Last updated Oct. 13, 2005

Transferred to other families:
Calheirosia Mello-Leitão, 1917 -- see Loxosceles under Sicariidae.
Drymusa Simon, 1891 -- see Drymusidae.
Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832 -- see Sicariidae.
Loxoscella Strand, 1906 -- see Loxosceles under Sicariidae.

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Scytodes Latreille, 1804 by Saaristo, 1997c: 56, who illustrated (f. 20-21) an unidentified species from the Seychelles.

In synonymy:
D. depressa (Schenkel, 1953, T from Scytodes) = D. striatipes L. Koch, 1872 (Song & Hubert, 1983: 2, sub Scytodes).
D. nigrolineata Simon, 1880 = D. striatipes L. Koch, 1872 (Song & Hubert, 1983: 2, sub Scytodes).

mf striatipes L. Koch, 1872 *....................China to Australia
D. s. L. Koch, 1872a: 295, pl. 24, f. 5 (Df).
D. nigrolineata Simon, 1880b: 123 (Df).
Scytodes nigrolineata Bösenberg & Strand, 1906: 114, pl. 6, f. 62, 71, pl. 12, f. 267, pl. 15, f. 441 (Dmf).
Scytodes s. Berland, 1924a: 185, f. 38 (Dm).
Scytodes s. Berland, 1935: 43, f. 1-2 (f).
Scythodes depressus Schenkel, 1953b: 14, f. 7a-b (Dm).
Scytodes nigrolineatus Schenkel, 1963: 28, f. 10 (m).
Scytodes s. Roewer, 1963a: 130, f. 10a-d (mf).
Scytodes nigrolineata Lee, 1966: 24, f. 4k-l (m).
Scytodes nigrolineata Paik, 1978e: 219, f. 93.1-4 (mf).
Scytodes s. Song & Hubert, 1983: 2 (S).
Scytodes s. Yoshikura, 1987: 267, f. 35.2B (f).
Scytodes s. Xu, 1987a: 2, f. 3A-D (mf).
D. s. Saaristo, 1997c: 56 (Tmf from Scytodes).
Scytodes s. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 49, f. 20E-G (m).
Scytodes s. Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 68, f. 26 (m).
Scytodes s. Namkung, 2002: 33, f. 3.2a-b (mf).
D. s. Namkung, 2003: 33, f. 3.2a-b (mf).

S. Dunin, 1992c: 79, type S. asiatica Dunin, 1992.

mf asiatica Dunin, 1992 *....................Tajikistan
S. a. Dunin, 1992c: 79, f. 2, 7, 13-16 (Dmf).

N.B.: for illustrations of an unnamed species from Borneo, see Deeleman-Reinhold, 1989a: 620, f. 1-3.

Transferred to other genera:
S. depressa Schenkel, 1953 -- see Dictis.
S. laeta Nicolet, 1849 -- see Loxosceles under Sicariidae.
S. leopoldi Giltay, 1935 -- see Stedocys.
S. nigrolineata (Simon, 1880) -- see Dictis.
S. striatipes (L. Koch, 1872) -- see Dictis.

In synonymy:
S. aguapeyana Mello-Leitão, 1945 = S. globula Nicolet, 1849 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 325).
S. annulata Keyserling, 1891 = S. globula Nicolet, 1849 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 325).
S. atabey Alayón, 1992 = S. univittata Simon, 1882 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 323).
S. bajula Simon, 1891 = S. fusca Walckenaer, 1837 (Valerio, 1981: 83).
S. campinensis Mello-Leitão, 1918 = S. fusca Walckenaer, 1837 (Mello-Leitão, 1941c: 236).
S. chamberlini Caporiacco, 1955 = S. univittata Simon, 1882 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 323).
S. concolor Mello-Leitão, 1918 = S. univittata Simon, 1882 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 323).
S. depressiventris Mello-Leitão, 1916 = S. longipes Lucas, 1844 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 320).
S. discolor Mello-Leitão, 1918 = S. fusca Walckenaer, 1837 (Mello-Leitão, 1941c: 236).
S. hebraica Simon, 1891 = S. fusca Walckenaer, 1837 (Valerio, 1981: 83).
S. iguassuensis Mello-Leitão, 1918 = S. fusca Walckenaer, 1837 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 323).
S. maculata Holmberg, 1876 = S. globula Nicolet, 1849 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 325).
S. mexicana Banks, 1898 = S. univittata Simon, 1882 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 323).
S. nannipes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 = S. fusca Walckenaer, 1837 (Valerio, 1981: 83).
S. penicillata Rainbow, 1916 = S. longipes Lucas, 1844 (Davies, 1985: 106).
S. plumbea Mello-Leitão, 1929 = S. longipes Lucas, 1844 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 321).
S. scholaris Piza, 1944 = S. globula Nicolet, 1849 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 325).
S. serripes Mello-Leitão, 1947 = S. univittata Simon, 1882 (Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 323).
S. torquatus Kraus, 1955 = S. fusca Walckenaer, 1837 (Valerio, 1981: 83).
S. velutina delicatula Simon, 1873 = S. velutina Heineken & Lowe, 1832 (Brignoli, 1976a: 153).

Homonym replaced:
S. lesserti Denis, 1945 -- see S. obelisci.

Nomina dubia:
S. bizonata Risso, 1826: 166 -- Roewer, 1955c: 1653; Bonnet, 1958: 3994.
S. ruficeps Doleschall, 1852: 644 (Italy, =S. rufipedata Roewer, 1942a: 324) -- Brignoli, 1969b: 139.

f aethiopica Simon, 1907....................Ethiopia
S. a. Simon, 1907c: 248 (Df).

mf affinis Kulczyn'ski, 1901....................Ethiopia
S. a. Kulczyn'ski, 1901a: 8, pl. 1, f. 3-4 (Df).
S. a. Kritscher, 1957: 261, f. 14 (Dm).

f aharonii Strand, 1914....................Israel
S. a. Strand, 1914b: 180 (Df).

mf alayoi Alayón, 1977....................Cuba
S. a. Alayón, 1977b: 12, f. 4A-D (Dmf).

f albiapicalis Strand, 1907....................China
S. a. Strand, 1907k: 107 (Df).

mf altamira Rheims & Brescovit, 2000....................Brazil
S. a. Rheims & Brescovit, 2000: 729, f. 4G-H (Dm).
S. a. Rheims & Brescovit, 2004d: 526, f. 1-3 (Df).

f arabica (Simon, 1890)....................Yemen
Dictis a. Simon, 1890a: 88 (Df).
S. a. Simon, 1893a: 274.

m arboricola Millot, 1946....................Ivory Coast
S. a. Millot, 1946b: 156, f. 1A-B (Dm).

mf arenacea Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. a. Purcell, 1904: 145 (Df).
S. a. Purcell, 1908: 227 (Dm).

mf armata Brescovit & Rheims, 2001....................Costa Rica
S. championi Valerio, 1981: 87, f. 28 only (misidentification).
S. a. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 325, f. 11-12, 57-61 (Dmf).

j aruensis Strand, 1911....................Aru Is.
S. a. Strand, 1911d: 131, pl. 5, f. 31 (Dj).

mf auricula Rheims & Brescovit, 2000....................Brazil
S. a. Rheims & Brescovit, 2000: 724, f. 3A-E (Dmf).

mf balbina Rheims & Brescovit, 2000....................Brazil
S. b. Rheims & Brescovit, 2000: 724, f. 2A-E (Dmf).

m becki Rheims & Brescovit, 2001....................Brazil
S. b. Rheims & Brescovit, 2001b: 91, f. 1a-c (Dm).

mf bergeri Strand, 1915....................Namibia
S. b. Strand, 1915b: 88 (Dmf).

mf bertheloti Lucas, 1838....................Mediterranean to Turkmenistan, Seychelles
S. berthelotii Lucas, 1838: 25, pl. 6, f. 9 (Df).
S. b. Brignoli, 1976a: 151, f. 34-35 (f).
S. b. Dunin, 1992c: 78, f. 17 (f).
S. berthelotii Saaristo, 1997c: 51, f. 3-7 (f, Dm).

?? bertheloti annulipes Simon, 1907....................Tunisia, Libya
S. berthelotii a. Simon, 1907c: 249 (D).

mf blanda Bryant, 1940....................Cuba
S. b. Bryant, 1940: 287, f. 25, 29 (Dmf).

f broomi Pocock, 1902....................South Africa
S. b. Pocock, 1902b: 321, f. A (Df).

mf caffra Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. c. Purcell, 1904: 149, pl. 20, f. 20 (Df).
S. c. Lawrence, 1937: 220, f. 3 (f, Dm).
S. c. Brignoli, 1976a: 163, f. 77, 80 (f).

f caipora Rheims & Brescovit, 2004....................Brazil
S. c. Rheims & Brescovit, 2004d: 531, f. 27-29 (Df).

f camerunensis Strand, 1906....................Cameroon
S. c. Strand, 1906h: 42, f. 1 (Df).

mf canariensis Wunderlich, 1987....................Canary Is.
S. c. Wunderlich, 1987a: 101, f. 262-268, 707 (Dmf).
S. c. Wunderlich, 1992a: 335, f. 246a (m).

f caure Rheims & Brescovit, 2004....................Brazil
S. c. Rheims & Brescovit, 2004d: 531, f. 24-26 (Df).

mf cavernarum Roewer, 1962....................Malaysia
S. c. Roewer, 1962d: 518, f. 2a-b (Dmf).

f cedri Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. c. Purcell, 1904: 149, pl. 10, f. 21 (Df).

mf cellularis Simon, 1907....................Congo
S. c. Simon, 1907d: 228 (Dmf).

mf championi F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899....................Central America to Brazil
S. c. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 50, 51, pl. 4, f. 6 (Dmf).
S. c. Valerio, 1981: 87, f. 7-9 only (mf).
S. c. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 313, f. 1-2, 13-17 (mf) c.

mf chiquimula Brescovit & Rheims, 2001....................Guatemala
S. c. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 324, f. 49-53 (Dmf).

f clavata Benoit, 1965....................Congo
S. c. Benoit, 1965f: 303, f. 1-6 (Df).

mf cogu Brescovit & Rheims, 2001....................Costa Rica
S. championi Valerio, 1981: 87, f. 17, 29 only (misidentification).
S. c. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 320, f. 36-40 (Dmf).

m congoanus Strand, 1908....................Congo
S. c. Strand, 1908b: 772 (Dm).

j constellata Lawrence, 1938....................South Africa
S. c. Lawrence, 1938a: 472, f. 9 (Dj).

mf coronata Thorell, 1899....................West Africa
S. c. Thorell, 1899: 20 (Dm).
S. c. Lessert, 1939: 8, f. 12-13 (m).
S. c. Millot, 1946b: 162, f. 6-7 (m, Df).
S. c. Brignoli, 1976a: 161, f. 61 (m).

mf cotopitoka Rheims et al., 2005....................Brazil
S. c. Rheims et al., 2005: 4, f. 6-10 (Dmf).

mf cubensis Alayón, 1977....................Cuba, Trinidad
S. c. Alayón, 1977b: 2, f. 1A-C (Dmf).
S. c. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 327, f. 67-68 (m).

mf curupira Rheims & Brescovit, 2004....................Brazil
S. c. Rheims & Brescovit, 2004d: 530, f. 16-20 (Dmf).

f darlingtoni Alayón, 1977....................Cuba
S. d. Alayón, 1977b: 17, f. 6A-B (Df).

mf diminuta Valerio, 1981....................Costa Rica
S. d. Valerio, 1981: 85, f. 5, 14, 31-34 (Dmf).

f dissimulans Petrunkevitch, 1929....................Puerto Rico
S. d. Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 117, f. 101 (Df).

f dollfusi Millot, 1941....................Ivory Coast
S. d. Millot, 1941: 43, f. 17A-C, 17 bis (Df).

mf dorothea Gertsch, 1935....................USA
S. d. Gertsch, 1935a: 9, f. 10, 13 (Dmf).

f drakensbergensis Lawrence, 1947....................South Africa
S. d. Lawrence, 1947: 7, f. 1a-c (Df).

mf eleonorae Rheims & Brescovit, 2001....................Brazil
S. e. Rheims & Brescovit, 2001b: 92, f. 2a-h, 4a-d (Dmf).

m elizabethae Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. e. Purcell, 1904: 150, pl. 10, f. 23 (Dm).

mf farri Alayón, 1985....................Jamaica
S. f. Alayón, 1985a: 6, f. 3-4 (Dmf).

mf flagellata Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. f. Purcell, 1904: 144, pl. 10, f. 14-15 (Dmf).

mf fourchei Lessert, 1939....................Central, East Africa
S. f. Lessert, 1939: 10, f. 17-18 (Dm).
S. f. Brignoli, 1976a: 161, f. 67-68 (m, Df).

mf fusca Walckenaer, 1837....................Pantropical
S. f. Walckenaer, 1837: 272 (Dmf).
S. domestica Doleschall, 1859: 48, pl. 6, f. 1 (Df).
S. guianensis Taczanowski, 1872: 108 (Df).
S. hebraica Simon, 1891c: 568, pl. 42, f. 14 (Df).
S. bajula Simon, 1891c: 569, pl. 42, f. 15 (Dmf).
Dictis fumida Thorell, 1891: 33 (Df).
Dictis domestica Thorell, 1895: 67 (Dm).
S. hebraica F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 51, pl. 4, f. 3-5 (f, Dm).
S. f. Simon, 1891c: 571.
S. domestica Kulczyn'ski, 1911b: 457, pl. 21, f. 3-4, 10, 12 (mf).
S. atrofusca Strand, 1916b: 94 (f, provisional name only).
S. campinensis Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 133, f. 37 (Df).
S. discolor Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 133 (Df).
S. iguassuensis Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 133 (Df).
S. f. Petrunkevitch, 1929b: 113, f. 97-98 (mf).
S. nannipes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936a: 8, pl. 1, f. 3 (Df).
S. f. Lessert, 1939: 7.
S. velutina Millot, 1941: 41, f. 16A-C (f, misidentified).
S. f. Mello-Leitão, 1941c: 236 (S).
S. f. Kaston, 1945b: 7, f. 24 (f).
S. f. Millot, 1946b: 157, f. 2A-C, 3B, 4A-B (mf).
S. torquatus Kraus, 1955b: 12, f. 17 (Dmf).
S. f. Chrysanthus, 1967b: 91, f. 6-10 (mf).
S. f. Brignoli, 1976a: 175, f. 106-108, 110 (mf).
S. f. Valerio, 1981: 83, f. 1, 10, 19-20 (mf, S).
S. torquata Brignoli, 1983c: 150.
S. f. Wang, Zhang & Li, 1985: 66, f. I (mf).
S. f. Lehtinen, 1986: 152, f. 2-3, 6-7 (m).
S. f. Heimer, 1990: 11, f. 28 (f).
S. f. Wang, 1994c: 6, f. 1-3 (mf).
S. f. Saaristo, 1997c: 52, f. 8-12 (mf).
S. f. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 49, f. 19R, 20D (mf).
S. f. Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 323, f. 5-8 (mf, S).

mf gertschi Valerio, 1981....................Panama
S. g. Valerio, 1981: 86, f. 6, 15, 27, 30 (Dmf).
S. g. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 326, f. 62-66 (mf).

mf gilva (Thorell, 1887)....................India, Myanmar
Dictis g. Thorell, 1887: 83 (Df).
Dictis g. Thorell, 1895: 67 (Dm).
S. g. Simon, 1893a: 274.

mf globula Nicolet, 1849....................Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile
S. g. Nicolet, 1849: 347, pl. 2, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
S. maculata Holmberg, 1876: 3, f. 1 (Dmf).
S. maculata Holmberg, 1881b: 127, pl. 3, f. 3 (mf).
S. annulata Keyserling, 1891: 166, pl. 5, f. 113 (Df).
S. globulata Simon, 1904e: 86.
S. scholaris Piza, 1944: 266, f. 3 (Df).
S. aguapeyanus Mello-Leitão, 1945b: 227, f. 1 (Df).
S. aguapeyana Brignoli, 1983c: 149.
S. g. Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 325, f. 21-27, 30-34 (mf, S).

mf gooldi Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. g. Purcell, 1904: 146, pl. 10, f. 18 (Dmf).

mf grammocephala Simon, 1909....................Vietnam
S. g. Simon, 1909e: 76 (Dmf).

mf guttipes Simon, 1893....................Venezuela, Trinidad
S. g. Simon, 1893b: 438, pl. 9, f. 13 (Dmf).
S. g. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 320, f. 31-35 (mf).

m hahahae Rheims & Brescovit, 2001....................Brazil
S. h. Rheims & Brescovit, 2001a: 128, f. 13-15 (Dm).

f humilis L. Koch, 1875....................Ethiopia
S. h. L. Koch, 1875b: 28, pl. 4, f. 1 (Df).
S. h. Kulczyn'ski, 1901a: 7, pl. 1, f. 1-2.

mf iabaday Rheims & Brescovit, 2001....................Brazil
S. i. Rheims & Brescovit, 2001a: 126, f. 3-4, 9-12 (Dmf).

f immaculata L. Koch, 1875....................Egypt
S. i. L. Koch, 1875b: 27, pl. 3, f. 2 (Df).

m insperata Soares & Camargo, 1948....................Brazil
S. i. Soares & Camargo, 1948a: 355, f. 1-2 (Dm).

mf intricata Banks, 1909....................Costa Rica, Panama
S. i. Banks, 1909a: 196, pl. 6, f. 24 (Df).
S. i. Gertsch, 1935a: 9, f. 15-16 (f, Dm).
S. i. Valerio, 1981: 84, f. 3, 12, 22-23 (f, Dm).

mf itapevi Brescovit & Rheims, 2000....................Brazil
S. i. Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 328, f. 28-29, 35-39 (Dmf).

?? itzana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938....................Mexico
S. i. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938: 128, f. 6 (D).

mf janauari Brescovit & Höfer, 1999....................Brazil
S. j. Brescovit & Höfer, 1999: 111, f. 12, 16, 20a-c (Dmf).

mf jousseaumei Simon, 1907....................Djibouti
S. j. Simon, 1907c: 248 (Dmf).

f jurupari Rheims & Brescovit, 2004....................Brazil
S. j. Rheims & Brescovit, 2004d: 530, f. 21-23 (Df).

f kaokoensis Lawrence, 1928....................Namibia
S. k. Lawrence, 1928: 223, pl. 21, f. 2-3 (Df).

f karrooica Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. k. Purcell, 1904: 148, pl. 10, f. 19 (Df).

mf kinsukus Patel, 1975....................India
S. k. Patel, 1975c: 427, f. 1a-e (Dmf).

mf kinzelbachi Wunderlich, 1995....................Jordan
S. k. Wunderlich, 1995p: 621, f. 1-5 (Dm).
S. k. Gasparo, 2003b: 13, f. 1-5 (m, Df).

m lanceolata Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. l. Purcell, 1904: 150, pl. 10, f. 22 (Dm).

f lara Rheims & Brescovit, 2004....................Brazil
S. l. Rheims & Brescovit, 2004d: 528, f. 10-12 (Df).

mf lawrencei Lessert, 1939....................Central, East Africa
S. l. Lessert, 1939: 9, f. 14-16 (Dm).
S. l. Tyschchenko, 1971: 9, f. 12 (m).
S. l. Brignoli, 1976a: 163, f. 60, 66, 69 (m, Df).

f leipoldti Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. l. Purcell, 1904: 143, pl. 10, f. 14 (Df).

f leprosula Strand, 1913....................Central Africa
S. l. Strand, 1913a: 330 (Df).

m lesserti Millot, 1941....................Guinea
S. l. Millot, 1941: 45, f. 18A-D, 19 (Dm).

f lewisi Alayón, 1985....................Jamaica
S. l. Alayón, 1985a: 4, f. 1-2 (Df).

mf lineatipes Taczanowski, 1874....................Venezuela to Paraguay
S. l. Taczanowski, 1874: 107 (Df).
S. l. Keyserling, 1891: 163, pl. 5, f. 112 (f, Dm).
S. l. Simon, 1891c: 570, pl. 42, f. 16-17 (f, Dm).
S. l. Brignoli, 1976a: 171, f. 99, 101 (f).

f liui Wang, 1994....................China
S. l. Wang, 1994c: 7, f. 6-7 (Df).
S. l. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 49, f. 19S (f).

mf longipes Lucas, 1844....................Pantropical
S. l. Lucas, 1844a: 72 (Dm).
S. l. Lucas, 1845b: 71, pl. 1, f. 2 (m).
S. thoracica indica Hasselt, 1871: 177 (D).
S. marmorata L. Koch, 1872a: 292, pl. 24, f. 4 (Dmf).
S. marmorata Taczanowski, 1872: 106, pl. 2, f. 8 (Dmf, homonym).
S. l. Keyserling, 1877c: 210, pl. 7, f. 3 (m).
S. taczanowskii Thorell, 1878b: 166 (replacement name for S. marmorata Taczanowski).
S. l. Simon, 1891c: 567, pl. 42, f. 13 (mf).
S. l. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 51, pl. 4, f. 1-2 (mf).
S. marmorella Strand, 1906h: 38 (Df).
S. l. Kulczyn'ski, 1911b: 451, pl. 21, f. 1, 2, 8, 13 (mf).
S. depressiventris Mello-Leitão, 1916: 12 (Df).
S. marmorella Strand, 1916e: 143 (Dm).
S. penicillata Rainbow, 1916a: 38, pl. 14, f. 5-7 (Df).
S. depressiventris Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 141, f. 38 (f).
S. plumbeus Mello-Leitão, 1929c: 94, f. 7 (Dm).
S. l. Franganillo, 1936b: 77, f. 36 (m).
S. l. Franganillo, 1936c: 44, f. 18 (m).
S. l. Lessert, 1939: 1, f. 1-3.
S. l. Millot, 1941: 39, f. 14 (f).
S. l. Kaston, 1945b: 7, f. 23 (f).
S. l. Kraus, 1955b: 13, f. 18 (m).
S. l. Chrysanthus, 1967b: 89, f. 1-5 (mf).
S. l. Brignoli, 1976a: 109, 112-113 (mf).
S. l. Valerio, 1981: 84, f. 4, 13, 24-26 (mf).
S. l. Davies, 1985: 106 (S).
S. l. Lehtinen, 1986: 153, f. 4-5 (f).
S. l. Heimer, 1990: 11, f. 29 (m).
S. l. Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 320, f. 1-4, 9-10 (mf, S).

f longipes simplex Franganillo, 1926....................Cuba
S. l. s. Franganillo, 1926a: 48 (Df; N.B.: omitted by Roewer).

f lorenzoi Alayón, 1977....................Cuba
S. l. Alayón, 1977b: 15, f. 5A-B (Df).

mf lugubris (Thorell, 1887)....................Pantropical
Dictis l. Thorell, 1887: 86 (Df).
S. l. Kulczyn'ski, 1911b: 456, pl. 21, f. 6, 9 (f).
S. l. Lessert, 1939: 11, f. 19-22 (f, Dm).
S. l. Brignoli, 1976a: 105, 111, 114-115 (mf).

f luteola Simon, 1893....................Venezuela
S. l. Simon, 1893b: 437 (Df).

f lycosella Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. l. Purcell, 1904: 142, pl. 10, f. 12 (Df).

mf lyriformis Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. l. Purcell, 1904: 148 (Dmf).

mf magna Bristowe, 1952....................Malaysia
S. magnus Bristowe, 1952: 703, f. 9-10 (Dmf).
S. m. Brignoli, 1976a: 159, f. 55 (f).
S. m. Lehtinen, 1986: 152, f. 3.

mf major Simon, 1885....................Africa
S. m. Simon, 1885d: 385 (Dmf).
S. m. Lessert, 1939: 3, f. 4-6 (mf).
S. m. Millot, 1941: 40, f. 15A-C (m).
S. m. Brignoli, 1976a: 161, f. 58, 63, 70 (mf).

f mapia Rheims & Brescovit, 2000....................Brazil
S. m. Rheims & Brescovit, 2000: 728, f. 4D-F (Df).

f mapinguari Rheims & Brescovit, 2004....................Brazil
S. m. Rheims & Brescovit, 2004d: 528, f. 7-9 (Df).

mf maresi Rheims & Brescovit, 2001....................Brazil
S. m. Rheims & Brescovit, 2001a: 124, f. 1-2, 5-8 (Dmf).

f maritima Lawrence, 1938....................South Africa
S. m. Lawrence, 1938a: 473, f. 10 (Df).

f marshalli Pocock, 1902....................South Africa
S. m. Pocock, 1902b: 323, f. B (Df).

mf martiusi Brescovit & Höfer, 1999....................Brazil
S. m. Brescovit & Höfer, 1999: 109, f. 11, 15, 19a-c (Dmf).

mf mawphlongensis Tikader, 1966....................India, Nepal
S. m. Tikader, 1966f: 627, f. 1a-d (Dmf).
S. m. Tikader, 1969b: 156, f. 9-12 (m).
S. cfr. strandi Brignoli, 1976a: 153, f. 36-48 (mf).

mf meridana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938....................Mexico
S. m. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938: 126, f. 4-5 (Dmf).

f montana Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. m. Purcell, 1904: 141, pl. 10, f. 11 (Df).

mf multilineata Thorell, 1899....................West, Central Africa
S. m. Thorell, 1899: 19 (Dm).
S. m. Lessert, 1939: 5, f. 7-11 (m, Df).
S. m. Brignoli, 1976a: 161, f. 59, 62, 65 (mf).

f nigristernis Simon, 1907....................Guinea-Bissau
S. n. Simon, 1907d: 230 (Df).

mf noeli Alayón, 1977....................Cuba
S. n. Alayón, 1977b: 9, f. 3A-B (Df).
S. n. Alayón, 1992a: 5, f. 3 (Dm).

mf obelisci Denis, 1947....................Egypt
S. lesserti Denis, 1945b: 43, f. 7, 15 (Dm; preoccupied by Millot, 1941).
S. o. Denis, 1947b: 103 (replacement name).
S. o. Denis, 1966e: 104, f. 2 (Df).

f oswaldi Lenz, 1891....................Madagascar
S. o. Lenz, 1891: 169, pl. 2, f. 10 (Df).

mf paarmanni Brescovit & Höfer, 1999....................Brazil
S. p. Brescovit & Höfer, 1999: 108, f. 10, 14a-b, 18a-c (Dmf).

f pallida Doleschall, 1859....................India, China, Philippines, New Guinea
S. p. Doleschall, 1859: 48, pl. 6, f. 3 (Df).
S. p. Chrysanthus, 1967b: 91, f. 13-14 (f).
S. pallidus Wang, 1994c: 7, f. 4-5 (f).
S. p. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 49, f. 19T (f).

mf panamensis Brescovit & Rheims, 2001....................Panama
S. p. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 318, f. 7-8, 26-30 (Dmf).

mf panguana Brescovit & Höfer, 1999....................Peru
S. p. Brescovit & Höfer, 1999: 106, f. 1-9, 13a-b, 17a-c (Dmf).

f perfecta Banks, 1898....................USA, Mexico
S. p. Banks, 1898b: 210, pl. 13, f. 2 (Df).
S. p. Gertsch, 1935a: 7, f. 12, 17 (f).

mf perimensis (Simon, 1890)....................Seychelles, Perim Is.
Dictis p. Simon, 1890a: 123 (Df).
S. p. Simon, 1893g: 205 (Dm).

mf pholcoides Simon, 1898....................Seychelles
S. p. Simon, 1898d: 371 (Dmf).
S. p. Saaristo, 1997c: 54, f. 13-17 (mf).

mf piroca Rheims & Brescovit, 2000....................Brazil
S. p. Rheims & Brescovit, 2000: 721, f. 1A-F (Dmf).

mf piyampisi Rheims et al., 2005....................Brazil
S. p. Rheims et al., 2005: 2, f. 1-5 (Dmf).

f poenitens Chamberlin, 1924....................USA
S. pnoeitens Chamberlin, 1924b: 592 (Df, lapsus).
S. pnocitens Roewer, 1955c: 330 (lapsus).
S. p. Brignoli, 1976a: 169.

f propinqua Stoliczka, 1869....................Pakistan
S. p. Stoliczka, 1869: 232, pl. 19, f. 4 (Df).
S. p. Dyal, 1935: 154, pl. 14, f. 67 (Df).

f pulchella Berland, 1914....................East Africa
S. p. Berland, 1914: 61, f. 21-22 (Df).

m punctipes Simon, 1907....................Principe
S. p. Simon, 1907d: 229 (Dm).

m quarta Lawrence, 1927....................Namibia
S. q. Lawrence, 1927: 8, pl. 3, f. 57 (Dm).

f quattuordecemmaculata Strand, 1907....................China
S. 14-maculatus Strand, 1907k: 114 (Df).

f quattuordecemmaculata clarior Strand, 1907....................China
S. 14-maculatus c. Strand, 1907k: 116 (Df).

j quinqua Lawrence, 1927....................Namibia
S. q. Lawrence, 1927: 8, pl. 3, f. 73 (Dj).

f redempta Chamberlin, 1924....................Mexico
S. r. Chamberlin, 1924b: 592 (Df).

mf reticulata Jézéquel, 1964....................Ivory Coast
S. r. Jézéquel, 1964a: 186, f. 1-3 (Dmf).

mf robertoi Alayón, 1977....................Cuba
S. r. Alayón, 1977b: 6, f. 2A-C (Dmf).

mf romitii Caporiacco, 1947....................Brazil, Guyana
S. r. Caporiacco, 1947a: 22 (Df).
S. r. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 316, f. 3-6, 18-25 (f, Dm).

mf rubra Lawrence, 1937....................South Africa
S. r. Lawrence, 1937: 220, f. 4 (Dmf).

f ruizensis Strand, 1914....................Colombia
S. r. Strand, 1914c: 818 (Df).

f saci Rheims & Brescovit, 2004....................Brazil
S. s. Rheims & Brescovit, 2004d: 529, f. 13-15 (Df).

f sansibarica Strand, 1907....................Zanzibar
S. s. Strand, 1907d: 726 (Df).
S. s. Strand, 1907o: 10 (Df).

f schultzei Purcell, 1908....................South Africa
S. s. Purcell, 1908: 226, pl. 11, f. 10 (Df).

mf semipullata (Simon, 1909)....................Tibet
Dictis s. Simon, 1909e: 75 (Df).
S. s. Hu & Li, 1987b: 259, f. 7.1-2 (f).
S. s. Hu, 2001: 87, f. 11.1-4 (f, Dm).

f sexstriata Roewer, 1960....................Afghanistan
S. s. Roewer, 1960b: 39, f. 11 (Df).

mf silvatica Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. s. Purcell, 1904: 148 (Dmf).

m skuki Rheims & Brescovit, 2001....................Brazil
S. s. Rheims & Brescovit, 2001b: 95, f. 3d-e (Dm).

f sordida Dyal, 1935....................Pakistan
S. s. Dyal, 1935: 155 (Df).

f stoliczkai Simon, 1897....................India
S. s. Simon, 1897g: 254 (Df).

mf strandi Spassky, 1941....................Central Asia
S. s. Spassky, 1941: 19, f. 7-9 (Dmf).
S. s. Charitonov, 1969: 70, f. 1 (f).

f strussmannae Rheims & Brescovit, 2001....................Brazil
S. s. Rheims & Brescovit, 2001b: 95, f. 3a-c (Df).

j subadulta Strand, 1911....................Aru Is.
S. s. Strand, 1911d: 132, pl. 5, f. 32 (Dj).

f subthoracica Strand, 1906....................Cameroon
S. s. Strand, 1906h: 40 (Df).

mf subulata Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. s. Purcell, 1904: 147 (Dmf).

f suffusa Strand, 1906....................East Africa
S. s. Strand, 1906h: 43 (Df).

f symmetrica Lawrence, 1938....................South Africa
S. s. Lawrence, 1938a: 470, f. 7 (Df).

mf tardigrada Thorell, 1881....................Myanmar, New Guinea, Queensland
S. t. Thorell, 1881: 181 (Dmf).
S. t. Chrysanthus, 1967b: 91, f. 11-12 (f).

m tegucigalpa Brescovit & Rheims, 2001....................Honduras
S. t. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 322, f. 9-10, 46-48 (Dm).

mf tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1987....................Canary Is.
S. t. Wunderlich, 1987a: 102, f. 269-271 (Dmf).
S. t. Wunderlich, 1992a: 335, f. 246b (m).

mf tertia Lawrence, 1927....................Angola, Namibia
S. t. Lawrence, 1927: 7, pl. 1, f. 2, pl. 3, f. 72 (Dmf).
S. t. Brignoli, 1976a: 163, f. 73, 76, 78-79 (mf).

mf testudo Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. t. Purcell, 1904: 145, pl. 10, f. 16-17 (Dmf).

mf thoracica (Latreille, 1802) *....................Holarctic, Pacific Is.
Aranea t. Latreille, 1802: 56 (D).
Aranea t. Latreille, 1804a: 249 (D).
S. t. Audouin, 1826: 378, pl. 5, f. 1 (Df).
S. tigrina C. L. Koch, 1838: 87, f. 398 (Df).
S. t. Walckenaer, 1837: 270 (Dmf).
S. t. Lucas, 1846: 104, pl. 2, f. 3 (f).
S. cameratus Hentz, 1850: 35, pl. 4, f. 17 (Df).
S. t. Vinson, 1863: 4, pl. 297, f. 1 (mf).
S. t. Simon, 1893a: 276, f. 232-235 (mf).
S. t. Becker, 1896: 317, pl. 17, f. 23 (mf).
S. t. Kulczyn'ski, 1899: 337, pl. 6, f. 15 (f).
S. t. Bösenberg, 1902: 218, pl. 19, f. 308 (mf).
S. t. Emerton, 1902: 131, f. 312-313 (f).
Loxoscelis t. Garneri, 1902: 57, 95.
S. t. Lessert, 1910b: 35 (Dmf).
S. t. Dyal, 1935: 154, pl. 14, f. 68-73 (f).
S. t. Kaston, 1945b: 7, f. 22 (f).
S. t. Kaston, 1948: 65, f. 17-21 (mf).
S. t. Machado, 1951: 34, f. 61 (f).
S. t. Locket & Millidge, 1951: 89, f. 45-46 (m).
S. t. Wiehle, 1953: 33, f. 82-90 (mf).
S. t. Kekenbosch, 1955: 10, f. 6 (m).
S. t. Dabelow, 1958: 103, f. 9 (m).
S. t. Wiehle, 1960c: 474, f. 19a-b (mf).
S. t. Laurent, 1963: 288, f. 21 (m).
S. t. Thaler, 1966: 152, f. 1 (m).
S. t. Lee, 1966: 23, f. 4g-j (mf).
S. t. Muller, 1967a: 127, f. 13 (m).
S. t. Wiehle, 1967b: 184, f. 3-4 (mf).
S. t. Loksa, 1969: 67, f. 44, 45A-F (mf).
S. t. Howes, 1969: 916, f. A-C (m).
S. t. Brignoli, 1969b: 124, f. 2, 4, 7, 10-13 (mf).
S. t. Brignoli, 1976a: 148, f. 21-25 (f).
S. t. Paik, 1978e: 221, f. 94.1-3 (mf).
S. t. Hu, 1984: 73, f. 67.1 (f).
S. t. Roberts, 1985: 58, f. 18e (m).
S. t. Zhu et al., 1985: 65, f. 53a-d (f).
S. t. Xu, 1987a: 1, f. 2A-D (mf).
S. t. Zhang, 1987: 56, f. 41.1-4 (mf).
S. t. Blick, 1988: 17, f. 2-3 (m).
S. t. Chikuni, 1989b: 26, f. 1 (mf).
S. t. Heimer, 1990: 11, f. 26-27 (mf).
S. t. Feng, 1990: 44, f. 19.1-4 (mf).
S. t. Chen & Gao, 1990: 38, f. 40 (f).
S. t. Bürgis, 1990: 290, f. 2-7 (mf).
S. t. Chen & Zhang, 1991: 69, f. 61.1-4 (mf).
S. t. Heimer & Nentwig, 1991: 42, f. 85 (mf).
S. t. Roberts, 1995: 93, f. (m).
S. t. Barrion & Litsinger, 1995: 37, f. 14a-c (f).
S. t. Roberts, 1998: 96, f. (m).
S. t. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 49, f. 11F, 20A, H (mf).
S. t. Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 69, f. 27A-C (mf).
S. t. Namkung, 2002: 32, f. 3.1a-b (mf).
S. t. Kim & Cho, 2002: 61, f. 19-24 (f).
S. t. Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 204, f. 2283-2285 (mf).
S. t. Namkung, 2003: 32, f. 3.1a-b (mf).

f tinkuan Rheims & Brescovit, 2004....................Brazil
S. t. Rheims & Brescovit, 2004d: 526, f. 4-6 (Df).

f triangulifera Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
S. t. Purcell, 1904: 143, pl. 10, f. 13 (Df).

f trifoliata Lawrence, 1938....................South Africa
S. t. Lawrence, 1938a: 471, f. 8 (Df).

mf tuyucua Brescovit, Rheims & Raizer, 2004....................Brazil
S. t. Brescovit, Rheims & Raizer, 2004: 75, f. 1-9 (Dmf).

mf uligocetes Valerio, 1981....................Costa Rica
S. u. Valerio, 1981: 84, f. 2, 11, 21 (Dmf).

mf univittata Simon, 1882....................Canary Is. to Myanmar, synanthropic in Neotropics
S. u. Simon, 1882b: 242 (Df).
S. mexicanus Banks, 1898b: 210, pl. 13, f. 1 (Df).
S. concolor Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 132, f. 36 (Df).
S. serripes Mello-Leitão, 1947c: 1, f. 40 (Dm).
S. chamberlini Caporiacco, 1955: 295, f. 7 (Df).
S. u. Brignoli, 1976a: 157, f. 50-51, 53 (f, Dm).
S. univittatus Dunin, 1992c: 79, f. 4, 8-9 (m).
S. u. Wunderlich, 1992a: 335, f. 247-248 (mf).
S. atabey Alayón, 1992a: 1, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
S. u. Brescovit & Rheims, 2000: 323, f. 11-20 (mf, S).

f univittata unilineata Thorell, 1887....................Myanmar
S. u. u. Thorell, 1887: 81 (Df).

mf vaurieorum Brescovit & Rheims, 2001....................Guatemala
S. v. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 322, f. 41-45 (Dmf).

mf velutina Heineken & Lowe, 1832....................Mediterranean, Cape Verde Is.
S. v. Heineken & Lowe, in Lowe, 1832: 321, pl. 48, f. 9, 11-12, 18 (Df).
S. amarantha Vinson, 1863: 297, pl. 1, f. 2 (Dmf).
S. unicolor Canestrini, 1868: 202 (Df).
S. delicatula Simon, 1873a: 223 (Dmf).
S. kochii O. P.-Cambridge, 1876b: 564 (Dj).
S. delicatula Simon, 1893a: 275, f. 236.
S. v. Kulczyn'ski, 1899: 337, pl. 6, f. 16.
S. v. delicatula Simon, 1914a: 75, 76.
S. v. Denis, 1945b: 44, f. 8 (m).
S. v. Millot, 1946b: 158, f. 2D-F, 3A (f).
S. v. delicatula Millot, 1946b: 160, f. 5 (m).
S. v. Wiehle, 1960c: 473, f. 18a-b (mf).
S. v. Wiehle, 1967b: 184, f. 1-2 (mf).
S. delicatula Brignoli, 1969b: 131, f. 1, 3, 5, 8, 14, 16 (mf, elevated from subspecies).
S. v. Brignoli, 1969b: 136, f. 6, 9, 15 (f).
S. v. Brignoli, 1976a: 151, f. 26-33 (mf, S).
S. v. Wunderlich, 1987a: 100, f. 257-261, 706 (mf).
S. v. Hansen, 1991: 9, f. 4-5 (f).
S. v. Saaristo, 1997c: 50, f. 1-2 (mf).

mf venusta (Thorell, 1890)....................Sri Lanka to Java, introduced in Netherlands
Dictis v. Thorell, 1890a: 301 (Df).
S. v. Kulczyn'ski, 1911b: 452, pl. 21, f. 5, 7, 11 (f. Dm).
S. v. Brignoli, 1976a: 157, f. 52 (m).

m vieirae Rheims & Brescovit, 2000....................Brazil
S. v. Rheims & Brescovit, 2000: 726, f. 4A-C (Dm).

mf vittata Keyserling, 1877....................Colombia, Brazil
S. v. Keyserling, 1877c: 212, pl. 7, f. 4 (Df).
S. v. Mello-Leitão, 1917a: 79, f. 3 (Dm).

f yphanta Wang, 1994....................China
S. yphantus Wang, 1994c: 8, f. 8-9 (Df).
S. y. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 50, f. 20B (f).

f zamena Wang, 1994....................China
S. zamenus Wang, 1994c: 9, f. 10-12 (Df).
S. z. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 50, f. 20C (f).

f zamorano Brescovit & Rheims, 2001....................Honduras
S. championi Valerio, 1981: 87, f. 18 only (f, misidentified).
S. z. Brescovit & Rheims, 2001: 324, f. 54-56 (Df).

f zapatana Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940....................USA
S. z. Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 318 (Df).

S. Saaristo, 1997c: 55, type S. soeur Saaristo, 1997.

f soeur Saaristo, 1997 *....................Seychelles
S. s. Saaristo, 1997c: 55, f. 18-19 (Df).

S. Ono, 1995a: 132, type S. uenorum Ono, 1995.

mf leopoldi (Giltay, 1935)....................Malaysia
Scytodes l. Giltay, 1935c: 6, f. 3 (Dm).
Scytodes l. Lehtinen, 1986: 156, f. 7 (m).
S. l. Ono, 1995a: 132 (Tmf from Scytodes).

m uenorum Ono, 1995 *....................Thailand
S. u. Ono, 1995a: 134, f. 1-5 (Dm).