Last updated Apr. 18, 2008

N.B.: see notes under Mecysmaucheniidae, Pararchaeidae and Holarchaeidae.

Transferred to other families:
Afiamalu Marples, 1955 -- see Dolichognatha under Tetragnathidae.
Holarchaea Forster, 1955 -- see Holarchaeidae.
Landana Simon, 1884 -- see Dolichognatha under Tetragnathidae.
Mecysmauchenius Simon, 1884 -- see Mecysmaucheniidae.
Pararchaea Forster, 1955 -- see Pararchaeidae.
Zearchaea Wilton, 1946 -- see Mecysmaucheniidae.

A. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 24, type Archaea godfreyi Hewitt, 1919; the synonymy of this genus with Archaea C. L. Koch & Berendt, 1854 suggested by Eskov, 1992c: 312 was not based on examination of Recent specimens and has not been accepted by subsequent workers; the synonymy of this genus with Eriauchenius O. P.-Cambridge 1881 suggested by Wunderlich, 2004c: 791 is also not accepted here.

mf bergae Lotz, 1996....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005418]
A. b. Lotz, 1996b: 144, f. 1a-g (Dmf).

f entabeniensis Lotz, 2003....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038500]
A. e. Lotz, 2003b: 231, f. 5a-c (Df).

m fernkloofensis Lotz, 1996....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005419]
A. f. Lotz, 1996b: 148, f. 2a-b (Dm).

f fisheri Lotz, 2003....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038501]
A. f. Lotz, 2003b: 234, f. 6a-c (Df).

mf godfreyi (Hewitt, 1919) *....................South Africa, Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005420]
Archaea g. Hewitt, 1919a: 196, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
Archaea g. Canals, 1934: 5, f. 2 (f).
A. g. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 24, f. 1, 3, 8, 11, 18, 26, 30-33, 36-37, 53-54, 58-59 (Tmf from Eriauchenius).
A. g. Lotz, 1996b: 156, f. 6a-f (mf).

f haddadi Lotz, 2006....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041020]
A. h. Lotz, 2006: 118, f. 5-7 (Df).

f harveyi Lotz, 2003....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038502]
A. h. Lotz, 2003b: 235, f. 5a, 7a-b (Df).

f kranskopensis Lotz, 1996....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005421]
A. k. Lotz, 1996b: 150, f. 3a-e (Df).

m lawrencei Lotz, 1996....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005422]
A. l. Lotz, 1996b: 152, f. 4a-b (Dm).

f mahariraensis Lotz, 2003....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038503]
A. m. Lotz, 2003b: 237, f. 5a, 8a-b (Df).

mf ngomensis Lotz, 1996....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005423]
A. n. Lotz, 1996b: 154, f. 5a-e (Dmf).

f royalensis Lotz, 2006....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041021]
A. r. Lotz, 2006: 120, f. 8-10 (Df).

mf woodae Lotz, 2006....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041022]
A. w. Lotz, 2006: 121, f. 11-15 (Dmf).

A. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, type Archaea nodosa Forster, 1956.

mf daviesae Forster & Platnick, 1984....................Queensland [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005431]
A. d. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 22, f. 66-68, 70-75 (Dmf).

f hickmani (Butler, 1929)....................Victoria [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005432]
Archaea h. Butler, 1929: 46, pl. 2, f. 1-5 (Df).
Archaea hickmanni Canals, 1934: 5, f. 3 (f).
A. h. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 23, f. 40-50, 69 (Tf from Eriauchenius).

mf mainae Platnick, 1991....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005433]
A. m. Platnick, 1991b: 259, f. 1-7 (Dmf).

mf nodosa (Forster, 1956) *....................Queensland [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005434]
Archaea n. Forster, 1956a: 151, f. 1-7 (Dj).
A. n. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, f. 4-6, 9-10, 19, 27, 34-35, 57, 60-65 (Tmf from Eriauchenius).

f robinsi Harvey, 2002....................Western Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:037524]
A. r. Harvey, 2002b: 35, f. 1-4 (Df).

N.B.: Wunderlich's (2004c: 778, 791) removal of this genus from the synonymy of the Baltic amber fossil genus Archaea C. L. Koch & Berendt, 1854 seems well supported and is followed here, even though the earlier proposal by Lehtinen, 1967 to revive Eriauchenius for the recent species was rejected by Forster & Platnick, 1984 (indeed, based on Wunderlich's data, the five genera of Baltic amber archaeids he recognizes may constitute a monophyletic group that does not include the recent, Gondwanan taxa); see note under Afrarchaea.

Transferred to other genera:
E. godfreyi (Hewitt, 1919) -- see Afrarchaea.
E. hickmani (Butler, 1929) -- see Austrarchaea.
E. nodosus (Forster, 1956) -- see Austrarchaea.
E. novaeseelandiae (Forster, 1949) -- see Holarchaea under Holarchaeidae.

mf ambre Wood, 2008....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041342]
E. a. Wood, 2008: 263, f. 1C, 21A-D (Dmf).

mf anabohazo Wood, 2008....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041343]
E. a. Wood, 2008: 266, f. 1D, 13B, 14A, 16A-B, 28A-D (Dmf).

f borimontsina Wood, 2008....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041344]
E. b. Wood, 2008: 269, f. 1E, 18D (Df).

mf bourgini (Millot, 1948)....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005424]
Archaea b. Millot, 1948: 10, f. 1C, 2C, 3B, E (Dmf).
Archaea b. Legendre, 1970: 26, f. 10-11, 14c (m).

mf cornutus (Lotz, 2003)....................South Africa [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038504]
Archaea c. Lotz, 2003b: 225, f. 1a-d (Dm).
E. c. Lotz, 2006: 116, f. 1-3 (Df).

mf gracilicollis (Millot, 1948)....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005425]
Archaea g. Millot, 1948: 7, f. 1E, 2E (Df).
Archaea g. Legendre, 1970: 13, f. 2-3, 14e, pl. 1, f. 2, pl. 4, f. 7 (f, Dm).
Archaea g. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, f. 2, 7, 12, 20, 24-25, 28-29, 38-39, 56 (f).
E. g. Wunderlich, 2004c: 794, f. 44-47 (m).
E. g. Wood, 2008: 270, f. 1F, 14B, 16E, 25A-D, 35, 38 (mf).

mf griswoldi Wood, 2008....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041345]
E. g. Wood, 2008: 273, f. 2A, 13C, 14C, 16C-D, 29A-D (Dmf).

f halambohitra Wood, 2008....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041346]
E. h. Wood, 2008: 279, f. 2B, 14D, 16F (Df).

mf jeanneli (Millot, 1948)....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005426]
Archaea j. Millot, 1948: 12, f. 1A, 2B, 3F (Dmf).
Archaea j. Legendre, 1970: 27, f. 12-13, 14b, pl. 4, f. 6 (m).
Archaea j. Platnick, 1991a: 137, f. 3-4 (f).
E. j. Wood, 2008: 283, f. 2C, 14E, 17A, 18B, 22A-D (mf).

mf lavatenda Wood, 2008....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041347]
E. l. Wood, 2008: 284, f. 2D, 5A-D, 6A-E, 7A-D, 8A-D, 9A-F, 10A-D, 11A-D, 12C-E, 13A, 14F, 17B, 26A-D (Dmf).

mf legendrei (Platnick, 1991)....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005427]
Archaea l. Platnick, 1991a: 137, f. 7-14 (Dmf).
E. l. Wood, 2008: 286, f. 2E, 12B, 18A, 20A-D (mf).

mf namoroka Wood, 2008....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041348]
E. n. Wood, 2008: 287, f. 2F, 15A-B, 24A-D (Dmf).

mf pauliani (Legendre, 1970)....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005428]
Archaea p. Legendre, 1970: 21, f. 6-7, pl. 3, f. 4 (Dmf).

m ratsirarsoni (Lotz, 2003)....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:038505]
Archaea r. Lotz, 2003b: 226, f. 2a-c (Dm).

m spiceri Wood, 2008....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041349]
E. s. Wood, 2008: 288, f. 3A, 27A-D (Dm).

mf tsingyensis (Lotz, 2003)....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:039257]
Archaea t. Lotz, 2003b: 228, f. 3a-c, 4a-c (Dmf).
E. t. Wood, 2008: 289, f. 3B, 13D, 15C, 17C-D, 30A-D (mf).

mf vadoni (Millot, 1948)....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005429]
Archaea v. Millot, 1948: 8, f. 1B, 2D, 3A, C (Dmf).
Archaea v. Legendre, 1970: 24, f. 8-9, 14d, pl. 3, f. 5 (m).
Archaea v. Platnick & Forster, 1982: 10, f. 16.
Archaea v. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, f. 21-23, 55, 305 (f).
Archaea v. Platnick, 1991a: 137, f. 5-6 (f).
E. v. Wood, 2008: 290, f. 1B, 3C, 15D, 17E, 18C, 19A-D, 36-37 (mf).

mf voronakely Wood, 2008....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:041350]
E. v. Wood, 2008: 292, f. 3D, 12A, 15E, 17F, 23A-D (Dmf).

mf workmani O. P.-Cambridge, 1881 *....................Madagascar [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:005430]
E. workmanni O. P.-Cambridge, 1881d: 768, pl. 66, f. 2 (Dj).
Archaea w. Simon, 1895a: 935-937, f. 32, 1005-1006.
Archaea w. Canals, 1934: 4, f. 1 (Df).
Archaea w. Petrunkevitch, 1939c: 494, f. 10-18, 21, 23 (f, Dm).
Archaea w. Millot, 1948: 5, f. 1D, 2A, 3D (m).
Archaea w. Legendre, 1970: 17, f. 4-5, 14a, pl. II (m).
Archaea w. Forster & Platnick, 1984: 21, f. 51-52 (m).
Archaea w. Platnick, 1991a: 135, f. 1-2 (f).
Archaea w. Griswold et al., 2005: 14, f. 165A-D, 168A-D (mf).