The World Spider Catalog, Version 4.5
by Norman I. Platnick

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FAM. TENGELLIDAE Dahl, 1908

Last updated Aug. 13, 2003

N.B.: considered valid by Wolff, 1978: 139, contra Lehtinen, 1967: 268, who considered the group a subfamily of the Miturgidae; apparently polyphyletic (Griswold, 1993: 37; Griswold et al., 1999: 59).

Transferred to other families:
Mnesitheus Thorell, 1899 -- see Raecius under Zorocratidae.
Themacrys Simon, 1906 -- see Phyxelididae.
Zorocrates Simon, 1888 -- see Zorocratidae.

In synonymy:
Metafecenia F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902 = Tengella Dahl, 1901 (Lehtinen, 1967: 248).

Gen. Anachemmis Chamberlin, 1919

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Titiotus Simon, 1897 by Platnick, 1999: 4, contra Ivie, in Lehtinen, 1967: 213.

Transferred to other genera:
A. dolichopus Chamberlin, 1919 -- see Socalchemmis.

mf sober Chamberlin, 1919 *....................USA
A. s. Chamberlin, 1919b: 13, pl. 5, f. 5 (Df).
A. s. Silva, 2003: 41, f. 13d (m).

Gen. Calamistrula Dahl, 1901

N.B.: placed here by Brignoli, 1983c: 534, rather than as a uliodonine as proposed by Lehtinen, 1967: 220.

f evanescens Dahl, 1901 *....................Madagascar
C. e. Dahl, 1901a: 196, f. 1-5 (Df).........................................
C. e. Lehtinen, 1967: 437, f. 77 (f).

Gen. Haurokoa Forster & Wilton, 1973

H. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 299, type H. filicicola Forster & Wilton, 1973; described in the Psechridae, transferred here by Raven & Stumkat, 2003: 105-107.

mf filicicola Forster & Wilton, 1973 *....................New Zealand
H. f. Forster & Wilton, 1973: 299, f. 1055-1059 (Dmf).

Gen. Lauricius Simon, 1888

N.B.: transferred here from the Clubionidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 243.

mf hemicloeinus Simon, 1888 *....................USA, Mexico
L. h. Simon, 1888b: 208 (Df).
L. h. Simon, 1897a: 86, f. 76.
L. hemiclaeinus F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1900: 91, pl. 7, f. 1 (f, lapsus).
L. h. Gertsch, 1935b: 11, f. 16-19 (f, Dm).

mf hooki Gertsch, 1941....................USA
L. h. Gertsch, 1941b: 20 (Dmf).
L. h. Edwards, 1958: 372, f. 4-6, 18, 204 (mf).

Gen. Liocranoides Keyserling, 1881

N.B.: transferred here from the Clubionidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 244.

Transferred to other genera:
L. flavescens Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 -- see Titiotus.

mf archeri Platnick, 1999....................USA
L. a. Platnick, 1999: 10, f. 1-6, 19-21 (Dmf).

mf coylei Platnick, 1999....................USA
L. unicolor Barrows, 1940: 138, f. 11 (f, misidentified).
L. c. Platnick, 1999: 9, f. 15-18 (Dmf).

mf gertschi Platnick, 1999....................USA
L. g. Platnick, 1999: 11, f. 23-26 (Dmf).

mf tennesseensis Platnick, 1999....................USA
L. t. Platnick, 1999: 8, f. 11-14 (Dmf).

mf unicolor Keyserling, 1881 *....................USA
L. u. Keyserling, 1881c: 291 (Df).
L. u. Platnick, 1999: 6, f. 7-10 (f, Dm).

Gen. Socalchemmis Platnick & Ubick, 2001

S. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 2, type Anachemmis dolichopus Chamberlin, 1919.

mf bixleri Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. b. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 8, f. 11-15 (Dmf).

mf cajalco Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. c. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 16, f. 36-40 (Dmf).

mf catavina Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................Mexico
S. c. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 25, f. 69-73 (Dmf).

f cruz Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. c. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 11, f. 64-65 (Df).

mf dolichopus (Chamberlin, 1919) *....................USA
Anachemmis d. Chamberlin, 1919b: 13, pl. 5, f. 6-7 (Dmf).
S. d. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 5, f. 1-5 (Tmf from Anachemmis).

mf gertschi Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. g. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 7, f. 6-10 (Dmf).

mf icenoglei Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. i. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 14, f. 31-35 (Dmf).

mf idyllwild Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. i. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 17, f. 46-50 (Dmf).

mf kastoni Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA, Mexico
S. k. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 9, f. 16-20 (Dmf).

mf miramar Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. m. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 18, f. 51-55 (Dmf).

mf monterey Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. m. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 12, f. 26-30 (Dmf).

mf palomar Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. p. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 17, f. 41-45 (Dmf).

mf prenticei Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. p. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 21, f. 56-60 (Dmf).

m rothi Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................Mexico
S. r. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 23, f. 61-63 (Dm).

mf shantzi Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................USA
S. s. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 11, f. 21-25 (Dmf).

m williamsi Platnick & Ubick, 2001....................Mexico
S. w. Platnick & Ubick, 2001: 24, f. 66-68 (Dm).

Gen. Tengella Dahl, 1901

N.B.: considerd a senior synonym of Metafecenia F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902, transferred from the Psechridae, by Lehtinen, 1967: 248.

m albolineata (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902)....................Mexico
Metafecenia a. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902a: 357, pl. 33, f. 16-17 (Dm).
T. a. Lehtinen, 1967: 437, f. 75 (m).
T. a. Wolff, 1978: 141, f. 6-7 (m).

f perfuga Dahl, 1901 *....................South America
T. perfuga Dahl, 1901b: 252 (Df).

mf radiata (Kulczyn'ski, 1909)....................Costa Rica
Metafecenia r. Kulczyn'ski, 1909a: 447, pl. 22, f. 18 (Df).
T. perfuga Lehtinen, 1967: 268, f. 83 (f, S, rejected).
T. r. Wolff, 1978: 140, f. 1-5 (removed f from S, Dm).

Gen. Titiotus Simon, 1897

N.B.: transferred from the Ctenidae to the Tengellidae and considered a senior synonym of Anachemmis Chamberlin, 1920 by Ivie, in Lehtinen, 1967: 213; that synonymy rejected by Platnick, 1999: 4.

f brasiliensis Mello-Leitão, 1915....................Brazil
T. b. Mello-Leitão, 1915a: 140 (Df).

f californicus Simon, 1897 *....................USA
T. c. Simon, 1897a: 113, f. 97 (Df).
T. c. Banks, 1913: 181, pl. 12, f. 23 (f).

f flavescens (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941)....................USA
Liocranoides f. Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941b: 24, f. 18 (Df).
T. f. Lehtinen, 1967: 271 (Tf from Liocranoides).