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N.B.: considered valid by Platnick, 1985a: 5 and here; placed as a senior synonym of the gnaphosid subfamily Hemicloeinae by Wunderlich, 1987a: 248, but relimited and considered a senior synonym of Platoridae by Platnick, 1990a: 38.
Transferred to other families:
Vectius Simon, 1897 -- see Gnaphosidae.
In synonymy:
Hitoegumoa Kishida, 1914 = Plator Simon, 1880 (Platnick, 1976e: 3).
f campestratus Simon, 1908 *....................Western Australia
C. c. Simon, 1908d: 385 (Df).
Nomen dubium:
D. laminus (Nicolet, 1849: 381, f, Chile, originally in Delena, T to Plator by Simon, 1880a: 236, here by Simon, 1897a: 18) -- Platnick, 1976b: 976.
mf cimicoides (Nicolet, 1849) *....................Chile
Delena c. Nicolet, 1849: 381, pl. 3, f. 6 (Df).
Plator c. Simon, 1880a: 236.
D. c. Simon, 1897a: 19.
D. c. Platnick, 1976b: 978, f. 5-7 (f).
D. c. Platnick, 1984c: 452, f. 1-2 (Dm).
mf platnicki Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001....................Sulawesi
O. p. Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001: 565, f. 980-989 (Dmf).
In synonymy:
P. sinicus Zhu & Wang, 1963 = P. nipponicus (Kishida, 1914) (Zhu, 1983: 88).
f himalayaensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1976....................India
P. h. Tikader & Gajbe, 1976e: 178, f. 1-3 (Df).
mf indicus Simon, 1897....................India
P. i. Simon, 1897g: 256 (Dm).
P. ixodinus Pocock, 1899d: 753 (Df).
P. i. Pocock, 1900a: 272, f. 89 (mf).
mf insolens Simon, 1880 *....................China
P. i. Simon, 1880b: 106, pl. 3, f. 4-5 (Df).
P. i. Simon, 1897a: 18, f. 11-13 (f).
P. i. Kulczyn'ski, 1901b: 340, pl. 13, f. 10-13 (Dm).
P. i. Saito, 1936b: 72, 88, pl. 32 (f).
P. i. Saito & Kishida, 1947: 979, f. 2781 (f).
P. i. Zhu & Wang, 1963b: 468, f. 18-19, 21, 23 (mf).
P. i. Platnick, 1976e: 3, f. 1-2, 8 (f).
P. i. Zhu et al., 1985: 156, f. 140a-d (f).
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f kashmirensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1973....................India
P. k. Tikader & Gajbe, 1973: 829, f. 1-4 (Df).
mf nipponicus (Kishida, 1914)....................China, Korea, Japan
Hitoegumoa nipponica Kishida, 1914a: 44, f. 1 (Dm).
Hitoyegumoa nipponica Yaginuma, 1958g: 12, f. 2a-c (Df).
Hitoyegumoa nipponica Yaginuma, 1960: 123, f. 100.12 (f).
P. sinicus Zhu & Wang, 1963b: 469, pl. 3, f. 20, 22 (Df).
Hitoyegumoa nipponica Yaginuma, 1971: 123, f. 100.12 (f).
P. n. Platnick, 1976e: 6, f. 5-7, 9 (mf).
P. n. Paik, 1978e: 409, f. 184.1-4 (mf).
P. n. Zhu, 1983: 88 (S).
P. n. Mao & Zhu, 1983: 161, f. 2a-d (mf).
P. n. Hu, 1984: 285, f. 300.1-6 (mf).
P. n. Zhang, 1987: 189, f. 162.1-2 (f).
P. n. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 431, f. 258D-E, J-K (mf).
mf pandeae Tikader, 1969....................India, China
P. p. Tikader, 1969c: 253, f. 4-7 (Df).
P. p. Hu & Li, 1987a: 360, f. 30.1-4, 31.1-4 (f, Dm).
f pennatus Platnick, 1976....................China
P. p. Platnick, 1976e: 6, f. 3-4 (Df).
P. p. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 431, f. 258G (f).
f solanensis Tikader & Gajbe, 1976....................India
P. s. Tikader & Gajbe, 1976d: 797, f. 1-4 (Df).
In synonymy:
P. abrahami O. P.-Cambridge, 1890 = P. walteri (Karsch, 1886) (Platnick, 1985a: 6).
P. beta Lawrence, 1928 = P. alpha Lawrence, 1928 (Platnick, 1985a: 8).
P. bidentifer Strand, 1908 = P. walteri (Karsch, 1886) (Platnick, 1985a: 6).
P. bottegi Pavesi, 1895 = P. walteri (Karsch, 1886) (Platnick, 1985a: 6).
P. laterigradus Pocock, 1898 = P. walteri (Karsch, 1886) (Platnick, 1985a: 6).
P. lawrencei Lessert, 1936 = P. leppanae Pocock, 1902 (Platnick, 1985a: 11).
P. pusilliformis Tucker, 1923 = P. pusillus Pocock, 1898 (Platnick, 1985a: 10).
P. separatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1908 = P. walteri (Karsch, 1886) (Platnick, 1985a: 6).
P. simoni O. P.-Cambridge, 1908 = P. walteri (Karsch, 1886) (Platnick, 1985a: 6).
Nomina dubia:
P. bidentatus Strand, 1906b: 607 (j, Ethiopia) -- Platnick, 1985a: 6.
P. unidentatus Lawrence, 1927: 10, pl. 2, f. 55 (f, Namibia) -- Platnick, 1985a: 6.
mf alpha Lawrence, 1928....................Angola, Namibia, South Africa
P. a. Lawrence, 1928: 226, pl. 21, f. 6 (Dm).
P. beta Lawrence, 1928: 226, pl. 21, f. 7 (Df).
P. a. Platnick, 1985a: 8, f. 15-18 (mf, S).
f costeri Tucker, 1923....................South Africa
P. c. Tucker, 1923: 256, pl. 8, f. 1 (Df).
P. c. Platnick, 1985a: 15, f. 43-44 (f).
f fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1938....................Namibia
P. f. Lawrence, 1938b: 216, f. 2 (Df).
P. f. Platnick, 1985a: 9, f. 21-22 (f).
mf grandidieri Simon, 1903....................Kenya, Madagascar, Aldabra, Réunion
P. g. Simon, 1903b: 139 (Df).
P. g. Schmidt & Jocqué, 1983: 354, f. 1 (f).
P. g. Platnick, 1985a: 12, f. 5-10, 33-36 (f, Dm).
P. g. Wunderlich, 1992a: 487, f. 769-772 (mf).
mf leppanae Pocock, 1902....................Mozambique, South Africa
P. l. Pocock, 1902a: 19, pl. 3, f. 8 (Dmf).
P. lawrencei Lessert, 1936: 217, f. 10-11 (Dm).
P. lawrencei Lawrence, 1937: 223 (Df).
P. l. Platnick, 1985a: 11, f. 29-32 (mf, S).
f mailaka Platnick, 1985....................Madagascar
P. m. Platnick, 1985a: 15, f. 47-48 (Df).
f pictus Pocock, 1902....................South Africa
P. p. Pocock, 1902a: 19, pl. 3, f. 7 (Df).
P. p. Tucker, 1923: 259, pl. 8, f. 2 (f).
P. p. Platnick, 1985a: 14, f. 39-40 (f).
f pirie Platnick, 1985....................South Africa
P. p. Platnick, 1985a: 15, f. 45-46 (Df).
mf pusillus Pocock, 1898....................Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa
P. p. Pocock, 1898c: 220, pl. 8, f. 13 (Dj).
P. p. Tucker, 1923: 260 (Df).
P. pusilliformis Tucker, 1923: 260, pl. 8, f. 3 (Df).
P. p. Platnick, 1985a: 10, f. 25-28 (f, Dm, S).
f quinquedentatus Purcell, 1907....................South Africa
P. q. Purcell, 1907: 299, pl. 13, f. 3 (Df).
P. q. Platnick, 1985a: 14, f. 41-42 (f).
f rossi Platnick, 1985....................South Africa
P. b. Platnick, 1985a: 9, f. 19-20 (Df).
f velonus Platnick, 1985....................Madagascar
P. v. Platnick, 1985a: 12, f. 1-4, 23-24 (Df).
mf venturus Platnick, 1985....................Canary Is.
P. v. Platnick, 1985a: 13, f. 37-48 (Df).
P. grandidieri Wunderlich, 1987a: 249, f. 656 (S, rejected).
P. v. Wunderlich, 1992a: 487, f. 765-768 (f, Dm).
mf walteri (Karsch, 1886) *....................East, Southern Africa
Hemicloea w. Karsch, 1886d: 151 (Df).
P. abrahami O. P.-Cambridge, 1890b: 624, pl. 58, f. 4 (Df).
P. abrahami Simon, 1893a: 347, f. 310.
P. bottegi Pavesi, 1895a: 509 (Df).
P. laterigradus Pocock, 1898c: 219, pl. 8, f. 12 (Df).
P. bidentatus Purcell, 1907: 298, pl. 13, f. 1-2 (Dmf, preoccupied).
P. bidentifer Strand, 1908e: 267 (replacement name).
P. separatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1908b: 819, pl. 50, f. 7-12 (Df).
P. simonii O. P.-Cambridge, 1908b: 820, pl. 30, f. 13-17 (Dm).
P. w. Platnick, 1985a: 6, f. 11-14 (mf, S).
P. w. Wunderlich, 1992a: 487, f. 773 (m).
f castaneus Simon, 1908....................Western Australia
R. c. Simon, 1908d: 382 (Df).
f diversus (L. Koch, 1875)....................Queensland
Hemicloea diversa L. Koch, 1875a: 622, pl. 49, f. 4 (Df).
R. d. Simon, 1880a: 239.
mf lugubris (L. Koch, 1875) *....................Queensland, New South Wales
Hemicloea l. L. Koch, 1875a: 621, pl. 49, f. 3 (Df).
Hemicloea l. L. Koch, 1876a: 835, pl. 71, f. 4 (Dm).
R. l. Simon, 1880a: 238.
R. l. Simon, 1893a: 346, f. 305-306.
R. l. Rainbow, 1904b: 319, f. 37 (mf).
f obscurus Berland, 1924....................New Caledonia
R. o. Berland, 1924a: 188, f. 45 (Df).
mf praesignis (L. Koch, 1876)....................Queensland
Hemicloea p. L. Koch, 1876a: 837, pl. 72, f. 1 (Dmf).
R. p. Simon, 1880a: 239.
f swarbrecki Dunn & Dunn, 1946....................Victoria
R. s. Dunn & Dunn, 1946: 90, f. 5-7 (Df).
In synonymy:
T. major (Mello-Leitão, 1942, T from Oltacloea) = T. gomezi Canals, 1933 (Platnick, 1986a: 32).
mf gomezi Canals, 1933....................Argentina, Paraguay
T. g. Canals, 1933a: 234, f. 1-6 (Dm).
Oltacloea major Mello-Leitão, 1942b: 404, f. 28 (Df).
T. g. Platnick, 1986a: 32, f. 1-9, 14-17 (m, Sf).
f ranuncula Karsch, 1878 *....................Brazil
T. r. Karsch, 1878c: 817 (Df).
T. r. Karsch, 1879d: 537, pl. 7, f. 3 (f).
T. r. Platnick, 1986a: 30, f. 10-11 (f; type locality is Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, according to information from R. L. Hoffman).
f rugosa Mello-Leitão, 1938....................Argentina
T. r. Mello-Leitão, 1938a: 108, f. 25-27 (Df).
T. gomezi Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 165, f. 55 (f, misidentified).
T. r. Platnick, 1986a: 33, f. 12-13 (f, removed from S of T. gomezi).