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

FAM. SYNOTAXIDAE Simon, 1894

Last updated Apr. 26, 2001

N.B.: for a diagnosis and discussions of subfamilies, limits, and relationships, see Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990.

Gen. Calcarsynotaxus Wunderlich, 1995

C. Wunderlich, 1995h: 539, type C. longipes Wunderlich, 1995.

mf longipes Wunderlich, 1995 *....................Queensland
C. l. Wunderlich, 1995h: 540, f. 1-10 (Dmf).

Gen. Chileotaxus Platnick, 1990

C. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 94, type C. sans Platnick, 1990.

mf sans Platnick, 1990 *....................Chile
C. s. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 95, f. 328-332, 336-338, 375-377 (Dmf).

Gen. Mangua Forster, 1990

M. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 76, type M. gunni Forster, 1990.

mf caswell Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. c. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 79, f. 272-276, 287, 293 (Dmf).

f convoluta Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. c. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 92, f. 326 (Df).

mf flora Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. f. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 90, f. 319-321, 324 (Dmf).

mf forsteri (Brignoli, 1983)....................Auckland Is., Campbell Is.
Linyphia setosa Forster, 1964b: 100, f. 127-132 (Dmf, preoccupied by O. P.-Cambridge, 1863).
Linyphia f. Brignoli, 1983c: 303 (replacement name).
M. f. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990:93, f. 322-323, 327 (Tmf from Linyphia).

mf gunni Forster, 1990 *....................New Zealand
M. g. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 77, f. 256-271, 385-388 (Dmf).

mf hughsoni Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. h. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 89, f. 316-318 (Dmf).

m kapiti Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. k. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 86, f. 299-303 (Dm).

mf makarora Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. m. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 81, f. 277-283 (Dmf).

mf medialis Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. m. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 88, f. 310-315 (Dmf).

f oparara Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. o. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 92, f. 325 (Df).

mf otira Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. o. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 83, f. 295-298 (Dmf).

mf paringa Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. p. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 86, f. 304-306, 308-309 (Dmf).

mf sana Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. s. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 81, f. 284-286, 288-292, 294 (Dmf).

f secunda Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. s. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 85, f. 307 (Df).

Gen. Meringa Forster, 1990

M. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 11, type M. otago Forster, 1990.

mf australis Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. a. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 18, f. 79-81, 83 (Dmf).

mf borealis Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. b. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 22, f. 88-89, 91-94 (Dmf).

mf centralis Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. c. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 15, f. 58-66 (Dmf).

f conway Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. c. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 22, f. 86-87 (Df).

mf hinaka Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. h. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 14, f. 43-57 (Dmf).

mf leith Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. l. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 17, f. 67-78 (Dmf).

f nelson Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. n. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 21, f. 84-85 (Df).

mf otago Forster, 1990 *....................New Zealand
M. o. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 12, f. 31-42, 82 (Dmf).
M. o. Griswold et al., 1998: 69, f. 18C (m).

f tetragyna Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
M. t. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 24, f. 90 (Df).

Gen. Nomaua Forster, 1990

N. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 59, type Bolyphantes crinifrons (Urquhart, 1891), transferred from the Linyphiidae.

m arborea Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
N. a. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 67, f. 226, 230-231 (Dm).

mf cauda Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
N. c. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 66, f. 227-229 (Dmf).

mf crinifrons (Urquhart, 1891) *....................New Zealand
Cornicularia c. Urquhart, 1891a: 155, pl. 21, f. 3, 11 (Dm).
Bolyphantes c. Dalmas, 1917a: 365.
N. c. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 61, f. 207-214, 216-217 (Tm from Bolyphantes, Df).

mf nelson Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
N. n. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 65, f. 215, 221-223, 225, 382-384 (Dmf).

mf perdita Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
N. p. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 63, f. 218-220 (Dmf).

f waikaremoana Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
N. w. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 64, f. 224 (Df).

Gen. Pahora Forster, 1990

P. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 40, type P. murihiku Forster, 1990.

m cantuaria Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
P. c. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 47, f. 169-170 (Dm).

mf graminicola Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
P. g. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 44, f. 159, 161-163 (Dmf).

f kaituna Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
P. k. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 48, f. 160 (Df).

mf media Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
P. m. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 51, f. 173-174, 180 (Dmf).

f montana Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
P. m. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 50, f. 166 (Df).

mf murihiku Forster, 1990 *....................New Zealand
P. m. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 41, f. 130-158, 389 (Dmf).
P. m. Griswold et al., 1998: 68, f. 17E, 18D-F, 19B (m).

f rakiura Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
P. r. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 46, f. 164 (Df).

mf taranaki Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
P. t. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 52, f. 175-179, 181 (Dmf).

mf wiltoni Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
P. w. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 49, f. 165, 167-168, 171-172 (Dmf).

Gen. Pahoroides Forster, 1990

P. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 53, type P. whangarei Forster, 1990.

mf courti Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
P. c. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 56, f. 187, 198-199 (Dmf).

mf whangarei Forster, 1990 *....................New Zealand
P. w. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 54, f. 182-186, 188-197 (Dmf).

Gen. Paratupua Platnick, 1990

P. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 33, type P. grayi Platnick, 1990; N.B.: spelling Paratupa in generic heading is a lapsus.

mf grayi Platnick, 1990 *....................Victoria
P. g. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 34, f. 120-129 (Dmf).

Gen. Physoglenes Simon, 1904

N.B.: transferred here from the Pholcidae by Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 7.

f chepu Platnick, 1990....................Chile
P. c. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 10, f. 27-30 (Df).

mf lagos Platnick, 1990....................Chile
P. l. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 9, f. 20-26 (Dmf).

mf puyehue Platnick, 1990....................Chile
P. p. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 8, f. 1-19 (Dmf).

m vivesi Simon, 1904 *....................Chile
P. v. Simon, 1904e: 88, f. 1-2 (Dm).

Gen. Runga Forster, 1990

R. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 68, type R. nina Forster, 1990.

mf akaroa Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
R. a. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 74, f. 253-255 (Dmf).

mf flora Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
R. f. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 73, f. 249-252 (Dmf).

mf moana Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
R. m. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 72, f. 244-248 (Dmf).

mf nina Forster, 1990 *....................New Zealand
R. n. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 69, f. 232-239 (Dmf).

mf raroa Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
R. r. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 71, f. 240-241, 243 (Dmf).

Gen. Synotaxus Simon, 1895

N.B.: transferred here from the Theridiidae by Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 96.

In synonymy:
S. anomalus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) = S. turbinatus Simon, 1894 (Exline & Levi, 1965: 179).
S. uncatus Simon, 1894 = S. longicaudatus (Keyserling, 1891) (Exline & Levi, 1965: 181).
S. wallsi Exline, 1950 = S. turbinatus Simon, 1894 (Exline & Levi, 1965: 179).

mf ecuadorensis Exline, 1950....................Costa Rica to Ecuador
S. e. Exline, 1950a: 120, 3, 13 (Dm).
S. e. Exline & Levi, 1965: 182, f. 22-27 (m, Df).

m leticia Exline & Levi, 1965....................Colombia
S. l. Exline & Levi, 1965: 183, f. 33-34 (Dm).

mf longicaudatus (Keyserling, 1891)....................Brazil
Argyrodes l. Keyserling, 1891: 209, pl. 8, f. 150 (Dmf).
S. uncatus Simon, 1894a: 495, f. 495-497 (nomen nudum).
S. uncatus Simon, 1895g: 131 (Dmf).
S. l. Exline & Levi, 1965: 181, f. 16-21 (mf, S).

m monoceros (Caporiacco, 1947)....................Guyana
Argyrodina m. Caporiacco, 1947a: 24 (Dm).
Conopistha m. Caporiacco, 1948a: 649, f. 57-59 (Tm from Argyrodina=Argyrodes).
S. m. Exline & Levi, 1965: 184, f. 30-32 (Tm from Conopistha=Argyrodes).

f pupularum Exline & Levi, 1965....................Trinidad
S. p. Exline & Levi, 1965: 183, f. 28-29 (Df).

mf turbinatus Simon, 1895 *....................Panama to Ecuador
S. t. Simon, 1894a: 495 (nomen nudum).
S. t. Simon, 1895g: 131 (Dm).
Rhomphaea anomala Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 41, pl. 10, f. 80 (Df).
S. anomalus Exline, 1950a: 111 (Tf from Rhomphaea=Argyrodes).
S. wallsi Exline, 1950a: 121, 2, 9-12 (Dmf).
S. t. Exline & Levi, 1965: 179, f. 1-15 (mf, S).
S. t. Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 96, f. 333-335, 378 (m).
S. t. Coddington, 1990: 18, f. 89 (m).
S. t. Griswold et al., 1998: 70, f. 19C (m).

Gen. Tupua Platnick, 1990

T. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 26, type T. bisetosa Platnick, 1990.

mf bisetosa Platnick, 1990 *....................Tasmania
T. b. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 28, f. 95-104, 379-381 (Dmf).

mf cavernicola Platnick, 1990....................Tasmania
T. c. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 31, f. 110-114 (Dmf).

mf raveni Platnick, 1990....................Tasmania
T. r. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 29, f. 105-109 (Dmf).

mf troglodytes Platnick, 1990....................Tasmania
T. t. Platnick, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 32, f. 115-119 (Dmf).

Gen. Wairua Forster, 1990

W. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 57, type W. reinga Forster, 1990.

mf reinga Forster, 1990 *....................New Zealand
W. r. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 57, f. 200-202 (Dmf).

mf waikanae Forster, 1990....................New Zealand
W. w. Forster, in Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 58, f. 203-206 (Dmf).