The World Spider Catalog, Version 2.0
by Norman I. Platnick
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FAM. ZOROCRATIDAE Dahl, 1913

Last updated May 3, 2000

N.B.: revived by Griswold et al. (1999: 59) to include several genera formerly misplaced in the Miturgidae and Tengellidae.

In synonymy:
Mnesitheus Thorell, 1899 = Raecius Simon, 1892 (Lehtinen, 1967: 250).

Gen. Campostichomma Karsch, 1891

N.B.: transferred from the Agelenidae to the Miturgidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 221, here by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

Transferred to other genera:
C. disparile Lawrence, 1952 -- see Griswoldia under Miturgidae.
C. melanum Lawrence, 1938 -- see Griswoldia under Miturgidae.
C. natalense Lawrence, 1938 -- see Griswoldia under Miturgidae.
C. pardale Simon, 1898 -- see Devendra under Miturgidae.
C. pumilum Simon, 1898 -- see Devendra under Miturgidae.
C. punctatum Lawrence, 1942 -- see Griswoldia under Miturgidae.
C. robustum Simon, 1898 -- see Griswoldia under Miturgidae.
C. seriatum Simon, 1898 -- see Devendra under Miturgidae.
C. urbense Lawrence, 1942 -- see Griswoldia under Miturgidae.
C. zuluense Lawrence, 1938 -- see Griswoldia under Miturgidae.

mf manicatum Karsch, 1891 *....................Sri Lanka
C. m. Karsch, 1891: 296, pl. 12, f. 19 (Df).
C. m. Simon, 1898f: 7 (Dm).
C. m. Griswold, 1993: 7, f. 31-36, 75, 77 (mf).

Gen. Raecius Simon, 1892

N.B.: transferred from the Zoropsidae to the Miturgidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 261, here by Griswold et al., 1999: 59; considered a senior synonym of Mnesitheus Thorell, 1899, transferred from the Tengellidae, by Lehtinen, 1967: 250.

j aculeatus Dahl, 1901....................Congo
R. a. Dahl, 1901a: 188 (Dj).

f asper (Thorell, 1899)....................Cameroon
Mnesitheus a. Thorell, 1899: 18 (Df).
R. a. Lehtinen, 1967: 262, f. 73 (f).

f crassipes (L. Koch, 1875) *....................Ethiopia
Amaurobius c. L. Koch, 1875b: 32, pl. 3, f. 4 (Df).
R. c. Simon, 1892a: 230.

j vittatus (Simon, 1907)....................Bioko
Mnesitheus v. Simon, 1907d: 227 (Dj).

m zoropsides (Strand, 1916)....................Cameroon
Mnesitheus z. Strand, 1916e: 140 (Dm).
R. z. Lehtinen, 1967: 262, f. 85 (m).
R. z. Griswold, 1993: 7, f. 25-27 (m).

Gen. Uduba Simon, 1880

N.B.: transferred from the Zoropsidae to the Miturgidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 272, here by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

Transferred to other genera:
U. inhonesta Simon, 1906 -- see Zorodictyna.

In synonymy:
U. funerea Simon, 1906 = U. dahli Simon, 1903 (Lehtinen, 1967: 272).

mf dahli Simon, 1903....................Madagascar
Marussenca madagascariensis Dahl, 1901b: 248 (Dmf, preoccupied in Uduba).
U. d. Simon, 1903a: 975 (replacement name).
U. funerea Simon, 1906b: 293 (Df).
U. d. Lehtinen, 1967: 272, f. 80 (m, S).

mf madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863) *....................Madagascar
Olios m. Vinson, 1863: 100, 305 (Dm).
U. m. Simon, 1880a: 343.
Uliodon m. Simon, 1887d: 158.
U. m. Simon, 1906b: 293 (Df).
U. m. Lehtinen, 1967: 272, f. 81, 84 (mf).

Gen. Zorocrates Simon, 1888

N.B.: transferred from the Zoropsidae to the Tengellidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 276 (who illustrated as figs. 79, 82, p. 437, a nomen nudum, Z. unicolor), here by Griswold at al., 1999: 59.

mf aemulus Gertsch, 1935....................USA
Z. a. Gertsch, 1935a: 23, f. 31-32 (Dmf).

mf alternatus Gertsch & Davis, 1936....................USA
Z. a. Gertsch & Davis, 1936: 14, f. 18-19 (Dmf).

f badius Simon, 1895....................Mexico
Z. b. Simon, 1895e: 134 (Df).
Z. b. Lehtinen, 1967: 437, f. 74 (f).

mf fuscus Simon, 1888 *....................Mexico, Guatemala, Panama
Z. fusca Simon, 1888a: 212 (Df).
Satricum gnaphosoides O. P.-Cambridge, 1892b: 99, pl. 13, f. 4-5 (Dmf).
Z. f. Simon, 1892a: 230.
Z. f. Dahl, 1901b: 250.
Z. f. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 354, pl. 33, f. 8-9 (mf).

mf guerrerensis Gertsch & Davis, 1940....................Mexico
Z. g. Gertsch & Davis, 1940b: 2, f. 9-11 (Dmf).

f isolatus Gertsch & Davis, 1936....................USA
Z. i. Gertsch & Davis, 1936: 16 (Df).

m karli Gertsch & Riechert, 1976....................USA
Z. k. Gertsch & Riechert, 1976: 8, f. 5-6 (Dm).

mf mistus O. P.-Cambridge, 1896....................USA, Mexico
Z. m. O. P.-Cambridge, 1896a: 176, pl. 21, f. 9-10 (Dmf).
Rubrius mordax O. P.-Cambridge, 1898a: 279, pl. 37, f. 1 (Df).
Z. m. Dahl, 1901b: 251.
Z. m. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 354, pl. 33, f. 10-11 (mf).

f petersi Kraus, 1955....................El Salvador
Z. p. Kraus, 1955b: 79, f. 226 (Df).

f pictus Simon, 1895....................Mexico
Z. p. Simon, 1895f: 107 (Df).

Gen. Zorodictyna Strand, 1907

N.B.: transferred from the Zoropsidae to the Miturgidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 276, here by Griswold et al., 1999: 59.

In synonymy:
Z. intermedia Strand, 1907 = Z. inhonesta (Simon, 1906) (Lehtinen, 1967: 276).

mf inhonesta (Simon, 1906) *....................Madagascar
Uduba i. Simon, 1906b: 294 (Df).
Z. intermedia Strand, 1907d: 725 (Df).
Z. intermedia Strand, 1907o: 3 (Df).
Z. i. Lehtinen, 1967: 276, f. 76 (Tf from Uduba, S).
Uduba i. Benoit, 1972a: 180, f. 3 (Dm).

mf oswaldi (Lenz, 1891)....................Madagascar
Agroeca o'swaldi Lenz, 1891: 169, pl. 1, f. 6, 8 (Dmf).
Uliodon o. Strand, 1908a: 118.
Z. o. Lehtinen, 1967: 276, f. 72, 78 (Tmf from Uliodon).
Z. o. Griswold, 1993: 8, f. 19-24, 62-63 (mf).