World Spider Catalog

Gnaphosidae Banks, 1892

Family | ACCEPTED

Gen. Xerophaeus Purcell, 1907 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02498

type Xerophaeus capensis Purcell, 1907; gender masculine

Transferred to other genera:

Xerophaeus coruscus (L. Koch, 1875) -- see Sorkinius

Xerophaeus espoir Platnick, 1981 -- see Sorkinius

Xerophaeus kibonotensis Tullgren, 1910 -- see Sorkinius

Xerophaeus oceanicus Schmidt & Jocqué, 1983 -- see Sorkinius

Xerophaeus zuluensis Lawrence, 1938 -- see Trichothyse

In synonymy:

Xerophaeus delphinurus Purcell, 1907 = Xerophaeus capensis Purcell, 1907 (Tucker, 1923: 397)

Xerophaeus gordonicus Hewitt, 1915 = Xerophaeus hottentottus Purcell, 1908 (Tucker, 1923: 405)

Xerophaeus interrogator Purcell, 1907 = Xerophaeus capensis Purcell, 1907 (Tucker, 1923: 397)

Xerophaeus poweri Hewitt, 1915 = Xerophaeus aridus Purcell, 1907 (Tucker, 1923: 394)

Xerophaeus ahenus Purcell, 1908 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028055

Xerophaeus ahenus Purcell, 1908: 237, pl. 11, f. 19 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus ahenus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 32, 1 f. (f)

Xerophaeus anthropoides Hewitt, 1916 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028056

Xerophaeus anthropoides Hewitt, 1916b: 211, f. 10 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus anthropoides Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 33, 4 f. (f)

Xerophaeus appendiculatus Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028057

Xerophaeus appendiculatus Purcell, 1907: 326, pl. 15, f. 41-42 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus appendiculatus Tucker, 1923: 393, pl. 11, f. 86 (mf)

Xerophaeus appendiculatus Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020b: 680, f. 17C, 28C, 29C (f)

Xerophaeus appendiculatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 34, 8 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus aridus Purcell, 1907 | | Namibia, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028058

Xerophaeus aridus Purcell, 1907: 319, pl. 15, f. 26 (Df) Original description

Prosthesima aridus Tullgren, 1910: 109, pl. 1, f. 23 (f)

Xerophaeus poweri Hewitt, 1915b: 94, f. 4 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057399]

Xerophaeus aridus Tucker, 1923: 394, pl. 11, f. 87 (m, S of Xerophaeus poweri)

Xerophaeus aridus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 35, 6 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus aurariarum Purcell, 1907 | | Namibia, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028059

Xerophaeus aurariarum Purcell, 1907: 324, pl. 15, f. 35-36 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus aurariarum Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 36, 7 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus bicavus Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028060

Xerophaeus bicavus Tucker, 1923: 397, pl. 10, f. 88 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus bicavus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 37, 7 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus biplagiatus Tullgren, 1910 | | Tanzania, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028061

Xerophaeus biplagiatus Tullgren, 1910: 108, pl. 1, f. 21 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus biplagiatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 38, 1 f. (f)

Xerophaeus capensis Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028062 TYPE SPECIES

Xerophaeus capensis Purcell, 1907: 314, pl. 13, f. 20 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus delphinurus Purcell, 1907: 316, pl. 13, f. 21 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057397]

Xerophaeus interrogator Purcell, 1907: 316, pl. 14, f. 22 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057398]

Xerophaeus capensis Tucker, 1923: 397, pl. 11, f. 89 (mf, S of Xerophaeus delphinurus and X. interrogator)

Xerophaeus capensis Murphy, 2007: 50, f. 386-387 (mf)

Xerophaeus capensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 39, 10 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus communis Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028063

Xerophaeus communis Purcell, 1907: 322, pl. 14, f. 33-34 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus communis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 40, 7 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus crusculus Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028066

Xerophaeus crusculus Tucker, 1923: 400, pl. 11, f. 90 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus crusculus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 42, 3 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus crustosus Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028067

Xerophaeus crustosus Purcell, 1907: 325, pl. 15, f. 40 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus crustosus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 43, 4 f. (m)

Xerophaeus druryi Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028068

Xerophaeus druryi Tucker, 1923: 402, pl. 11, f. 91 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus exiguus Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028070

Xerophaeus exiguus Purcell, 1907: 324, pl. 14, f. 37 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus exiguus Tucker, 1923: 403 (Df)

Xerophaeus exiguus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 44, 2 f. (m)

Xerophaeus flammeus Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028071

Xerophaeus flammeus Tucker, 1923: 404, pl. 10, f. 92 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus flammeus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 45, 1 f. (f)

Xerophaeus flavescens Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028072

Xerophaeus flavescens Purcell, 1907: 317, pl. 14, f. 23 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus flavescens Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 46, 1 f. (m)

Xerophaeus hottentottus Purcell, 1908 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028073

Xerophaeus hottentottus Purcell, 1908: 236, pl. 11, f. 17 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus gordonicus Hewitt, 1915b: 97, f. 5 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057400]

Xerophaeus hottentottus Tucker, 1923: 405 (S of Xerophaeus gordonicus)

Xerophaeus hottentottus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 47, 7 f. (f)

Xerophaeus kiwuensis Strand, 1913 | | Central Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028074

Xerophaeus kiwuensis Strand, 1913a: 334 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus lightfooti Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028075

Xerophaeus lightfooti Purcell, 1907: 321, pl. 14, f. 31-32 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus lightfooti Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 48, 2 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus longispina Purcell, 1908 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028076

Xerophaeus longispina Purcell, 1908: 235, pl. 11, f. 15-16 (Dmf) [N.B.: longispina is a noun and no adjective] Original description

Xerophaeus longispinus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 49, 2 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus lunulifer Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028077

Xerophaeus lunulifer Purcell, 1907: 319, pl. 14, f. 27-28 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus lunulifer Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 50, 2 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus maritimus Lawrence, 1938 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028078

Xerophaeus maritimus Lawrence, 1938a: 480, f. 15 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus maritimus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 51, 4 f. (f)

Xerophaeus matroosbergensis Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028079

Xerophaeus matroosbergensis Tucker, 1923: 408, pl. 11, f. 93 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus matroosbergensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 52, 1 f. (f)

Xerophaeus occiduus Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028080

Xerophaeus occiduus Tucker, 1923: 409, pl. 11, f. 94 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus pallidus Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028082

Xerophaeus pallidus Tucker, 1923: 409, pl. 10, f. 95 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus pallidus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 53, 1 f. (m)

Xerophaeus patricki Purcell, 1907 | | Mozambique, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028083

Xerophaeus patricki Purcell, 1907: 327, pl. 15, f. 43 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus patricki Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 54, 3 f. (m)

Xerophaeus perversus Purcell, 1923 | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028084

Xerophaeus aridus Purcell, 1908: 236, pl. 11, f. 18 (m; misidentified per Purcell, in Tucker, 1923: 410)

Xerophaeus perversus Purcell, in Tucker, 1923: 410 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus phaseolus Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028085

Xerophaeus phaseolus Tucker, 1923: 411, pl. 10, f. 96 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus phaseolus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 55, 3 f. (f)

Xerophaeus robustus Lawrence, 1936 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028086

Xerophaeus robustus Lawrence, 1936: 147, f. 1 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus rostratus Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028087

Xerophaeus rostratus Purcell, 1907: 321, pl. 14, f. 38-39 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus rostratus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 56, 3 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus ruandanus Strand, 1913 | | Rwanda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028088

Xerophaeus ruandanus Strand, 1913a: 333 (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus rubeus Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028089

Xerophaeus rubeus Tucker, 1923: 412, pl. 10, f. 97 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus rubeus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 57, 1 f. (f)

Xerophaeus silvaticus Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028090

Xerophaeus silvaticus Tucker, 1923: 413, pl. 11, f. 98 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus silvaticus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 58, 1 f. (f)

Xerophaeus spiralifer Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028091

Xerophaeus spiralifer Purcell, 1907: 318, pl. 14, f. 24-25 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus spiralifer Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 59, 5 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus spoliator Purcell, 1907 | | Namibia, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028092

Xerophaeus spoliator Purcell, 1907: 321, pl. 14, f. 29-30 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus spoliator Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 60, 5 f. (mf)

Xerophaeus tenebrosus Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028093

Xerophaeus tenebrosus Tucker, 1923: 415, pl. 10, f. 99 (Df) Original description

Xerophaeus tenebrosus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 61, 3 f. (f)

Xerophaeus thomasi (Caporiacco, 1949) | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028413

Zelotes thomasi Caporiacco, 1949a: 430, f. 67a-b (Dm) Original description

Xerophaeus thomasi FitzPatrick, 2007: 98 (T from Zelotes)

Xerophaeus vickermani Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028094

Xerophaeus vickermani Tucker, 1923: 416, pl. 10, f. 100 (Dmf) Original description

Xerophaeus vickermani Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 62, 5 f. (mf)