Last updated June 19, 2007

Transferred to other families:
Haurokoa Forster & Wilton, 1973 -- see Tengellidae.
Matachia Dalmas, 1917 -- see Desidae.
Metafecenia F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902 -- see Tengella under Tengellidae.
Neomatachia Hickman, 1950 -- see Paramatachia under Desidae.
Paramatachia Dalmas, 1918 -- see Desidae.
Poaka Forster & Wilton, 1973 -- see Amaurobiidae.
Stiphidiellum Dalmas, 1917 -- see Laestrygones under Desidae.
Stiphidion Simon, 1902 -- see Stiphidiidae.

Nomen nudum:
Boroamia Kishida (Yaginuma, in Brignoli, 1983c: 534).

In synonymy:
F. angustata (Thorell, 1881) = F. ochracea (Doleschall, 1859) (Lehtinen, 1967: 234).
F. buruana Reimoser, 1936 = F. ochracea (Doleschall, 1859) (Lehtinen, 1967: 234).
F. cinerea Hogg, 1914 = F. ochracea (Doleschall, 1859) (Lehtinen, 1967: 234).
F. hainanensis Wang, 1990 = F. cylindrata Thorell, 1895 (Wang & Yin, 2001: 332).
F. maforensis Simon, 1906 = F. ochracea (Doleschall, 1859) (Lehtinen, 1967: 234).
F. montana Kulczyn'ski, 1910 = F. ochracea (Doleschall, 1859) (Lehtinen, 1967: 234).
F. oblonga Rainbow, 1913 = F. ochracea (Doleschall, 1859) (Lehtinen, 1967: 234).
F. protensa Thorell, 1891 = F. macilenta (Simon, 1885) (Levi, 1982: 136).
F. sumatrana Kulczyn'ski, 1908 = F. travancoria Pocock, 1899 (Murphy, 1986: 65, contra Lehtinen, 1967: 234 and Levi, 1982: 136).

mf cylindrata Thorell, 1895....................China, Myanmar
F. c. Thorell, 1895: 64 (Dm).
F. c. Thorell, 1897a: 263 (Df).
F. c. Pocock, 1900a: 212 (Df).
F. c. Lehtinen, 1967: 462, f. 472-473 (m).
F. c. Levi, 1982: 136, f. 80-82 (m, Df).
F. hainanensis Wang, 1990b: 257, f. 1-3 (Df).
F. c. Yang & Wang, 1993: 29, f. 1-4 (mf).
F. c. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 397, f. 231O-Q (mf).
F. c. Wang & Yin, 2001: 332, f. 1-4 (mf, S).

mf macilenta (Simon, 1885)....................Malaysia
Mezentia m. Simon, 1885e: 451, pl. 10, f. 17 (Dm).
F. m. Simon, 1892a: 225, f. 171-172.
F. protensa Thorell, 1891: 31 (Dj).
F. m. Levi, 1982: 136, f. 83-87 (m, S; f=F. travancoria).
F. m. Murphy, 1986: 65, f. 1-2 (Df).
F. m. Coddington, 1990: 10, f. 18 (m).

mf nicobarensis (Tikader, 1977)....................Nicobar Is.
Psechrus n. Tikader, 1977a: 208, f. 27A-E (Dmf).
F. n. Levi, 1982: 138 (Tmf from Psechrus).

mf ochracea (Doleschall, 1859) *....................Philippines to Queensland
Tegenaria o. Doleschall, 1859: 50, pl. 8, f. 8 (Df).
Mezentia angustata Thorell, 1881: 204 (Df).
F. angustata Simon, 1892a: 226.
F. maforensis Simon, 1906b: 287, f. 1A (Df).
F. o. Simon, 1906b: 287, f. 1B (f).
F. montana Kulczyn'ski, 1910: 389, pl. 17, f. 1 (Df).
F. oblonga Rainbow, 1913: 7, f. 5 (Df).
F. cinerea Hogg, 1914a: 56 (Df).
F. cinerea Hogg, 1915a: 437, f. 23 (f).
F. buruana Reimoser, 1936: 406, f. 1 (Dmf).
F. angustata Chrysanthus, 1967b: 102, f. 55-57, 60-64 (f, Dm).
F. maforensis Chrysanthus, 1967b: 104, f. 65 (f).
F. buruana Chrysanthus, 1967b: 104, f. 66-67 (mf).
F. o. Lehtinen, 1967: 234 (S).
F. o. Levi, 1982: 133, f. 68-79, 90 (mf).

f travancoria Pocock, 1899....................India to Sumatra
F. t. Pocock, 1899d: 750 (Df).
F. t. Pocock, 1900a: 212 (f).
F. sumatrana Kulczyn'ski, 1908d: 568, pl. 23, f. 20 (Df).
F. t. Murphy, 1986: 65 (removed from S of F. macilenta, contra Lehtinen, 1967: 234 and Levi, 1982: 136, S).

Transferred to other genera:
P. nicobarensis Tikader, 1977 -- see Fecenia.

In synonymy:
P. alticeps Pocock, 1899 = P. torvus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869) (Lehtinen, 1967: 261).
P. annulatus Kulczyn'ski, 1908 = P. singaporensis Thorell, 1894 (Levi, 1982: 125).
P. castaneus Hogg, 1915 = P. argentatus (Doleschall, 1857) (Levi, 1982: 128, contra Lehtinen, 1967: 260).
P. curvipalpis Fage, 1929 = P. singaporensis Thorell, 1894 (Lehtinen, 1967: 261, sub P. libelti).
P. flavolineatus (Rainbow, 1898, T from Uloborus) = P. argentatus (Doleschall, 1857) (Davies & Gallon, 1986: 236).
P. guiyangensis Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985 = P. sinensis Berland & Berland, 1914 (Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 397).
P. libelti Kulczyn'ski, 1908 = P. singaporensis Thorell, 1894 (Levi, 1982: 125).

Nomen dubium:
P. mimus Chamberlin, 1924a: 2 (j, China): Wang & Yin, 2001: 330, contra Levi, 1982: 123, who considered the name a junior synonym of P. sinensis Berland & Berland, 1914 instead.

mf argentatus (Doleschall, 1857) *....................Malaysia to Queensland
Tegenaria argentata Doleschall, 1859: 49, pl. 8, f. 9 (Df).
P. a. Thorell, 1878b: 171.
P. a. Thorell, 1881: 207 (Dm).
P. a. Simon, 1892a: 226, f. 168-170, 174 (m).
Uloborus flavolineatus Rainbow, 1898a: 333, pl. 7, f. 3 (Df).
P. a. Kulczyn'ski, 1908d: 561, pl. 23, f. 30 (f).
P. castaneus Hogg, 1914a: 56 (Df).
P. castaneus Hogg, 1915a: 434, f. 22 (f).
P. a. Lehtinen, 1967: 462, f. 475 (m).
P. a. Chrysanthus, 1967b: 105, f. 68-71 (f).
P. a. Levi, 1982: 128, f. 1-6, 62-67, 89 (mf, S).
P. a. Davies & Gallon, 1986: 236 (S).
P. a. Griswold et al., 2005: 37, f. 164C-D, 167A-C (mf)

f borneo Levi, 1982....................Borneo
P. b. Levi, 1982: 126, f. 56-57 (Df).

mf cebu Murphy, 1986....................Philippines
P. c. Murphy, 1986: 66, f. 3-6 (Dmf).

mf ghecuanus Thorell, 1897....................India, Myanmar, Thailand, China
P. g. Thorell, 1897a: 261 (Df).
P. torvus Lehtinen, 1967: 260 (S, rejected).
P. g. Levi, 1982: 123, f. 29-33 (f, removed from S).
P. g. Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985: 19, f. 1A-I (f, Dm).
P. g. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 397, f. 232A-B, M-N (mf).
P. g. Wang & Yin, 2001: 333, f. 5-8 (mf).

mf himalayanus Simon, 1906....................India, Nepal
P. h. Simon, 1906b: 287 (Dm).
P. h. Hubert, 1973a: 678, f. 7-12 (m, Df).
P. h. Levi, 1982: 119, f. 7-12 (mf).

f jinggangensis Wang & Yin, 2001....................China
P. j. Wang & Yin, 2001: 334, f. 11-12 (Df).

m kinabalu Levi, 1982....................Borneo
P. k. Levi, 1982: 126, f. 54-55 (Dm).

mf kunmingensis Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985....................China
P. k. Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985: 25, f. 5A-D (Df).
P. tingpingensis Feng, 1990: 34, f. 9.1-5 (f only, misidentified).
P. k. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 397, f. 232C-D, O-P (f, Dm).
P. k. Wang & Yin, 2001: 334, f. 9-10 (f).

mf marsyandi Levi, 1982....................Nepal
P. m. Levi, 1982: 120, f. 13-15 (Dmf).

mf mulu Levi, 1982....................Borneo
P. m. Levi, 1982: 128, f. 58-61 (Dmf).

mf rani Wang & Yin, 2001....................China
P. r. Wang & Yin, 2001: 335, f. 13-18 (Dmf).

mf senoculatus Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985....................China
P. mimus Xu & Wang, 1983: 35, f. 1-7 (mf, misidentified).
P. sinensis Hu, 1984: 55, f. 50.1-4 (mf, misidentified).
P. senoculata Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985: 21, f. 2A-J (Dmf).
P. mimus Song, 1987: 68, f. 34 (mf, misidentified).
P. mimus Song, 1988: 133 (S, rejected).
P. senoculata Feng, 1990: 33, f. 8.1-5 (mf).
P. sinensis Chen & Gao, 1990: 25, f. 27a-b (mf, misidentified).
P. mimus Chen & Zhang, 1991: 40, f. 31.1-4 (mf).
P. mimus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 397, f. 232E-F, Q-R (mf).
P. senoculata Wang & Yin, 2001: 336, f. 19-23 (removed mf from S of P. sinensis).

mf sinensis Berland & Berland, 1914....................China
P. s. Berland & Berland, 1914: 131, f. 1-3 (Dm).
P. s. Schenkel, 1963: 20, f. 3 (f).
P. singaporensis Lehtinen, 1967: 261, f. 474 (m, S, rejected).
P. s. Levi, 1982: 123, f. 34-39 (mf, S; N.B.: f from Taiwan, f. 38-39, believed misidentified by Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 397).
P. guiyangensis Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985: 24, f. 4A-D (Df).
P. s. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 397, f. 232G-H, S (mf, S).
P. s. Wang & Yin, 2001: 339, f. 24-28 (mf).
P. s. Silva, 2003: 45, f. 16a (m).

mf singaporensis Thorell, 1894....................China, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra
P. s. Thorell, 1894b: 321 (Df).
P. s. Workman, 1896: 73, pl. 78 (f).
P. libeltii Kulczyn'ski, 1908d: 561, pl. 23, f. 31 (Df).
P. annulatus Kulczyn'ski, 1908d: 565, pl. 23, f. 21 (Df).
P. curvipalpis Fage, 1929a: 358, f. 1-4 (Dmf).
P. s. Lehtinen, 1967: 261 (S).
P. libeltii Lehtinen, 1967: 261 (S).
P. s. Levi, 1982: 125, f. 40-53 (f, Sm).
P. s. Jocqué & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006: 218, f. 86a-f (mf).

f taiwanensis Wang & Yin, 2001....................Taiwan
P. t. Wang & Yin, 2001: 340, f. 29-30 (Df).

mf tingpingensis Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985....................China, Vietnam
P. t. Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1985: 23, f. 3A-d (Df).
P. t. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 398, f. 232I-J (f).
P. t. Wang & Yin, 2001: 341, f. 31-47 (f, Dm).

mf torvus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869)....................Sri Lanka, India, China, Taiwan
Tegenaria torva O. P.-Cambridge, 1869b: 376, pl. 11, f. 10-12, 14-20 (Dm).
Lancaria torva Karsch, 1879d: 557.
P. t. Simon, 1892a: 234, f. 173, 175 (m).
P. alticeps Pocock, 1899d: 751 (Df).
P. t. Pocock, 1900a: 211, f. 66 (m, Df).
P. t. Kayashima, 1962: 9, f. 1-4 (f).
P. t. Lee, 1966: 18, f. 3e-g (mf, misidentified per Wang & Yin, 2001: 2001).
P. t. Lehtinen, 1967: 260, f. 476 (f, S).
P. t. Levi, 1982: 120, f. 16-28 (mf).
P. t. Hu, 1984: 56, f. 51.1-3 (mf, misidentified per Wang & Yin, 2001: 2001).
P. alticeps Jose & Sebastian, 2001a: 304, f. 1a-g (mf).

mf triangulus Yang et al., 2003....................China
P. t. Yang et al., 2003: 43, f. A-F (Dmf).

mf xinping Chen et al., 2002....................China
P. x. Chen et al., 2002: 10, f. A-G (Dmf).