The World Spider Catalog, Version 2.0
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FAM. STIPHIDIIDAE Dalmas, 1917

Last updated May 3, 2000

N.B.: so ranked by Forster & Wilton, 1973: 128, contra Lehtinen, 1967: 331, who placed the group as a subfamily of Amaurobiidae; see notes under Bakala and Manjala (Amaurobiidae).

In synonymy:
Amarara Marples, 1959 = Stiphidion Simon, 1902 (Lehtinen, 1967: 211).

Gen. Baiami Lehtinen, 1967

B. Lehtinen, 1967: 218, type Epimecinus volucripes Simon, 1908; not a senior synonym of Tartarus Gray, 1973 (Gray, 1992a: 166, contra Gray, 1981: 779).

Transferred to other genera:
B. longipes (Berland, 1924) -- see Canala under Desidae.
B. magnus (Berland, 1924) -- see Canala under Desidae.
B. mullamullangensis (Gray, 1973) -- see Tartarus.

mf brockmani Gray, 1981....................Western Australia
B. b. Gray, 1981: 792, f. 1, 24, 26, 35, 40, 46 (Dmf).

mf glenelgi Gray, 1981....................Victoria
B. g. Gray, 1981: 782, f. 11, 18, 34, 39 (Dmf).

mf loftyensis Gray, 1981....................South Australia
B. l. Gray, 1981: 784, f. 9, 20, 29, 36 (Dmf).

mf montana Gray, 1981....................Western Australia
B. m. Gray, 1981: 786, f. 4, 14, 19, 33, 38, 46 (Dmf).

m stirlingi Gray, 1981....................Western Australia
B. s. Gray, 1981: 788, f. 12, 15 (Dm).

f storeniformis (Simon, 1908)....................Western Australia
Aphyctoschaema storeniforme Simon, 1908d: 371 (Df).
B. s. Lehtinen, 1967: 218 (Tf from Aphyctoschaema=Badumna).

mf tegenarioides (Simon, 1908)....................Western Australia
Epimecinus t. Simon, 1908d: 376 (Dj).
B. t. Lehtinen, 1967: 218 (Tj from Epimecinus).
Tartarus t. Gray, 1973: 215, f. 5, 8, 10-11 (Tj from Baiami, Dmf).
B. t. Gray, 1981: 793, f. 5, 8, 23, 25, 28, 42 (Tmf from Tartarus).

mf torbayensis Gray, 1981....................Western Australia
B. t. Gray, 1981: 784, f. 3, 13, 21, 30, 37 (Dmf).

mf volucripes (Simon, 1908) *....................Western Australia
Epimecinus v. Simon, 1908d: 377 (Dj).
B. v. Lehtinen, 1967: 218, f. 118 (Tf from Epimecinus).
B. v. Gray, 1981: 788, f. 2, 6, 10, 16-17, 31-32, 41, 46 (f, Dm).

Gen. Cambridgea L. Koch, 1872

N.B.: transferred here from the Argyronetidae (or Desinae, per Lehtinen, 1967: 221) by Forster & Wilton, 1973: 128.

Transferred to other genera:
C. pilosa Bryant, 1935 -- see Mamoea under Amphinectidae.

mf agrestis Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New Zealand
C. a. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 141, f. 419-422 (Dmf).
C. a. Blest & Taylor, 1995: 354, f. 5A-B (m).

mf ambigua Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. a. Blest & Vink, 2000: 5, f. 2A-D, 9-10, 62B (Dmf).

mf annulata Dalmas, 1917....................Chatham Is.
C. fasciata O. P.-Cambridge, 1873c: 202, pl. 6, f. 1-13 (mf, misidentified).
C. antipodiana Pocock, 1895e: 230, f. 1-2 (misidentified).
C. antipodiana a. Dalmas, 1917a: 402, f. 64 (Dmf).
C. a. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 141, f. 423-426 (mf, elevated from subspecies).

mf antipodiana (White, 1849) *....................New Zealand
Tegenaria a. White, 1849: 5 (D).
C. a. Simon, 1898a: 235, f. 222-225.
C. a. Dalmas, 1917a: 401, f. 59-60, 63 (mf).
C. a. Forster, 1967: 17, f. 11 (m).
C. a. Forster & Forster, 1973: 27, f. 3b (m).
C. a. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 137, f. 388, 390, 415-418 (mf).
C. a. Blest & Taylor, 1995: 354, f. 3C, 4A (mf).
C. a. Blest & Vink, 2000: 5, f. 5A-F, 6-8, 59C, 62A (mf).

mf arboricola (Urquhart, 1891)....................New Zealand
Tegenaria a. Urquhart, 1891a: 129, pl. 21, f. 8 (Dmf).
C. a. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 142, f. 393, 427-431 (removed mf from S of C. antipodiana).
C. a. Blest & Taylor, 1995: 354, f. 4B (m).
C. a. Blest & Vink, 2000: 14, f. 31-34, 62D (Dmf).

mf australis Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. a. Blest & Vink, 2000: 7, f. 11-13, 59A (Dmf).

mf decorata Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. d. Blest & Vink, 2000: 17, f. 45-46 (Dmf).

mf elegans Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. e. Blest & Vink, 2000: 20, f. 53-55 (Dmf).

mf elongata Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. e. Blest & Vink, 2000: 12, f. 25-27, 60B (Dmf).

mf fasciata L. Koch, 1872....................New Zealand
C. f. L. Koch, 1872a: 359, pl. 28, f. 2 (Df).
C. f. Simon, 1899b: 435 (Dm).
C. f. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 139, f. 387, 411-414 (removed mf from S of C. antipodiana).
C. f. Coddington, 1990: 10, f. 11 (m).

mf foliata (L. Koch, 1872)....................New Zealand
Tegenaria f. L. Koch, 1872a: 356, pl. 28, f. 1 (Dm).
Tegenaria f. Karsch, 1878c: 796 (Df).
C. f. Simon, 1898a: 234.
C. f. Lehtinen, 1967: 440, f. 124, 128 (mf).
C. f. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 147, f. 389, 443-447 (mf).

mf inaequalis Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. i. Blest & Vink, 2000: 11, f. 21-24, 62C (Dmf).

f insulana Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. i. Blest & Vink, 2000: 16, f. 41 (Df).

mf longipes Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. l. Blest & Vink, 2000: 13, f. 28-30, 60A (Dmf).

mf mercurialis Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. m. Blest & Vink, 2000: 17, f. 47-48 (Dmf).

mf obscura Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. o. Blest & Vink, 2000: 14, f. 35-38, 62E (Dmf).

m occidentalis Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New Zealand
C. o. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 146, f. 391, 436, 439-440 (Dm).

m ordishi Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. o. Blest & Vink, 2000: 20, f. 51-52, 61C (Dm).

mf pallidula Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. p. Blest & Vink, 2000: 19, f. 49-50, 61A-B (Dmf).

m peculiaris Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New Zealand
C. p. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 146, f. 437-438 (Dm).

mf peelensis Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. p. Blest & Vink, 2000: 8, f. 14-15, 59B (Dmf).

mf plagiata Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New Zealand
C. p. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 149, f. 448-451 (Dmf).
C. p. Blest & Vink, 2000: 17, f. 42-44 (mf).

mf quadromaculata Blest & Taylor, 1995....................New Zealand
C. q. Blest & Taylor, 1995: 352, f. 1A-B, 2A-C, 3A-B (Dmf).
C. q. Blest & Vink, 2000: 1A-E, 16-20 (mf).

mf solanderensis Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. s. Blest & Vink, 2000: 15, f. 39-40 (Dmf).

mf ramsayi Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New Zealand
C. r. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 151, f. 458-461 (Dmf).

f reinga Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New Zealand
C. r. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 151, f. 456-457 (Df).

mf secunda Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New Zealand
C. s. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 144, f. 392, 432-435 (Dmf).

f simoni Berland, 1924....................New Caledonia
C. s. Berland, 1924a: 237, f. 174-182 (Df).

m sylvatica Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New Zealand
C. s. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 146, f. 441-442 (Dm).

f tuiae Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
C. t. Blest & Vink, 2000: 21, f. 56 (Df).

mf turbotti Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New Zealand
C. t. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 150, f. 452-455 (Dmf).

Gen. Corasoides Butler, 1929

N.B.: transferred here from the Agelenidae (or Desinae, per Lehtinen, 1967: 225) by Forster & Wilton, 1973: 128.

Transferred to other genera:
C. mandibularis (Bryant, 1935) -- see Mamoea under Amphinectidae.

mf australis Butler, 1929 *....................Victoria
C. a. Butler, 1929: 42, pl. 1, f. 1-5 (Dmf).
C. a. Lehtinen, 1967: 440, f. 121, 126 (mf).

Gen. Ischalea L. Koch, 1872

N.B.: transferred here from the Pisauridae by Forster & Wilton, 1973: 155.

j incerta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1877)....................Madagascar
Podophthalma i. O. P.-Cambridge, 1877b: 570, pl. 57, f. 8 (Dj).
I. i. Lessert, 1916: 600.

f longiceps Simon, 1898....................Mauritius
I. l. Simon, 1898c: 281 (Df).

mf spinipes L. Koch, 1872 *....................New Zealand
I. s. L. Koch, 1872a: 197, pl. 17, f. 4 (Dm).
Tetragnatha tenella Urquhart, 1893a: 172 (Dm).
I. s. Simon, 1898a: 292, f. 292.
I. s. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 156, f. 470-478 (mf).

Gen. Nanocambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973

N. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 152, type N. gracilipes Forster & Wilton, 1973.

mf gracilipes Forster & Wilton, 1973 *....................New Zealand
N. g. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 154, f. 394, 462-469 (Dmf).

m grandis Blest & Vink, 2000....................New Zealand
N. g. Blest & Vink, 2000: 21, f. 57-58 (Dm).

Gen. Procambridgea Forster & Wilton, 1973

P. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 134, type P. rainbowi Forster & Wilton, 1973.

mf cavernicola Forster & Wilton, 1973....................New South Wales
P. c. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 136, f. 407-410 (Dmf).
P. c. Coddington, 1990: 10, f. 12 (m).

mf rainbowi Forster & Wilton, 1973 *....................New South Wales
P. r. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 134, f. 403-406 (Dmf).

Gen. Stiphidion Simon, 1902

N.B.: original spelling used here (Stiphidium is an invalid emendation); transferred from the Psechridae to the Stiphidiinae by Lehtinen, 1967: 265; considered a senior synonym of Amarara Marples, 1959: 354, type A. fera Marples, 1959 (=S. facetum), transferred from the Dictynidae, by Lehtinen, 1967: 211.

In synonymy:
S. fera (Marples, 1959) = S. facetum Simon, 1902 (Lehtinen, 1967: 211).

mf adornatum Davies, 1988....................Queensland
S. a. Davies, 1988a: 267, f. 10-12, 18, 23 (Dmf).

mf diminutum Davies, 1988....................Queensland
S. d. Davies, 1988a: 267, f. 7-9, 17, 22 (Dmf).

mf facetum Simon, 1902 *....................Eastern Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
S. f. Simon, 1902c: 242 (Dj).
Amarara fera Marples, 1959: 354, f. III.8, 12 (Dmf).
S. f. Lehtinen, 1967: 265, f. 112 (Smf).
S. f. Hickman, 1967: 36, f. 56-58 (mf).
S. f. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 132, f. 397-402 (mf).
S. f. Davies, 1988a: 265, f. 1-6, 16, 20-21, 24 (mf).
S. f. Davies, 1998a: 212, f. 5 (m).

mf raveni Davies, 1988....................New South Wales
S. r. Davies, 1988a: 267, f. 13-15, 19, 25 (Dmf).

Gen. Tartarus Gray, 1973

T. Gray, 1973: 210, type T. mullamullangensis Gray, 1973; N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Baiami Lehtinen, 1967 by Gray, 1992a: 166, contra Gray, 1981: 779.

Transferred to other genera:
T. tegenarioides (Simon, 1908) -- see Baiami.

m mullamullangensis Gray, 1973 *....................Western Australia
T. m. Gray, 1973: 211, f. 6, 9, pl. I (Dm).
Baiami m. Gray, 1981: 792, f. 7, 22, 27, 45-46 (m).
T. m. Gray, 1992a: 166, f. 1-2 (Tm from Baiami).

f murdochensis Gray, 1992....................Western Australia
T. m. Gray, 1992a: 168, f. 3-4, 6-7, 11 (Df).

f nurinensis Gray, 1992....................Western Australia
T. n. Gray, 1992a: 166, f. 5, 8-9 (Df).

j thampannensis Gray, 1992....................Western Australia
T. t. Gray, 1992a: 169, f. 10 (Dj).

Gen. Tjurunga Lehtinen, 1967

T. Lehtinen, 1967: 271, type Rubrius paroculus Simon, 1903.

f paroculus (Simon, 1903) *....................Tasmania
Rubrius p. Simon, 1903d: 35 (Df).
T. p. Lehtinen, 1967: 271, f. 114 (Tf from Rubrius).