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FAM. CYCLOCTENIDAE Simon, 1898a: 351 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spiderfam:0040]

Last updated Apr. 30, 2009

N.B.: see Lehtinen, 1967, Homann, 1968 and Forster, 1970b: 111 for differing views on the limits of this family.

In synonymy:
Pycnoctenus L. Koch, 1878 = Cycloctenus L. Koch, 1878 (Lehtinen, 1967: 261).

Homonym replaced:
Anaua Forster, 1970 -- see Uzakia.

Gen. Cycloctenus L. Koch, 1878 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:01926]

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Pycnoctenus L. Koch, 1878, transferred from the Pisauridae, by Lehtinen, 1967: 261.

Transferred to other genera:
C. vittatus Rainbow, 1920 -- see Argoctenus under Zoridae.

mf abyssinus Urquhart, 1890....................New South Wales [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021794]
C. a. Urquhart, 1890b: 237, pl. 16, f. 1 (Dmf).
C. a. Rainbow, 1893a: 473, pl. 22, f. 6-12 (mf).
C. a. Forster, 1979: 17, f. 43 (f).

f agilis Forster, 1979....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021795]
C. a. Forster, 1979: 20, f. 69-70 (Df).

mf centralis Forster, 1979....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021796]
C. c. Forster, 1979: 21, f. 75-78 (Dmf).

mf cryptophilus Hickman, 1981....................Tasmania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021797]
C. c. Hickman, 1981: 56, f. 14-18 (Dmf).

mf duplex Forster, 1979....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021798]
C. d. Forster, 1979: 22, f. 83-85 (Dmf).

mf fiordensis Forster, 1979....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021799]
C. f. Forster, 1979: 18, f. 8, 62-65 (Dmf).

mf flaviceps L. Koch, 1878 *....................Australia [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021800]
C. f. L. Koch, 1878a: 988, pl. 86, f. 3 (Df).
C. f. Simon, 1898a: 353.
C. f. Simon, 1899b: 426.
C. f. Forster, 1979: 13, f. 3, 42 (f).

mf flavus Hickman, 1981....................Tasmania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021801]
C. f. Hickman, 1981: 50, f. 6-9 (Dmf).

mf fugax Goyen, 1890....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021802]
C. f. Goyen, 1890: 267 (Dmf).
C. f. Forster, 1979: 23, f. 6, 9, 39-40, 79-82 (removed mf from S of C. flaviceps).

mf infrequens Hickman, 1981....................Tasmania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021803]
C. i. Hickman, 1981: 59, f. 19-22 (Dmf).

mf lepidus Urquhart, 1890....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021804]
C. l. Urquhart, 1890c: 261, pl. 17, f. 1 (Df).
C. l. Forster, 1979: 20, f. 66-68 (removed f from S of C. flaviceps, Dm).

f montivagus Hickman, 1981....................Tasmania [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021805]
C. m. Hickman, 1981: 53, f. 10-13 (Df).

mf nelsonensis Forster, 1979....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021806]
C. n. Forster, 1979: 16, f. 58-61 (Dmf).

mf paturau Forster, 1979....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021807]
C. p. Forster, 1979: 17, f. 55-57 (Dmf).

mf pulcher Urquhart, 1891....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021808]
C. p. Urquhart, 1891a: 183 (Df).
C. p. Forster, 1979: 20, f. 71-74 (removed f from S of C. flaviceps, Dm).

f robustus (L. Koch, 1878)....................New South Wales [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021809]
Pycnoctenus r. L. Koch, 1878a: 996, pl. 87, f. 2 (Df).

mf westlandicus Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021810]
C. w. Forster, 1964a: 149, f. 69-75 (Dmf).
C. w. Forster, 1979: 14, f. 31-32, 38, 50-54 (mf).

Gen. Galliena Simon, 1898 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:01927]

N.B.: placed as the lycosid subfamily Gallieninae by Homann, 1968: 56.

f montigena Simon, 1898 *....................Java [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021811]
G. m. Simon, 1898a: 353, f. 345 (Df).

Gen. Plectophanes Bryant, 1935 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:01928]

f altus Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021812]
P. alta Forster, 1964a: 143, f. 57-58 (Df).
P. alta Forster, 1979: 35, f. 141-142 (f).

f archeyi Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021813]
P. a. Forster, 1964a: 144, f. 59-60 (Df).
P. a. Forster, 1979: 36, f. 144-145 (f).

mf frontalis Bryant, 1935 *....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021814]
P. f. Bryant, 1935d: 82, pl. 11, f. 10, 12, 14, pl. 12, f. 27 (Df).
P. f. Forster, 1964a: 139, f. 50-53 (f, Dm).
P. f. Forster, 1979: 34, f. 35-36, 132, 134-137 (mf).

mf hollowayae Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021815]
P. hollowayi Forster, 1964a: 145, f. 61-68 (Dmf).
P. h. Forster, 1979: 36, f. 143 (f).

f pilgrimi Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021816]
P. p. Forster, 1964a: 142, f. 54-56 (Df).
P. p. Forster, 1979: 34, f. 138-139 (f).

Gen. Toxopsiella Forster, 1964 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:01929]

T. Forster, 1964a: 114, type T. lawrencei Forster, 1964.

Transferred to other genera:
T. aucklandensis Forster, 1964 -- see Hapona under Desidae.
T. crypta Forster, 1964 -- see Hapona under Desidae.
T. insula Forster, 1964 -- see Hapona under Desidae.
T. marplesi Forster, 1964 -- see Hapona under Desidae.
T. muscicola Forster, 1964 -- see Hapona under Desidae.
T. otagoa Forster, 1964 -- see Hapona under Desidae.
T. salmoni Forster, 1964 -- see Hapona under Desidae.

f alpina Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021817]
T. a. Forster, 1964a: 122, f. 16-18 (Df).
T. a. Forster, 1979: 27, f. 108-109 (f).

mf australis Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021818]
T. a. Forster, 1964a: 126, f. 27-30 (Dmf).
T. a. Forster, 1979: 29, f. 113-116 (mf).

mf centralis Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021819]
T. c. Forster, 1964a: 119, f. 9-10 (Df).
T. c. Forster, 1979: 26, f. 104-107 (f, Dm).

mf dugdalei Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021820]
T. d. Forster, 1964a: 123, f. 20-24 (Dmf).
T. d. Forster, 1979: 32, f. 128-131 (mf).

mf horningi Forster, 1979....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021821]
T. h. Forster, 1979: 26, f. 94-95, 102-103 (Dmf).

mf lawrencei Forster, 1964 *....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021822]
T. l. Forster, 1964a: 115, f. 1-4 (Dmf).
T. l. Forster, 1979: 23, f. 4, 7, 33-34, 41, 90-91, 96-97 (mf).

mf medialis Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021823]
T. m. Forster, 1964a: 116, f. 5-8 (Dmf).
T. m. Forster, 1979: 31, f. 124-127 (mf).

mf minuta Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021824]
T. m. Forster, 1964a: 129, f. 31-32 (Df).
T. m. Forster, 1979: 31, f. 87, 121-123 (f, Dm).

mf nelsonensis Forster, 1979....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021825]
T. n. Forster, 1979: 28, f. 110-112 (Dmf).

mf orientalis Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021826]
T. o. Forster, 1964a: 120, f. 11-15 (Dmf).
T. o. Forster, 1979: 24, f. 92-93, 98-99 (mf).

mf parrotti Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021827]
T. p. Forster, 1964a: 126, f. 25-26 (Df).
T. p. Forster, 1979: 26, f. 88-89, 100-101 (f, Dm).

mf perplexa Forster, 1964....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021828]
T. p. Forster, 1964a: 130, f. 33-34 (Dm).
T. p. Forster, 1979: 30, f. 117-120 (m, Df).

Gen. Uzakia Koçak & Kemal, 2008 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:03830]

U. Koçak & Kemal, 2008a: 2, replacement name for Anaua Forster, 1970b: 62 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:01925], type A. unica Forster, 1970, preoccupied in the Orthoptera; described in the Desidae but possibly related to Plectophanes Bryant, 1935 according to Forster, 1979: 38 and therefore placed here by Brignoli, 1983c: 496.

mf unica (Forster, 1970) *....................New Zealand [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:021793]
Anaua u. Forster, 1970b: 63, f. 139-142 (Df).
Anaua u. Forster, 1979: 36, f. 2, 37, 146-149 (Dm).