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

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FAM. ZOROPSIDAE Bertkau, 1882

Last updated Aug. 13, 2003

N.B.: revalidated by Levy, 1990a: 139.

Gen. Akamasia Bosselaers, 2002

A. Bosselaers, 2002: 149, type Zoropsis cyprogenis Bosselaers, 1997.

mf cyprogenia (Bosselaers, 1997)....................Cyprus
Zoropsis c. Bosselaers, 1997: 164, f. 2-10 (Df).
A. c. Bosselaers, 2002: 149, f. 3C, 4A-B (Tf from Zoropsis, Dm).

Gen. Huntia Gray & Thompson, 2001

H. Gray & Thompson, 2001: 164, type H. deepensis Gray & Thompson, 2001; N.B.: assigned only to the superfamily Lycosoidea by Gray & Thompson, 2001, placed in Miturgidae because of its possible relationship to Griswoldia Dippenaar-Schoeman & Jocqué, 1997, transferred here by Raven & Stumkat, 2003: 109

mf deepensis Gray & Thompson, 2001 *....................Western Australia
H. d. Gray & Thompson, 2001: 165, f. 4d-f, 5a-d, 6a-d, f-g (Dmf).

f murrindal Gray & Thompson, 2001....................Victoria
H. m. Gray & Thompson, 2001: 168, f. 6e, h-i, 7a-d (Df).

Gen. Takeoa Lehtinen, 1967

T. Lehtinen, 1967: 266, type Zoropsis nishimurai Yaginuma, 1963; N.B.: transferred here from the Zoridae because of its presumed close relationship with Zoropsis.

mf nishimurai (Yaginuma, 1963) *....................China, Korea, Japan
Zoropsis n. Yaginuma, 1963a: 1, 3, pl. I, pl. III, f. 1-12 (Dmf).
T. n. Lehtinen, 1967: 266, f. 403, 405 (Tmf from Zoropsis).
Zoropsis (T.) n. Yaginuma, 1971: 124, f. 101.1-9 (mf).
Zoropsis n. Chen & Zhang, 1982: 34, f. 1-7 (mf).
Zoropsis n. Hu, 1984: 66, f. 49.3-4 (mf).
Zoropsis n. Yaginuma, 1986a: 17, f. 11 (mf).
Zoropsis n. Chen & Zhang, 1991: 53, f. 45.1-6 (mf).
T. n. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 398, f. 233A (m).
T. n. Bosselaers, 2002: 142, f. 1A-B, 3D-E (mf).
T. n. Namkung, 2002: 406, f. 30.1a-c (mf).

Gen. Uliodon L. Koch, 1873

N.B.: transferred from the Ctenidae to the Miturgidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 273, here by Raven & Stumkat, 2003: 109, who considered the genus endemic to New Zealand and the Australian species misplaced.

Transferred to other genera:
U. australiensis (L. Koch, 1873) -- see Mituliodon under Miturgidae.
U. maritimus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1883) -- see Amaurobioides under Anyphaenidae.
U. oswaldi (Lenz, 1891) -- see Zorodictyna under Zorocratidae.
U. tarantulinus (L. Koch, 1873) -- see Mituliodon under Miturgidae.
U. torvus (L. Koch, 1873) -- see Mituliodon under Miturgidae.

f albopunctatus L. Koch, 1873 *....................New Zealand
U. albopunctatum L. Koch, 1873: 432, pl. 34, f. 2 (Df).

f cervinus L. Koch, 1873....................New Zealand
U. cervinum L. Koch, 1873: 433, pl. 34, f. 3 (Df).

m ferrugineus (L. Koch, 1873)....................Australia
Zora ferruginea L. Koch, 1873: 443, pl. 34, f. 8 (Dm).
U. ferruginiea Simon, 1897a: 111.

mf frenatus (L. Koch, 1873)....................New Zealand
Zora frenata L. Koch, 1873: 440, pl. 34, f. 6 (Df).
Tegenaria vicina Karsch, 1878c: 816 (Df).
U. f. Simon, 1897a: 106.
U. hawkesi Hogg, 1911: 303, f. 93 (Dmf).

mf marmoreus (Hogg, 1896)....................Central Australia
Zora marmorea Hogg, 1896: 326 (Dmf).
U. m. Rainbow, 1911: 247.

Gen. Zoropsis Simon, 1878

N.B.: transferred here from the Zoridae by Levy, 1990a: 139.

Transferred to other genera:
Z. cyprogenia Bosselaers, 1997 -- see Akamasia.
Z. nishimurai Yaginuma, 1963 -- see Takeoa.

In synonymy:
Z. capillata Schmidt, 1975 = Z. rufipes (Lucas, 1938) (Wunderlich, 1987a: 231).
Z. lutea asiatica Kulczyn'ski, 1911 = Z. lutea (Thorell, 1875) (Levy, 1990a: 141).
Z. maculosa O. P.-Cambridge, 1907 = Z. rufipes (Lucas, 1938) (Schmidt, 1956c: 84).
Z. pluridentata Franganillo, 1925 = Z. spinimana (Dufour, 1820) (Lehtinen, 1967: 276).
Z. quedenfeldti Dahl, 1901 = Z. spinimana (Dufour, 1820) (Lehtinen, 1967: 276).
Z. teneriffensis Schmidt, 1975 = Z. rufipes (Lucas, 1938) (Wunderlich, 1987a: 231).
Z. triangularis Dahl, 1901 = Z. spinimana (Dufour, 1820) (Lehtinen, 1967: 276).
Z. xylina Simon, 1909 = Z. bilineata Dahl, 1901 (Lehtinen, 1967: 277).

j beccarii Caporiacco, 1935....................Turkey
Z. b. Caporiacco, 1935a: 285 (Dj).

mf bilineata Dahl, 1901....................Mallorca, Morocco, Algeria
Z. b. Dahl, 1901a: 194 (Df).
Z. xylina Simon, 1909b: 15 (Df).
Z. xylina Simon, 1914a: 274, f. 1B (f).
Z. b. Lehtinen, 1967: 277 (S).
Z. b. Wunderlich, 1995A: 724, f. 4-5 (mf).
Z. b. Thaler & Knoflach, 1998c: 177, f. 7, 10-11, 24 (mf).

?? bilineata viberti Simon, 1910....................Algeria
Z. xylina v. Simon, 1910d: 275 (D).

f coreana Paik, 1978....................Korea
Z. c. Paik, 1978b: 45, f. 1-10 (Df).
Z. c. Kim & Cho, 2002: 187, f. 379-384 (f).

mf kirghizicus Ovtchinnikov & Zonstein, 2001....................Kyrgyzstan
Z. k. Ovtchinnikov & Zonstein, 2001: 5, f. 1-4 (Dmf).

?? libanica Simon, 1884....................Middle East
Z. l. Simon, 1884i: 190 (D).

mf lutea (Thorell, 1875)....................Eastern Mediterranean, Ukraine
Zora l. Thorell, 1875b: 76 (Dmf).
Zora l. Thorell, 1875c: 84 (Dmf).
Z. l. Simon, 1884j: 343.
Z. l. Kulczyn'ski, 1911a: 12, pl. 1, f. 2 (f).
Z. l. asiatica Kulczyn'ski, 1911a: 12, pl. 1, f. 1 (Df).
Z. l. Lehtinen, 1967: 457, f. 399 (m).
Z. l. Levy, 1990a: 141, f. 1-16 (mf, S).
Z. l. Wunderlich, 1995A: 725, f. 8-9 (mf).
Z. l. Thaler & Knoflach, 1998c: 180, f. 14-15, 18-19, 22, 26 (mf).

f markamensis Hu & Li, 1987....................China
Z. m. Hu & Li, 1987b: 257, f. 6.1-5 (Df).
Z. m. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 398, f. 232T-U (f).
Z. mangkamensis Hu, 2001: 125, f. 38.1-2 (f).

mf media Simon, 1878....................Western Mediterranean
Z. m. Simon, 1878a: 328, pl. 16, f. 12 (Dmf).
Z. m. Simon, 1910d: 272, f. 1C (f).
Z. m. Simon, 1914a: 32, 33, f. 57-59 (mf).
Z. m. Barrientos et al., 1985: 223, f. 2-3 (m).
Z. m. Levy, 1990a: 142, f. 17-19 (mf).
Z. m. Wunderlich, 1995A: 724, f. 6-7 (mf).
Z. m. Bosselaers, 2002: 142, f. 3A, 4C-D (mf).

mf oertzeni Dahl, 1901....................Italy, Greece, Balkans
Z. o. Dahl, 1901a: 192 (Df).
Z. ocreata Chyzer & Kulczyn'ski, 1897: 261, pl. 10, f. 37 (mf, misidentified).
Z. bilineata Kulczyn'ski, 1909a: 447, pl. 22, f. 31 (m, misidentified).
Z. o. Thaler & Knoflach, 1998c: 179, f. 8-9, 12-13, 25 (removed f from S of Z. spinimana, contra Lehtinen, 1967: 276; m had been misidentified as Z. bilineata by Kulczyn'ski, 1909).

mf pekingensis Schenkel, 1953....................China
Z. p. Schenkel, 1953b: 11, f. 6 (Df).
Z. p. Tang, Kim & Song, 1999: 38, f. 1-8 (f, Dm).
Z. p. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 398, f. 13J, 232V-W, 233B-D (mf).
Z. p. Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 300, f. 191A-H (mf).

mf rufipes (Lucas, 1838)....................Canary Is., Madeira
Olios r. Lucas, 1838: 32, pl. 6, f. 13 (Dm).
Z. r. Simon, 1880a: 344 (Df).
Z. r. O. P.-Cambridge, 1908b: 820, pl. 50, f. 18-21 (f).
Z. maculosa O. P.-Cambridge, 1908b: 822, pl. 50, f. 18-21 (Df).
Z. r. Schmidt, 1956c: 84 (S).
Z. r. Schmidt, 1956g: 240, f. 7a (f).
Z. capillata Schmidt, 1975a: 219, f. 1-2 (Dmf).
Z. teneriffensis Schmidt, 1975d: 501, f. 1 (Df).
Z. teneriffensis Schmidt, 1982: 4, f. 1a-b (Dm).
Z. r. Wunderlich, 1987a: 231, f. 611-619 (mf, S).
Z. r. Levy, 1990a: 142, f. 20-22 (mf).
Z. r. Wunderlich, 1995A: 725, f. 10-14 (mf).
Z. r. Thaler & Knoflach, 1998c: 181, f. 16-17, 20-21, 27 (mf).
Z. r. Silva, 2003: 57, f. 23a (f).

mf spinimana (Dufour, 1820) *....................Mediterranean (USA, introduced)
Dolomedes spinimanus Dufour, 1820c: 204, pl. 76, f. 3 (Df).
Dolomedes dufourii Walckenaer, 1837: 358 (Df).
Dolomedes ocreatus C. L. Koch, 1841b: 212, f. 10 (Df).
Dolomedes dufourii Walckenaer, 1842: 455 (Dm).
Lycosa ocreata Lucas, 1846: 107.
Lycosoides algirica Lucas, 1846: 122, pl. 2, f. 10 (Dmf).
Zora ocreata C. L. Koch, 1847: 105, f. 1345 (f).
Zora algeriensis Simon, 1864: 372.
Zora dufourii Simon, 1864: 372.
Hecaerge wrightii Blackwall, 1870b: 407, pl. 15, f. 2 (Df).
Zora ocreata Thorell, 1873: 534.
Z. ocreata Simon, 1878a: 327 (Dm).
Z. albertisii Pavesi, 1880b: 338 (Dm).
Z. ocreata Simon, 1892a: 230, f. 176-180 (m).
Z. albertisii Dahl, 1901a: 191 (Df).
Z. wrighti Dahl, 1901a: 192.
Z. quedenfeldti Dahl, 1901a: 192 (Df).
Z. triangularis Dahl, 1901a: 194 (Df).
Z. s. Dahl, 1901a: 195.
Z. ocreata Kulczyn'ski, 1909a: 444, pl. 22, f. 26 (mf).
Z. s. Simon, 1910d: 273, f. 1A (f).
Z. ocreata J. Berland, 1913: 29, 30, f. 10-15 (f).
Z. s. Simon, 1914a: 32, 33, f. 54-56 (mf).
Z. pluridentata Franganillo, 1925: 40 (Dm).
Z. s. Bacelar, 1929: 250, f. 4-5 (mf).
Z. s. Lehtinen, 1967: 276 (S).
Z. s. Wunderlich, 1995A: 724, f. 1-2 (mf).
Z. quedenfeldti Wunderlich, 1995A: 725, f. 3 (f).
Z. s. Thaler & Knoflach, 1998c: 174, f. 2-6, 23 (mf).
Z. s. Griswold & Ubick, 2001: 111, f. 1-5 (mf).
Z. s. Bosselaers, 2002: 142, f. 1C (m).