World Spider Catalog

Idiopidae Simon, 1889

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: elevated to family status and relimited by Raven, 1985a: 137; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 487, f. 5.

In synonymy:

Cantuarides Strand, 1907 = Blakistonia Hogg, 1902 (Main, 1985a: 39)

Gen. Blakistonia Hogg, 1902 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00075

N.B.: transferred from the Ctenizidae to the Idiopidae by Raven, 1985a: 138; considered a senior synonym of Cantuarides Strand, 1907l: 8 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04991] (type C. exsiccatus Strand, 1907) by Main, 1985a: 39 (and apparently by Raven & Wishart, 2006: 534, contra Raven, 1985a: 150).

Transferred to other genera:

Blakistonia rainbowi (Pulleine, 1919) -- see Moggridgea

In synonymy:

Blakistonia villosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918, T from Aganippe) = Blakistonia aurea Hogg, 1902 (Main, 1985a: 40)

Nomina dubia:

Blakistonia bancrofti Rainbow, 1914a: 203, f. 14-15 (f, Australia/Queensland) -- Rix et al., 2017a: 592, sub 'Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918', but 'Rainbow, 1914' is correct [Rix in litt.]

Blakistonia exsiccata (Strand, 1907l: 8, f, South Australia, originally in Cantuarides) -- Rix et al., 2017a: 585

Blakistonia aurea Hogg, 1902 | | Australia (South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000660

Blakistonia aurea Hogg, 1902: 132, f. 25b-e, pl. 13, f. 1-2 (Dmf) Original description

Blakistonia aurea Simon, 1903a: 903, f. 1051, 1056-1057

Aganippe villosa Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 96, pl. 21, f. 44 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038745]

Blakistonia aurea Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 104, pl. 13, f. 8, pl. 14, f. 6, pl. 15, f. 7

Blakistonia aurea Main, 1964: 30, f. A-G (m)

Blakistonia aurea Main, 1985a: 40, f. 146-157, 203-204, 211-212 (mf, S of Aganippe villosa, A. villosa removed from S of A. smeatoni, rejecting Main, 1957a: 429)

Blakistonia aurea Rix et al., 2017a: 586, f. 43, 45, 49-51 (m)

Blakistonia aurea Harrison et al., 2018: 20, f. 5A-L, 6A-I (mf)

Blakistonia bassi Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050679

Blakistonia bassi Harrison et al., 2018: 27, f. 7A-I (Df) Original description

Blakistonia bella Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050680

Blakistonia bella Harrison et al., 2018: 29, f. 8A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia birksi Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia, Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050681

Blakistonia birksi Harrison et al., 2018: 31, f. 9A-L, 10A-I (Dmf) Original description

Blakistonia carnarvon Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050682

Blakistonia carnarvon Harrison et al., 2018: 34, f. 11A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia emmottorum Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050683

Blakistonia emmottorum Harrison et al., 2018: 36, f. 12A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia gemmelli Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050684

Blakistonia gemmelli Harrison et al., 2018: 38, f. 13A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia hortoni Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050685

Blakistonia hortoni Harrison et al., 2018: 40, f. 14A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia mainae Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050686

Blakistonia mainae Harrison et al., 2018: 42, f. 15A-I, 16A-F (Dmf) Original description

Blakistonia maryae Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050687

Blakistonia maryae Harrison et al., 2018: 45, f. 17A-L, 18A-I (Dmf) Original description

Blakistonia newtoni Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050688

Blakistonia newtoni Harrison et al., 2018: 49, f. 19A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia nullarborensis Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050689

Blakistonia nullarborensis Harrison et al., 2018: 51, f. 20A-I (Df) Original description

Blakistonia olea Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050690

Blakistonia olea Harrison et al., 2018: 53, f. 21A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia parva Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050691

Blakistonia parva Harrison et al., 2018: 55, f. 22A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia pidax Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050692

Blakistonia pidax Harrison et al., 2018: 57, f. 23A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia plata Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050693

Blakistonia plata Harrison et al., 2018: 59, f. 24A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia raveni Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050694

Blakistonia raveni Harrison et al., 2018: 60, f. 25A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia tariae Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050695

Blakistonia tariae Harrison et al., 2018: 62, f. 26A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia tunstilli Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050696

Blakistonia tunstilli Harrison et al., 2018: 64, f. 27A-L (Dm) Original description

Blakistonia wingellina Harrison, Rix, Harvey & Austin, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050697

Blakistonia wingellina Harrison et al., 2018: 66, f. 28A-I (Df) Original description