Family: Arkyidae L. Koch,1872 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0123] Detail
N.B. Arkyinae (genera Arkys Walckenaer, 1837 and Demadiana Strand, 1929) elevated to family rank from Araneidae by Dimitrov et al., 2017: 243.
In synonymy:
Aerea Urquhart, 1891 = Arkys Walckenaer, 1837 (Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 166)
Archemorus Simon, 1893 = Arkys Walckenaer, 1837 (Heimer, 1984a: 156)
Neoarchemorus Mascord, 1968 = Arkys Walckenaer, 1837 (Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 166)
Gen. Arkys Walckenaer, 1837 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01444] Detail
N.B.: Transferred from Tetragnathidae to Araneidae by Scharff & Coddington, 1997: 404, there from the Mimetidae by Davies, 1988b: 282, contra Heimer, 1984a: 156; transferred from Araneidae to Arkyidae by Dimitrov et al., 2017: 244. Considered a senior synonym of Archemorus Simon, 1893 by Heimer, 1984a: 156 and of Aerea Urquhart, 1891 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01426] and Neoarchemorus Mascord, 1968: 10, type N. speechleyi Mascord, 1968 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01527] by Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 166. Arcys is an unjustified emendation.
In synonymy:
Arkys clavatus Keyserling, 1884 = Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879 (Heimer, 1984a: 175).
Arkys magnifica (Urquhart, 1893) = Arkys alticephala (Urquhart, 1891) (Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 166).
Arkys nitidiceps Simon, 1908 = Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879 (Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 167).
Arkys perlatus Simon, 1889 = Arkys brevipalpus Karsch, 1878 (Heimer, 1984a: 160).
Arkys simsoni (Simon, 1893) = Arkys alticephala (Urquhart, 1891) (Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 166).
Arkys alatus Keyserling, 1890 | m | Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015420]
Arkys alatus Keyserling, 1890: 257, pl. 23, f. 8 (Dm).
Arkys alatus Heimer, 1984a: 159, f. 1-2 (m).
Arkys alticephala (Urquhart, 1891) | m f | Southern Australia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014460]
Aerea alticephala Urquhart, 1891b: 245, f. 4 (Df; omitted by Bonnet).
Aerea magnifica Urquhart, 1893b: 119 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014461].
Archemorus simsoni Simon, 1893e: 328 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015443].
Archemorus simsoni Simon, 1895a: 901, f. 967 (f).
Arkys simsoni Heimer, 1984a: 172, f. 21-22 (mf).
Arkys alticephala Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 166, f. 19A-B (Sm).
Arkys brevipalpus Karsch, 1878 | m f | New Caledonia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015421]
Arkys brevipalpus Karsch, 1878c: 802 (Dm).
Arkys perlatus Simon, 1889c: 240 (Dj).
Arkys perlatus Simon, 1895a: 898, f. 966 (Df).
Arkys perlatus Berland, 1924a: 223, f. 131-134 (f, Dm).
Arkys brevipalpus Heimer, 1984a: 160, f. 3 (m, S).
Arkys bulburinensis Heimer, 1984 | m f | Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015422]
Arkys bulburinensis Heimer, 1984a: 162, f. 4-6 (Dmf).
Arkys cicatricosus (Rainbow, 1920) | f | Australia (Lord Howe Is.)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015423]
Archemorus cicatricosus Rainbow, 1920b: 250, pl. 29, f. 58 (Df).
Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872 | m f | New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015424]
Arkys cornutus L. Koch, 1872a: 218, pl. 19, f. 2 (Df).
Arkys cornutus Keyserling, 1890: 256, pl. 23, f. 7 (Dm).
Arkys cornutus Heimer, 1984a: 164, f. 7-9 (mf).
Arkys cornutus Davies, 1988b: 282, f. 9 (mf).
Arkys coronatus (Balogh, 1978) | j | New Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015425]
Archemorus coronatus Balogh, 1978: 19, f. 14-15, 32, 54 (Dj).
Arkys curtulus (Simon, 1903) | f | Eastern Australia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015426]
Archemorus curtulus Simon, 1903d: 27 (Df).
Arkys dilatatus (Balogh, 1978) | f | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015427]
Archemorus dilatatus Balogh, 1978: 13, f. 5-6, 26, 46, 60 (Df).
Arkys enigma Douglas, 2019 | f | Australia (Tasmania)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050957]
Arkys enigma Douglas, 2019: 5, f. 1a-d, 2a-d, 3a-d, 4a-b, 5a-d (Df).
Arkys furcatus (Balogh, 1978) | f | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015428]
Archemorus furcatus Balogh, 1978: 11, f. 1-2, 23, 38, 62 (Df).
Arkys gracilis Heimer, 1984 | m f | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015429]
Arkys gracilis Heimer, 1984a: 166, f. 10-11 (Dmf).
Arkys grandis (Balogh, 1978) | f | New Caledonia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015430]
Archemorus grandis Balogh, 1978: 22, f. 16, 34, 36, 56 (Df).
Arkys hickmani Heimer, 1984 | m f | Australia (Tasmania)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015431]
Arkys hickmani Heimer, 1984a: 167, f. 12-13 (Dmf).
Arkys kaszabi (Balogh, 1978) | f | New Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015432]
Archemorus kaszabi Balogh, 1978: 19, f. 11-12, 29, 55, 59 (Df).
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837 * | m f | New Guinea to Australia (New South Wales)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015433]
Arkys lancearius Walckenaer, 1837: 497 (Df).
Arkys lancearius L. Koch, 1872a: 216, pl. 19, f. 1 (f).
Arkys lancearius Karsch, 1878c: 785 (Dm).
Arkys lancearius Keyserling, 1890: 258, pl. 23, f. 9 (m).
Arkys lancearius Heimer, 1984a: 170, f. 14-16 (mf).
Arkys latissimus (Balogh, 1982) | f | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015434]
Archemorus latissimus Balogh, 1982: 21, f. 13-16 (Df).
Arkys montanus (Balogh, 1978) | f | New Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015435]
Archemorus montanus Balogh, 1978: 23, f. 17-18, 48, 57 (Df).
Arkys multituberculatus (Balogh, 1982) | f | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015436]
Archemorus multituberculatus Balogh, 1982: 20, f. 9-12 (Df).
Arkys nimdol Chrysanthus, 1971 | m | New Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015437]
Arkys nimdol Chrysanthus, 1971: 40, f. 79-81 (Dm).
Arkys nimdol Heimer, 1984a: 170, f. 17 (m).
Arkys occidentalis (Reimoser, 1936) | m f | Indonesia (Buru Is.)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015439]
Archemorus occidentalis Reimoser, 1936: 409, f. 2-3 (Dmf).
Archemorus occidentalis Balogh, 1978: 14, f. 28, 51, 63 (f).
Arkys occidentalis Heimer, 1984a: 171, f. 18 (f).
Arkys roosdorpi (Chrysanthus, 1971) | f | New Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015440]
Archemorus roosdorpi Chrysanthus, 1971: 38, f. 74-77 (Df).
Archemorus roosdorpi Balogh, 1978: 15, f. 8, 27, 50, 64 (f).
Arkys roosdorpi Heimer, 1984a: 171, f. 19 (f).
Arkys semicirculatus (Balogh, 1982) | f | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015441]
Archemorus semicirculatus Balogh, 1982: 17, f. 1-4 (Df).
Arkys sibil (Chrysanthus, 1971) | f | New Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015442]
Archemorus sibil Chrysanthus, 1971: 37, f. 71-73 (Df).
Archemorus sibil Balogh, 1978: 17, f. 7, 43-45, 65 (f).
Arkys sibil Heimer, 1984a: 172, f. 20 (f).
Arkys soosi (Balogh, 1982) | f | New Guinea     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015444]
Archemorus soosi Balogh, 1982: 18, f. 5-8 (Df).
Arkys speechleyi (Mascord, 1968) | m f | Australia (New South Wales)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016684]
Neoarchemorus speechleyi Mascord, 1968: 10, f. 1-9 (Dmf).
Arkys toxopeusi (Reimoser, 1936) | f | Indonesia (Buru Is.)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015445]
Archemorus toxopeusi Reimoser, 1936: 410, f. 4 (Df).
Arkys transversus (Balogh, 1978) | m | Australia (New South Wales)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015446]
Archemorus transversus Balogh, 1978: 12, f. 3, 24, 39 (Dm).
Arkys tuberculatus (Balogh, 1978) | f | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015447]
Archemorus tuberculatus Balogh, 1978: 17, f. 9-10, 30, 40-42, 66 (Df).
Arkys varians (Balogh, 1978) | m f | New Caledonia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015448]
Archemorus varians Balogh, 1978: 24, f. 19, 21-22, 35, 49, 58 (Df).
Arkys varians Heimer, 1984a: 175, f. 26 (m).
Arkys vicarius (Balogh, 1978) | f | New Caledonia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015449]
Archemorus vicarius Balogh, 1978: 14, f. 4, 25, 47, 61 (Df).
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879 | m f | Australia, Tasmania     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015450]
Arkys walckenaeri Simon, 1879a: 57 (Df).
Arkys clavatus Keyserling, 1890: 259, pl. 24, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
Arkys nitidiceps Simon, 1908d: 429 (Dj) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015438].
Arkys clavatus Butler, 1933: 280, pl. 17, f. 4.
Arkys clavatus Heimer, 1982: 44, f. 12 (m).
Arcys nitidiceps Main, 1982d: 425, f. 1-4 (Dmf).
Arkys walckenaeri Heimer, 1984a: 175, f. 23-25 (mf, S).
Arkys walckenaeri Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 167, f. 1D, 20A-B (S).
Gen. Demadiana Strand, 1929 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03969] Detail
N.B.: Removed from the synonymy of Cyrtarachne Thorell, 1868 by Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 152, transferred from Araneidae to Arkyidae by Dimitrov et al., 2017: 244.
Demadiana carrai Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 | m | Australia (New South Wales)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043399]
Demadiana carrai Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 155, f. 10A, 11A-B (Dm).
Demadiana cerula (Simon, 1908) | m f | Australia (Western Australia)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016880]
Paraplectanoides cerula Simon, 1908d: 428 (Df).
Demadiana cerula Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 156, f. 1A-B, 2A-D, 3A-D, 4A-D, 5A-D, 10C-D, 12A-D, 13A-D (Tf from Paraplectanoides, Dm).
Demadiana complicata Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 | m | Australia (Queensland)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043400]
Demadiana complicata Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 159, f. 10B, 14A-B (Dm).
Demadiana diabolus Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 | m f | Australia (South Australia, Tasmania)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043401]
Demadiana diabolus Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 160, f. 15A-B, 16A-D (Dmf).
Demadiana milledgei Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010 | m f | Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043402]
Demadiana milledgei Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 163, f. 15C-D, 17A-D (Dmf).
Demadiana simplex (Karsch, 1878) * | m f | Southern Australia     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015786]
Dema simplex Karsch, 1878c: 801 (Df).
Demadiana simplex Strand, 1929: 18 (generic replacement name for Dema, preoccupied in the Coleoptera).
Demadiana simplex Framenau, Scharff & Harvey, 2010: 153, f. 8A-B, 9A-E (Tf from Cyrtarachne, Dm).
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