidae to the Amaurobiidae by Griswold, 1990: 186, here by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

mf bedel Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986 *....................Sumatra
V. b. Deeleman-Reinhold, 1986c: 34, f. 1-11 (Dmf).
V. b. Griswold, 1990: 186, f. 4a, 15a, 16a, 100a-e, 101a-c (mf).

mf pallens Deeleman-Reinhold, 1989....................Borneo
V. p. Deeleman-Reinhold, 1989a: 622, f. 4-10 (Dmf).

Gen. Xevioso Lehtinen, 1967

X. Lehtinen, 1967: 275, type Haemilla tuberculata Lawrence, 1939; transferred here from the Amaurobiidae by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

Nomen dubium:
X. stolida (Simon, 1906b: 283, m, South Africa, T from Themacrys by Lehtinen, 1967: 275) -- Griswold, 1990: 99.

mf amica Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
X. a. Griswold, 1990: 82, f. 5c-d, 6a, c, e-f, 7a, e-f, 10a-b, 12e, 14a-d, 15b, 16b, 29a-e, 30a-f, 35b, e, 36a-c, 47a-b (Dmf).

mf aululata Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
X. a. Griswold, 1990: 88, f. 12d, 38c-d, 39a-c, 40c-d (Dmf).

m colobata Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
X. c. Griswold, 1990: 90, f. 40a-b, 41a-c (Dm).

m jocquei Griswold, 1990....................Malawi
X. j. Griswold, 1990: 98, f. 46a-c, 47e-f (Dm).

mf kulufa Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
X. k. Griswold, 1990: 95, f. 43b, d, 44c-d, 45a-c (Dmf).

mf lichmadina Griswold, 1990....................South Africa
X. l. Griswold, 1990: 92, f. 7b-d, 42a-c, 43a, c, 44a-b (Dmf).

mf orthomeles Griswold, 1990....................Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa
X. o. Griswold, 1990: 78, f. 34a-c, 35a, d, 47c-d (Dmf).

mf tuberculata (Lawrence, 1939) *....................South Africa
Haemilla t. Lawrence, 1939: 276, f. 5 (Df).
X. t. Lehtinen, 1967: 275, f. 383 (Tmf from Haemilla=Phyxelida).
X. t. Griswold, 1990: 77, f. 32a-c, 33c-d, 35c, f (mf).

mf zuluana (Lawrence, 1939)....................South Africa
Haemilla z. Lawrence, 1939: 278, f. 6 (Dm).
X. z. Lehtinen, 1967: 275 (Tm from Haemilla=Phyxelida).
X. z. Griswold, 1990: 84, f. 33a-b, 37a-c, 38a-b (m, Df).