Last updated Dec. 25, 2002

N.B.: see note under Heterognatha (Araneidae).

Transferred to other families:
Archemorus Simon, 1893 = see Arkys under Araneidae.
Arkys Walckenaer, 1837 -- see Araneidae.

f erythrophthalma Simon, 1893 *....................Peru, Brazil
A. e. Simon, 1893d: 325 (Df).

f rochai Mello-Leitão, 1941....................Brazil
A. r. Mello-Leitão, 1941c: 245 (Df).

m integrans Mello-Leitão, 1935 *....................Brazil
A. i. Mello-Leitão, 1935b: 324, f. 1, text-f. 2 (Dm).

A. Heimer, 1986: 115, type Mimetus maculosus Rainbow, 1904.

m andreae Heimer, 1989....................Queensland
A. a. Heimer, 1989: 434, f. 5-6 (Dm).

f annulipes Heimer, 1986....................Lord Howe Is.
A. a. Heimer, 1986: 118, f. 6 (Df).

mf burnetti Heimer, 1986....................Queensland, New South Wales
A. b. Heimer, 1986: 118, f. 7-9 (Dmf).

f childersiensis Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. c. Heimer, 1986: 120, f. 10 (Df).

mf daviesianus Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. d. Heimer, 1986: 121, f. 11-13 (Dmf).

f hartleyensis Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. h. Heimer, 1986: 121, f. 14 (Df).

f hertelianus Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. h. Heimer, 1986: 123, f. 15 (Df).

mf hirsutus Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. h. Heimer, 1986: 129, f. 32-36 (Dmf).

f kioloensis Heimer, 1986....................New South Wales
A. k. Heimer, 1986: 123, f. 16 (Df).

mf maculosus (Rainbow, 1904) *....................Queensland, New South Wales
Mimetus m. Rainbow, 1904c: 330, f. 40-42, pl. 46, f. 5-6 (Dmf).
A. m. Heimer, 1986: 124, f. 17-23 (Tmf from Mimetus).

mf miniatus Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. m. Heimer, 1986: 131, f. 37-40 (Dmf).

mf pseudomaculosus Heimer, 1986....................Queensland, New South Wales
A. p. Heimer, 1986: 124, f. 24-25 (Dmf).

f raveni Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. r. Heimer, 1986: 126, f. 26 (Df).

f robustus Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. r. Heimer, 1986: 127, f. 27 (Df).

mf spinosus Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. s. Heimer, 1986: 133, f. 41-44 (Dmf).

f subspinosus Heimer, 1986....................New South Wales
A. s. Heimer, 1986: 133, f. 45 (Df).

mf sydneyensis Heimer, 1986....................New South Wales
A. s. Heimer, 1986: 128, f. 28-31 (Dmf).

f triangulosus Heimer, 1986....................Queensland
A. t. Heimer, 1986: 135, f. 46-47 (Df).

Transferred to other genera:
E. foliata L. Koch, 1878 -- see Chrysso under Theridiidae.

In synonymy:
E. aurantiaca Simon, 1932 = E. tuberculata (De Geer, 1778) (Canard, 1982: 86).
E. ligurica lusitanica Kulczyn'ski, 1911 = E. flammeola Simon, 1881 (Machado, 1941: 27).
E. nicoleti Simon, 1904 = E. spinipes (Nicolet, 1849) (Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 10).

Nomen nudum:
E. andringitrae Emerit, 1980.

mf aphana (Walckenaer, 1802)....................Palearctic (Queensland, introduced)
Aranea a. Walckenaer, 1802: 206 (D).
Theridion a. Walckenaer, 1805: 77.
Theridion a. Walckenaer, 1842: 330 (Dmf).
E. atomaria C. L. Koch, 1845: 106, f. 1033 (Df).
E. a. Simon, 1881a: 33, pl. 26, f. 9 (mf).
E. atomaria Dahl, 1883: 35 (Dm).
E. a. Chyzer & Kulczyn'ski, 1894: 13, pl. 1, f. 3 (mf).
E. a. Kulczyn'ski, 1899: 403, pl. 8, f. 77 (f).
E. a. Bösenberg, 1902: 112, pl. 10, f. 141 (mf).
E. a. Simon, 1932: 774, 778, f. 1119-1120 (mf).
E. a. Wiehle, 1953: 62, f. 138-143 (mf).
E. a. Punda, 1975b: 68, f. 152-154 (f).
E. a. Merrett & Snazell, 1975: 106, f. 1-4 (mf).
E. a. Canard, 1982: 77, pl. 3, f. 2-3, 7-8 (mf).
E. a. Zhou, Wang & Zhu, 1983: 156, f. 7a-e (mf).
E. a. Roberts, 1985: 170, f. 75d (mf).
E. a. Hu & Wu, 1989: 177, f. 147.1-2 (f).
E. a. Wang, 1990a: 39, f. II.5-7 (f).
E. a. Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 92, f. 207 (mf).
E. a. Roberts, 1995: 260, f. (mf).
E. a. Roberts, 1998: 275, f. (mf).
E. a. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 73, f. 29I-J (f).

m cachinnans Brignoli, 1978....................Bhutan
E. c. Brignoli, 1978k: 53, f. 34-35 (Dm).

mf cambridgei Kulczyn'ski, 1911....................Palearctic
E. c. Kulczyn'ski, 1911a: 61, pl. 2, f. 78, 81-82 (Dmf).
E. c. Simon, 1932: 774, 777, f. 1117-1118 (mf).
E. c. Locket & Millidge, 1953: 32, f. 24A, 25B (mf).
E. c. Palmgren, 1974a: 57, f. 29f-i (mf).
E. c. Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 46, f. 25B (m).
E. c. Pakhorukov & Utochkin, 1977a: 91, f. 2a-b (f).
E. c. Canard, 1982: 77, pl. 2, f. 7-8 (mf).
E. c. Roberts, 1985: 170, f. 75a (f).
E. c. Tanikawa & Tazoe, 1988: 30, f. 3-6 (mf).
E. c. Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 92, f. 206 (mf).
E. c. Roberts, 1995: 258, f. (mf).
E. c. Roberts, 1998: 274, f. (mf).
E. c. Schütt, 2000: 137, f. 6B (m).
E. c. Namkung, 2002: 59, f. 8.3a-b (f).

f canala Wang, 1990....................China
E. c. Wang, 1990a: 39, f. III.1-4 (Df).
E. c. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 73, f. 29K-L (f).

mf canionis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935....................USA
E. c. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 23, pl. 10, f. 78 (Dmf).
E. c. Kaston, 1948: 275, f. 881-882 (mf).

f capensis Simon, 1895....................South Africa
E. c. Simon, 1895a: 945 (Df).

mf 20catharinae Keyserling, 1886....................Brazil
E. c. Keyserling, 1886b: 251, pl. 20, f. 302 (Dmf).
E. c. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 550, pl. 3, f. 15 (mf).

m comorensis Emerit, 1996....................Comoro Is.
E. c. Emerit, 1996: 102, f. 7D, 9, 11C (Dm).

mf flammeola Simon, 1881....................Portugal, Corsica, Corfu
E. f. Simon, 1884a: 37 (Dm).
E. ligurica lusitanica Kulczyn'ski, 1911a: 63, pl. 2, f. 77 (Df).
E. f. Simon, 1932: 772, 777, f. 1113-1114 (m, Df).
E. f. Machado, 1941: 27 (S).
E. f. Brignoli, 1977c: 944, f. 2 (f).
E. f. Canard, 1982: 77, pl. 2, f. 1, 3-4 (mf).

mf furcata (Villers, 1789)....................Palearctic
Aranea f. Villers, 1789: 129 (D).
Theridion variegatum Brullé, 1832: 52, pl. 28, f. 8 (Dmf).
Theridion thoracicum Wider, 1834: 213, pl. 14, f. 11 (Dmf).
E. variegata C. L. Koch, 1836b: 138, pl. 5-6 (mf).
Theridion callens Blackwall, 1841: 627 (Df).
Theridion variegatum Blackwall, 1864a: 203, pl. 14, f. 134 (mf).
E. variegata Menge, 1866: 147, pl. 28, f. 61 (mf).
E. atomaria Ohlert, 1867: 81 (Dmf).
E. thoracica Thorell, 1870a: 77.
E. f. Simon, 1881a: 36 (mf).
E. f. Keyserling, 1886b: 13, pl. 11, f. 140 (mf).
E. f. Chyzer & Kulczyn'ski, 1894: 13, pl. 1, f. 2 (mf).
E. f. Becker, 1896: 74, pl. 15, f. 2 (mf).
E. f. Bösenberg, 1902: 111, pl. 9, f. 139 (mf).
E. f. Simon, 1932: 774, 777, f. 1115-1116 (mf).
E. f. Locket & Millidge, 1953: 34, f. 24B, 25C (mf).
E. f. Wiehle, 1953: 57, f. 128-135 (mf).
E. f. Yaginuma & Nishikawa, 1969: 74, f. 1-3 (f).
E. f. Palmgren, 1974a: 57, f. 29a-e (mf).
E. f. Locket, Millidge & Merrett, 1974: 46, f. 25A (m).
E. f. Shinkai, 1978: 84, f. 11-13 (mf).
E. f. Canard, 1982: 77, pl. 2, f. 5-6, pl. 5, f. 5-8 (mf).
E. f. Roberts, 1985: 170, f. 75b (mf).
E. f. Wunderlich, 1986: 216, f. 216.
E. f. Yaginuma, 1986a: 62, f. 32.5 (f).
E. f. Heimer, 1986: 115, f. 4-5 (mf).
E. f. Chikuni, 1989b: 60, f. 2 (mf).
E. f. Bürgis, 1989a: 2, f. 1-9 (mf).
E. f. Coddington, 1990: 19, f. 101 (m).
E. f. Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 92, f. 205 (mf).
E. f. Roberts, 1995: 259, f. (mf).
E. f. Roberts, 1998: 274, f. (mf).

f furuncula Simon, 1909....................Vietnam
E. furunculus Simon, 1909e: 119 (Df).

m galea Wang, 1990....................China
E. g. Wang, 1990a: 39, f. II.8-10 (Dm).
E. g. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 73, f. 29T-U (m).

f gemelosi Baert & Maelfait, 1984....................Galapagos Is.
E. g. Baert & Maelfait, 1984: 159, f. 1-4 (Df).

m goeldii Keyserling, 1891....................Brazil
E. göldii Keyserling, 1891: 218, pl. 8, f. 159 (Dm).

f gracilis Keyserling, 1891....................Brazil
E. g. Keyserling, 1891: 219, pl. 8, f. 160 (Df).
E. g. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 552, pl. 3, f. 16 (f).

f humilithorax Keyserling, 1886....................Brazil
E. h. Keyserling, 1886b: 15, pl. 11, f. 141 (Df).
E. h. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 553, pl. 3, f. 17 (f).

mf japonica Bösenberg & Strand, 1906....................Russia, China, Korea, Japan
E. j. Bösenberg & Strand, 1906: 245, pl. 5. f. 56, pl. 12, f. 252 (Df).
E. j. Yaginuma, 1954d: 17, f. 16-19 (f).
E. j. Saito, 1959: 119, f. 148a-f (f).
E. j. Namkung, 1964: 36, f. 20 (f).
E. j. Paik, 1967: 186, f. 1, 4-11 (mf).
E. j. Paik, 1978e: 284, f. 123.1-8 (mf).
E. j. Yaginuma, 1986a: 62, f. 32.4 (mf).
E. j. Chikuni, 1989b: 60, f. 1 (mf).
E. j. Wang, 1990a: 36, f. I.1-9 (mf).
E. j. Chen & Zhang, 1991: 183, f. 189.1-6 (mf).
E. j. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 73, f. 29M-N, V-W (mf).
E. j. Namkung, 2002: 67, f. 8.1a-b (mf).

f juhuaensis Xu, Wang & Wang, 1987....................China
E. j. Xu, Wang & Wang, 1987: 65, f. 1-4 (Df).
E. jiuhuaensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 73, f. 29O-P (f, invalid emendation).

f kompirensis Strand, 1918....................Japan
E. k. Strand, 1918: 96 (Df).

f koreana Paik, 1967....................Russia, China, Korea, Japan
E. k. Paik, 1967: 188, f. 2, 12-15 (Df).
E. k. Paik, 1978e: 286, f. 124.1-4 (f).
E. k. Wang, 1990a: 36, f. II.1-4 (f).
E. k. Ono, 1996a: 20, f. 1-5 (f).
E. k. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 73, f. 29Q-R (f).
E. k. Namkung, 2002: 58, f. 8.2a (f).

f lata Keyserling, 1891....................Brazil
E. l. Keyserling, 1891: 220, pl. 8, f. 162 (Df).
E. l. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 554, pl. 3, f. 18 (f).

mf lawrencei Unzicker, 1966....................South Africa
E. l. Unzicker, 1966: 507, f. 3-7 (Dmf).

mf leonina (Hentz, 1850)....................USA
Theridium leoninum Hentz, 1850: 276, pl. 9, f. 12 (Df).
E. thoracica Emerton, 1882: 18, pl. 3, f. 5 (mf, misidentified).
E. thoracica Emerton, 1902: 132, f. 316-317 (f, misidentified).
E. furcata Comstock, 1940: 533, f. 566a-c (f).
E. furcata l. Archer, 1941a: 191 (elevated American populations to subspecies).
E. furcata Kaston, 1948: 274, f. 879-880, 890-891 (mf).
E. l. Kaston, 1977: 36 (removed from S of E. furcata).
E. furcata Shear, 1981: 261, f. 10-12 (m).
E. furcata Forster & Platnick, 1984: 96, f. 390 (m).

f ligurica Kulczyn'ski, 1905....................Italy
E. l. Kulczyn'ski, 1905a: 543, pl. 14, f. 3 (Df).
E. l. Kulczyn'ski, 1911a: 63, pl. 2, f. 76 (f).

f lodingi Archer, 1941....................USA
E. l. Archer, 1941a: 192, f. 2 (Df).

f lokobeana Emerit, 1996....................Madagascar
E. l. Emerit, 1996: 101, f. 7C, 8, 11A (Df).

m luzonensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995....................Philippines
E. l. Barrion & Litsinger, 1995: 304, f. 180a-f (Dm).

mf madagascariensis Emerit, 1996....................Madagascar
E. m. Emerit, 1996: 95, f. 1-6, 7A-B, 11B (Dmf).

f melanostoma Mello-Leitão, 1929....................Brazil
E. m. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 555, pl. 3, f. 19-20 (Df).

mf pensacolae Ivie & Barrows, 1935....................USA
E. p. Ivie & Barrows, 1935: 19, pl. 7, f. 54 (Dmf).
E. p. Archer, 1941a: 193, f. 3 (f).

mf quadrituberculata Kulczyn'ski, 1905....................Madeira
E. q. Kulczyn'ski, 1905d: 448, pl. 12, f. 3-5 (Df).
E. q. Canard, 1982: 86, pl. 4, f. 5-7 (f, Dm).

m salittana Barrion & Litsinger, 1995....................Philippines
E. s. Barrion & Litsinger, 1995: 303, f. 179a-e (Dm).

f spinifrons Mello-Leitão, 1929....................Brazil
E. s. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 556, pl. 3, f. 21, pl. 8, f. 38 (Df).

mf spinipes (Nicolet, 1849)....................Chile, Argentina
Theridion s. Nicolet, 1849: 540 (Dj).
Theridion s. Simon, 1904e: 92.
E. nicoleti Simon, 1904e: 96 (Df).
E. s. Levi, 1967a: 19, f. 48-53 (Tj from Theridion, Dmf).
E. s. Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 9, f. 14-15, 20, 41-49 (mf, S).

mf tasmaniensis Hickman, 1928....................Queensland to Tasmania
E. t. Hickman, 1929: 114, f. 8-9 (Dmf).
E. t. Heimer, 1986: 133, f. 48-50 (mf).

mf tuberculata (De Geer, 1778) *....................Palearctic
Aranea t. De Geer, 1778: 226, pl. 16, f. 1-9 (Dmf).
E. t. C. L. Koch, 1836b: 138, pl. 3-4 (mf).
E. t. C. L. Koch, 1845: 107, f. 1034 (mf).
E. t. Menge, 1866: 149, pl. 28, f. 62 (mf).
E. t. Chyzer & Kulczyn'ski, 1894: 13, pl. 1, f. 4 (mf).
E. t. Becker, 1896: 73, pl. 15, f. 1 (mf).
E. t. Bösenberg, 1902: 111, pl. 10, f. 140 (mf).
E. t. Kulczyn'ski, 1905a: 556, pl. 14, f. 23 (f).
E. t. Simon, 1932: 775, 778, f. 1121-1122 (mf).
E. aurantiaca Simon, 1932: 775, 778, f. 1123 (Df).
E. t. Locket & Millidge, 1953: 35, f. 24C, 25A (mf).
E. t. Wiehle, 1953: 64, f. 144-148 (mf).
E. aurantiaca Denis, 1966f: 173, f. 1-2 (f).
E. t. Palmgren, 1974a: 58, f. 29j-m (mf).
E. t. Canard, 1982: 77, pl. 3, f. 1, 4-6, pl. 4, f. 1-4, pl. 5, f. 1-4 (mf, S).
E. t. Roberts, 1985: 170, f. 75c (mf).
E. t. Wang, 1986: 41, f. A-B (f).
E. t. Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 92, f. 208 (mf).
E. t. Roberts, 1995: 259, f. (mf).
E. t. Roberts, 1998: 275, f. (mf).
E. t. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 73, f. 29S, 30A (mf).

m valida Keyserling, 1891....................Brazil
E. v. Keyserling, 1891: 220, pl. 8, f. 161 (Dm).

f altithorax Keyserling, 1893....................Brazil
G. a. Keyserling, 1893: 370, pl. 19, f. 276 (Df).
G. a. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 564, pl. 5, f. 28 (f).

f consequus O. P.-Cambridge, 1902....................Panama
G. c. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 306 (Df).
Galena consequa F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 412, pl. 37, f. 7 (f).
G. c. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 559, pl. 5, f. 29 (f).

f depressus Chickering, 1956....................Panama
G. d. Chickering, 1956a: 2, f. 1 (Df).

mf distinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899....................Panama
G. d. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 304 (Df).
G. errans O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 305 (Dmf).
Galena distincta F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 412, pl. 39, f. 8 (f).
G. d. Chickering, 1947b: 224, f. 1-3 (mf).

f gertschi Chickering, 1947....................Panama
G. g. Chickering, 1947b: 229, f. 4 (Df).

f heraldicus Petrunkevitch, 1925....................Panama
G. h. Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 129, f. 48 (Df).

f innominatus Chamberlin, 1916....................Peru
G. innominatum Chamberlin, 1916: 262, pl. 20, f. 6 (Df).

m insularis Mello-Leitão, 1929....................Brazil
G. i. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 562, pl. 4, f. 24 (Dm).

f lanei Soares, 1941....................Brazil
G. l. Soares, 1941: 262, f. 5 (Df).

mf latus (Keyserling, 1881)....................Chile, Peru, Brazil
Eurymachus l. Keyserling, 1881b: 568, pl. 16, f. 16 (Df).
G. l. Keyserling, 1893: 371, pl. 19, f. 277 (f).
G. lata Shear, 1981: 258, f. 1-4 (m).
G. l. Heimer, 1986: 115, f. 2-3 (mf).

mf mabelae Chickering, 1947....................Panama
G. m. Chickering, 1947b: 231, f. 5-9 (Dmf).

mf mixtus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899....................Guatemala, Panama
G. m. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 303 (Dmf).
G. medius O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 304 (Dmf).
Galena mixta F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 411, pl. 39, f. 5-6 (mf).
G. m. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 559, pl. 4, f. 23, 26 (mf).

f muliebris Dyal, 1935....................India
G. m. Dyal, 1935: 194 (Df).

f obscurus Mello-Leitão, 1929....................Brazil, Paraguay
G. o. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 563, pl. 5, f. 32 (Df).

f ornatus Schenkel, 1953....................Venezuela
G. o. Schenkel, 1953a: 29, f. 26a-c (Df).

f proximus Mello-Leitão, 1929....................Brazil
G. p. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 565, pl. 5, f. 33 (Df).

mf 20zonatus (C. L. Koch, 1845) *....................Panama, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay
Galena zonata C. L. Koch, 1845: 105, f. 1032 (Dm).
Galena zonata Blackwall, 1863a: 39 (Df).
G. z. Thorell, 1869: 69.
Galena dicta Taczanowski, 1874: 113, pl. 2, f. 11 (Dmf; N.B.: spelled picta in legend).
G. z. Keyserling, 1893: 368, pl. 19, f. 275 (mf).
G. z. Simon, 1895a: 947, f. 1012, 1018 (mf).
G. z. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 560, pl. 4, f. 22, 25, pl. 6, f. 34-35 (mf).

N.B.: transferred here from the Araneidae by Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 18, after Tullgren, 1902; species from Brazil and Peru are misplaced (see note under Heterognatha).

In synonymy:
G. affinis Tullgren, 1902 = G. cordiformis (Nicolet, 1849) (Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 19).

mf angulifrons Simon, 1896....................Chile, Argentina
G. a. Simon, 1896e: 69 (Df).
G. a. Tullgren, 1902: 47, pl. 3, f. 7, pl. 4, f. 3 (f).
G. a. Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 28, f. 18, 23, 65-67, 91, 102-106 (f, Dm).

mf blinkeni Platnick & Shadab, 1993....................Chile, Argentina
G. c. Tullgren, 1902: 44, pl. 3, f. 6, pl. 4, f. 1 (m, misidentified).
G. b. Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 24, f. 5, 70, 83-88 (Dmf).

mf cordiformis (Nicolet, 1849) *....................Chile, Argentina
Arkys c. Nicolet, 1849: 185 (Df).
Arkys variabilis Nicolet, 1849: 385 (Df).
G. c. Simon, 1879b: 59.
G. affinis Tullgren, 1902: 43 (Df).
G. c. Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 19, f. 3-4, 17, 22, 62-64, 68, 71-76 (f, Dm, S; N.B.: m of Tullgren, 1902 = G. blinkeni).

f lemniscatus (Simon, 1893)....................Brazil
Arcidius l. Simon, 1893d: 328, pl. 7, f. 7 (Df).
G. l. Simon, 1895a: 910, f. 976 (f; N.B.: misplaced).

mf limbatus (Nicolet, 1849)....................Chile
Arkys l. Nicolet, 1849: 386, pl. 4, f. 11 (Df).
G. l. Simon, 1879b: 59 (Dm).
G. l. Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 23, f. 69, 77-82 (mf).

f quadripunctatus (Taczanowski, 1879)....................Peru
Testudinaria quadripunctata Taczanowski, 1879: 135, pl. 2, f. 44 (Df).
G. q. Simon, 1895a: 912 (N.B.: misplaced).

mf spiculator (Nicolet, 1849)....................Chile, Argentina
Arkys s. Nicolet, 1849: 384, pl. 4, f. 12 (Df).
Arkys parvulus Nicolet, 1849: 384 (Df).
Arkys nigriventris Nicolet, 1849: 385 (Df).
G. s. Simon, 1879b: 58.
G. s. Simon, 1895a: 911, f. 978 (f).
G. s. Tullgren, 1902: 41, pl. 4, f. 2, pl. 5, f. 1 (f).
G. s. Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 25, f. 7-8, 89, 92-96 (f, Dm).

f unipunctatus (Simon, 1893)....................Brazil
Arcidius u. Simon, 1893d: 327, pl. 7, f. 6 (Df).
G. u. Simon, 1895a: 911, f. 977 (f; N.B.: misplaced).

mf zonulatus Tullgren, 1902....................Chile, Argentina
G. z. Tullgren, 1902: 48, pl. 4, f. 4 (Dm).
G. z. Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 27, f. 6, 90, 97-101 (m, Df).

f pulvinata (Simon, 1907) *....................Principe
Miopristis p. Simon, 1907d: 309 (Df).
K. p. Strand, 1934: 271 (generic replacement name).

f pustulifera Simon, 1906 *....................India
M. p. Simon, 1906c: 285 (Df).

N.B.: type species (by monotypy) is M. syllepsicus Hentz, 1832, not M. interfector Hentz, 1850 (Bryant, 1946: 48).

Transferred to other genera:
M. eutypus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 -- see Reo.
M. maculosus Rainbow, 1904 -- see Australomimetus.

In synonymy:
M. atricinctus Urquhart, 1892 = M. mendicus O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 (Chamberlain, 1946: 89).
M. dissimulatus (Walckenaer, 1842, T from Araneus) = M. syllepsicus Hentz, 1832 (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944: 57).
M. interfector Hentz, 1850 = M. syllepsicus Hentz, 1832 (Archer, 1941a: 186).

Nomen nudum:
M. legendrei Emerit, 1980.

mf aktius Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935....................USA
M. a. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 23, pl. 10, f. 77 (Dmf).

f arushae Caporiacco, 1947....................Tanzania
M. a. Caporiacco, 1947d: 179, f. 35 (Df).

f audax Hickman, 1929....................Tasmania
M. a. Hickman, 1929: 107, pl. 17, f. 4-5 (Df).
M. a. Hickman, 1967: 50, f. 87-89 (f).

mf 20aurioculatus Hickman, 1929....................Tasmania
M. a. Hickman, 1929: 110, f. 6-7 (Dmf).

mf banksi Chickering, 1947....................Panama
M. b. Chickering, 1947b: 235, f. 10-13 (Dmf).

f bifurcatus Reimoser, 1939....................Costa Rica
M. b. Reimoser, 1939: 335, f. 1 (Df).

m bigibbosus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894....................Mexico, Panama
M. b. O. P.-Cambridge, 1894a: 133, pl. 18, f. 12 (Dm).
M. b. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 410, pl. 39, f. 1 (m).

f bishopi Caporiacco, 1949....................Kenya
M. b. Caporiacco, 1949a: 425, f. 62 (Df).

mf brasilianus Keyserling, 1886....................Brazil
M. b. Keyserling, 1886b: 9, pl. 11, f. 138 (Df).
M. b. Tullgren, 1905: 37, pl. 5, f. 14 (f).
M. b. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 544, pl. 1, f. 2-3, pl. 2, f. 8 (f, Dm).

m catulli Heimer, 1989....................Queensland
M. c. Heimer, 1989: 433, f. 1-2 (Dm).

m caudatus Wang, 1990....................China
M. c. Wang, 1990a: 42, f. IV.4-5 (Dm).
M. c. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 73, f. 30N-O (m).

m comorensis Schmidt & Krause, 1994....................Comoro Is.
M. c. Schmidt & Krause, 1994d: 243, f. 6 (Dm).

f cornutus Lawrence, 1947....................South Africa
M. c. Lawrence, 1947: 16, f. 8a-b (Df).

m crudelis O. P.-Cambridge, 1899....................Guatemala
M. c. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 297, pl. 36, f. 8 (Dm).
M. c. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 410, pl. 39, f. 2 (m).

f debilispinis Mello-Leitão, 1943....................Brazil
M. d. Mello-Leitão, 1943a: 156, f. 1 (Df).

mf dimissus Petrunkevitch, 1930....................Puerto Rico, Antigua
M. interfector d. Petrunkevitch, 1930a: 349, f. 239-240 (Df).
M. d. Brignoli, 1984a: 200, f. 1 (Dm, elevated from subspecies).

mf echinatus Wang, 1990....................China
M. e. Wang, 1990a: 44, f. IV.6-10 (Dmf).
M. e. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 73, f. 30B-C, P-Q (mf).

mf epeiroides Emerton, 1882....................USA
M. e. Kaston, 1948: 276, f. 883-884, 892, 908 (mf, removed from S of M. interfector=M. syllepsicus).

f fernandi Lessert, 1930....................Congo
M. f. Lessert, 1930: 623, f. 7 (Df).

m hannemanni Heimer, 1989....................Queensland
M. h. Heimer, 1989: 434, f. 3-4 (Dm).

m haynesi Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940....................USA
M. h. Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 333, f. 5-6 (Dm).

mf hesperus Chamberlin, 1923....................USA
M. h. Chamberlin, 1923: 5, f. 2, 7-8 (Dmf).
M. h. Breene et al., 1993: 90, f. 118A-C (mf).

m hieroglyphicus Mello-Leitão, 1929....................Brazil, Paraguay
M. h. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 545, pl. 1, f. 7 (Dm).

f hirsutus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899....................Mexico
M. h. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 298, pl. 36, f. 9 (Df).

m hispaniolae Bryant, 1948....................Hispaniola
M. h. Bryant, 1948b: 395, f. 79-80 (Dm).

f indicus Simon, 1906....................India
M. i. Simon, 1906c: 284 (Df).
M. i. Brignoli, 1972f: 921, f. 25, 27 (f).

f insidiator Thorell, 1899....................West Africa, São Tomé, Canary Is.
M. i. Thorell, 1899: 29 (Df).

mf japonicus Uyemura, 1938....................Korea, Japan
M. j. Uyemura, 1938b: 93, f. 3a-d, pl. 8 (Df).
M. j. Yaginuma, 1954d: 16, f. 20-23 (f).
M. j. Namkung, 1964: 36, f. 21 (f).
M. j. Paik, 1978e: 288, f. 125.1-4 (f).
M. j. Yaginuma, 1986a: 62, f. 32.7 (mf).
M. j. Chikuni, 1989b: 61, f. 4 (mf).

f keyserlingi Mello-Leitão, 1929....................Peru, Brazil
M. triangularis Keyserling, 1886b: 11, pl. 11, f. 139 (Df; preoccupied).
M. k. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 546, pl. 2, f. 9 (f, replacement name).

f labiatus Wang, 1990....................China
M. l. Wang, 1990a: 40, f. IV.1-3 (Df).
M. l. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 74, f. 30D-E (f).

mf laevigatus (Keyserling, 1863)....................Mediterranean to Central Asia
Ero laevigata Keyserling, 1863: 378, pl. 10, f. 8-11 (Dmf).
M. interfector Simon, 1881a: 29 (mf, misidentified).
M. l. Chyzer & Kulczyn'ski, 1894: 12, pl. 1, f. 1 (mf).
M. l. Simon, 1932: 777, f. 1124-1125 (mf).
M. l. Canard, 1982: 77, pl. 1, f. 1, 3-4 (mf).
M. l. Heimer, 1986: 115, f. 1 (m).

m madacassus Emerit, 1996....................Madagascar
M. m. Emerit, 1996: 103, f. 10, 11D, 12A (Dm).

f margaritifer Simon, 1901....................Malaysia
M. m. Simon, 1901k: 54 (Df).

f marjorieae Barrion & Litsinger, 1995....................Philippines
M. m. Barrion & Litsinger, 1995: 301, f. 178a-g (Df).

f melanoleucus Mello-Leitão, 1929....................Brazil
M. m. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 547, pl. 2, f. 11 (Df).

mf mendicus O. P.-Cambridge, 1879....................New Zealand
M. m. O. P.-Cambridge, 1879d: 697, pl. 53, f. 14 (Df).
M. atri-cinctus Urquhart, 1892b: 234 (Dm).
M. m. Bryant, 1935d: 83, pl. 13, f. 28-29 (Dm).
M. m. Chamberlain, 1946: 89 (S).
M. m. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 96, f. 307, 377-383, 385-388, 391-393 (mf).

f monticola (Blackwall, 1870)....................Sicily, Syria, Egypt
Ctenophora m. Blackwall, 1870a: 401, pl. 8, f. 6 (Df).
Ctenancala m. Thorell, 1873: 602.
M. monticolus O. P.-Cambridge, 1876b: 571.

mf natalensis Lawrence, 1938....................South Africa
M. n. Lawrence, 1938a: 483, f. 17 (Dmf).
M. n. Unzicker, 1966: 511, f. 1-2, 8-9 (mf).

f nelsoni Archer, 1950....................USA
M. n. Archer, 1950: 31, pl. IV, f. 9-10 (Df).

mf notius Chamberlin, 1923....................USA
M. n. Chamberlin, 1923: 7, f. 4, 10 (Dmf).
M. n. Kaston, 1948: 277, f. 888, 894, 907 (mf).
M. n. Breene et al., 1993: 91, f. 120A-C (mf).

mf penicillatus Mello-Leitão, 1929....................Brazil
M. p. Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 548, pl. 1, f. 5, pl. 2, f. 12, pl. 7, f. 36-37 (Dmf).

f portoricensis Petrunkevitch, 1930....................Puerto Rico
M. p. Petrunkevitch, 1930a: 347, f. 235-238 (Df).

mf puritanus Chamberlin, 1923....................USA
M. p. Chamberlin, 1923: 5, f. 1, 6 (Dmf).
M. p. Muma, 1943: 25, pl. XI, f. 1 (f).
M. p. Kaston, 1948: 277, f. 885-887, 893, 905 (mf).
M. p. Shear, 1981: 258, f. 6-9 (m).
M. p. Coddington, 1990: 19, f. 102 (m).
M. p. Breene et al., 1993: 91, f. 119A-C (mf).

mf 20rapax O. P.-Cambridge, 1899....................Costa Rica, Panama
M. r. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 296, pl. 36, f. 6-7 (Dmf).
M. r. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 410, pl. 39, f. 3 (mf).

f ridens Brignoli, 1975....................Philippines
M. r. Brignoli, 1975e: 80, f. 3 (Df).

mf rusticus Chickering, 1947....................Panama
M. r. Chickering, 1947b: 240, f. 14-19 (Dmf).

mf ryukyus Yoshida, 1993....................Taiwan, Ryukyu Is.
M. r. Yoshida, 1993a: 30, f. 1-4 (Dmf).
M. r. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 74, f. 30F-G, R (mf).

f saetosus Chickering, 1956....................Panama
M. s. Chickering, 1956a: 5, f. 2-3 (Df).

mf sennio (Urquhart, 1891)....................New Zealand
Linyphia s. Urquhart, 1891a: 137, pl. 21, f. 15-16 (Dmf).
M. senio Dalmas, 1917a: 389.

mf sinicus Song & Zhu, 1993....................China
M. s. Song & Zhu, 1993: 421, f. 1-5 (Dmf).
M. s. Song & Li, 1997: 400, f. 1A-E (mf).
M. s. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 74, f. 11K, 30H-I, S-T (mf).

f strinatii Brignoli, 1972....................Sri Lanka
M. s. Brignoli, 1972f: 919, f. 24, 26 (Df).

mf syllepsicus Hentz, 1832 *....................USA, Mexico
M. s. Hentz, 1832: 105 (D).
Epeira dissimulata Walckenaer, 1842: 60 (Df).
M. s. Hentz, 1850: 34, pl. 4, f. 15 (Df).
M. interfector Hentz, 1850: 32, pl. 4, f. 12-13 (Dmf).
M. tuberosus Hentz, 1850: 34, pl. 4, f. 14 (Dm).
M. tuberosus Emerton, 1882: 16, pl. 3, f. 3 (m, Df).
M. epeiroides Emerton, 1882: 17, pl. 3, f. 4 (Dm).
M. interfector Keyserling, 1886b: 6, pl. 11, f. 137 (mf).
M. interfector Simon, 1895a: 947, f. 1014-1017 (m).
Araneus dissimulatus Petrunkevitch, 1911: 290.
M. interfector Chamberlin, 1923: 6, f. 5, 9 (mf).
M. epeiroides Chamberlin, 1923: 6, f. 3 (m).
M. interfector Archer, 1941a: 186 (S; N.B.: younger name used erroneously).
M. dissimulatus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944: 57 (S; N.B.: younger name used erroneously).
M. interfector Kaston, 1948: 277, f. 889, 906 (mf).

f syllepsicus molestus Chickering, 1937....................Mexico
M. interfector m. Chickering, 1937a: 276 (Df).

mf testaceus Yaginuma, 1960....................China, Korea, Japan
M. t. Yaginuma, 1960: append. 3, pl. 15, f. 93, f. 101G (Df).
M. t. Paik, 1967: 190, f. 3, 16-21 (f, Dm).
M. t. Nishikawa, 1977b: 363, f. 11 (f).
M. t. Paik, 1978e: 289, f. 126.1-5 (mf).
M. t. Yaginuma, 1986a: 62, f. 32.6 (f).
M. t. Chikuni, 1989b: 61, f. 5 (mf).
M. t. Wang, 1990a: 40, f. III.5-11 (mf).
M. t. Chen & Zhang, 1991: 182, f. 179.1-5 (mf).
M. t. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 74, f. 30J-K, U-V (mf).
M. t. Namkung, 2002: 60, f. 8.4a-b (mf).

f tikaderi Gajbe, 1992....................India
M. t. Gajbe, 1992d: 427, f. 1-3 (Df).

f tillandsiae Archer, 1941....................USA
M. t. Archer, 1941a: 189, f. 1 (Df).

f triangularis (Keyserling, 1879)....................Peru, Brazil
Meta t. Keyserling, 1879: 315, pl. 4, f. 16 (Df).
Argyroepeira t. Keyserling, 1893: 340, pl. 18, f. 251 (f).
M. t. Simon, 1895a: 727.

f trituberculatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1899....................Panama
M. t. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 297, pl. 36, f. 5 (Df).
M. t. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 410, pl. 39, f. 4 (f).

f tuberculatus Liang & Wang, 1991....................China
M. t. Liang & Wang, 1991: 61, f. 1-3 (Df).
M. t. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 74, f. 30L-M (f).

mf variegatus Chickering, 1956....................Panama
M. v. Chickering, 1956a: 8, f. 4-6 (Dmf).

mf verecundus Chickering, 1947....................Panama
M. v. Chickering, 1947b: 244, f. 20-22 (Dmf).

f vespillo Brignoli, 1980....................Sulawesi
M. v. Brignoli, 1980d: 165, f. 4 (Df).

In synonymy:
O. liliputanus (Nicolet, 1849, T from Ursa) = O. reticulatus (Nicolet, 1849) (Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 13, contra Archer, 1963, after Simon, 1879).

m ornatus Mello-Leitão, 1935....................Brazil
O. o. Mello-Leitão, 1935b: 325, f. 4, text-f. 3 (Dm; N.B.: misplaced in this genus).

mf reticulatus (Nicolet, 1849) *....................Chile, Argentina
Arkys r. Nicolet, 1849: 387 (Df).
Arkys gayi Nicolet, 1849: 388 (Df).
Arkys piriformis Nicolet, 1849: 388 (Df).
Arkys flavescens Nicolet, 1849: 389, pl. 5, f. 1 (Df).
Arkys liliputanus Nicolet, 1849: 389 (Df).
Arkys inflatus Nicolet, 1849: 389 (Df).
O. r. Simon, 1879b: 60 (Dm).
O. r. Tullgren, 1902: 50, pl. 5, f. 3 (f).
Ursa liliputana Archer, 1963: 22 (removed f from S of Oarces reticulatus, rejected).
O. r. Platnick & Shadab, 1993: 13, f. 1-2, 10-13, 16, 21, 50-61 (mf, S).

f investis Simon, 1909....................Vietnam
P. i. Simon, 1909e: 120 (Df).

mf sagittifer Simon, 1895 *....................Sri Lanka
P. s. Simon, 1895a: 947, f. 1019 (Df).
P. s. Brignoli, 1972f: 922, f. 28-31 (f, Dm).

R. Brignoli, 1979k: 923, type R. latro Brignoli, 1979.

mf eutypus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935)....................USA
Mimetus e. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935b: 24, pl. 11, f. 89-91 (Dmf).
R. e. Brignoli, 1979k: 924 (Tmf from Mimetus).

mf latro Brignoli, 1979 *....................Kenya
R. l. Brignoli, 1979k: 924, f. 1-3 (Dmf).