World Spider Catalog

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: although usually attributed to C. L. Koch, 1850: 70, the family name was used earlier (see Judson, 2012: 1276).

Gen. Dorceus C. L. Koch, 1846 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03328

Transferred to other genera:

Dorceus albopictus (Simon, 1873) -- see Eresus

In synonymy:

Dorceus caniceps Simon, 1911 = Dorceus fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846 (El-Hennawy, 2002: 61)

Dorceus eburneus (Simon, 1876) = Dorceus latifrons Simon, 1873 (El-Hennawy, 2002: 64)

Dorceus viberti Simon, 1911 = Dorceus fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846 (Lehtinen, 1967: 231)

Dorceus albolunulatus (Simon, 1876) | | Algeria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005800

Eresus albolunulatus Simon, 1876d: 86 (Df) Original description

Dorceus albolunulatus Simon, 1911b: 293 (Dm)

Dorceus fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846 | | Tunisia, Senegal, Israel urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005804

Dorceus fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846: 15, f. 1088 (Dm) Original description

Eresa (Erythrophora) fastuosus Simon, 1864: 300

Dorceus fastuosus Simon, 1886g: 366

Dorceus fastuosus Simon, 1892a: 254, f. 205

Dorceus caniceps Simon, 1911b: 291 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052193]

Dorceus viberti Simon, 1911b: 292 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052154]

Dorceus canicipiti Simon, 1911b: 294 (nomen nudum)

Dorceus canicipiti Roewer, 1955c: 1291

Dorceus fastuosus Lehtinen, 1967: 231 (S of Dorceus viberti)

Dorceus fastuosus El-Hennawy, 2002: 61, f. 1, 3-4, 11, 15-20 (m, S of Dorceus caniceps)

Dorceus fastuosus Miller et al., 2012: 45, f. 8E-H, 12D-F, 16B, E, 26A-J, 27A-F, 28A-D. 29A-F, 30A-F, 31A-F, 32A-F (m, Df)

Dorceus latifrons Simon, 1873 | | Algeria, Tunisia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005805

Dorceus latifrons Simon, 1873a: 160, pl. 3, f. 26-27 (Df) Original description

Eresus eburneus Simon, 1876d: 86 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051530]

Dorceus eburneus Simon, 1885i: 20 (Df)

Dorceus eburneus Simon, 1892a: 249, f. 205

Dorceus eburneus Lehtinen, 1967: 461, f. 464 (m)

Dorceus latifrons El-Hennawy, 2002: 64, f. 2, 6-7, 9-10, 12, 21-23 (mf, S of Dorceus eburneus)

Dorceus quadrispilotus Simon, 1908 | | Egypt urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005806

Dorceus quadrispilotus Simon, 1908b: 82 (Dm) Original description

Dorceus quadrispilotus El-Hennawy, 1998: 97, f. 1-4 (m)

Dorceus quadrispilotus El-Hennawy, 2002: 67, f. 5, 13, 24-26 (m)

Dorceus trianguliceps Simon, 1911 | | Tunisia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005807

Dorceus trianguliceps Simon, 1911b: 292 (Dm) Original description

Dorceus trianguliceps El-Hennawy, 2002: 68, f. 8, 14, 27-29 (m)