World Spider Catalog

Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: according to Brignoli, 1983c: 432, "Guy (1966, 1969) has proposed many synonymies and has downgraded many genera to subgenus rank; as this author based his conclusions more on nomenclature than on the study of material (or even of the original descriptions)", Platnick (WSC 15.0) did not accept Guy's conclusions; the changes by Guy, 1966 are noted (except where more recent work has superseded them); Guy, 1969 is merely a literature compilation that reflects those changes and is not cited separately; several genera of Lycosidae have been found not to be monophyletic (Murphy et al., 2006). Piacentini & Ramírez, 2019: 233-237 confirm ten valid subfamilies of Lycosidae: Venoniinae Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979, Zoicinae Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979 (= Piratinae Zyuzin, 1993), Evippinae Zyuzin, 1985, Sosippinae Dondale, 1986 (= Hygrolycosinae He & Song, 1996), Artoriinae Framenau, 2007, Tricassinae Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 1993 (= Arctosinae He & Song, 1996), Hippasinae Simon, 1898, Allocosinae Dondale, 1986, Pardosinae Simon, 1898 (= Wadicosinae Zyuzin, 1985) and Lycosinae Sundevall, 1833; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 518, f. 17-18.

In synonymy:

Chaleposa Simon, 1910 = Proevippa Purcell, 1903 (Russell-Smith, 1981: 223)

Gen. Proevippa Purcell, 1903 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01652

N.B.: considered a synonym of Chaleposa Simon, 1910b: 207 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05805] (type Anomalomma coccineoplumosa Simon, 1898) by Russell-Smith, 1981: 223, who erroneously used the younger name (cf. Platnick, 1989b: 387.).

Transferred to other genera:

Proevippa ovambica Lawrence, 1927 -- see Evippomma

Proevippa strandi Lessert, 1926 -- see Evippa

In synonymy:

Proevippa bisinuata (Purcell, 1903) = Proevippa schreineri Purcell, 1903 (Russell-Smith, 1981: 229, sub Chaleposa)

Proevippa coccineoplumosa (Simon, 1898) = Proevippa albiventris Simon, 1898 (Russell-Smith, 1981: 227, sub Chaleposa)

Proevippa cretata (Purcell, 1903, T from Geolycosa) = Proevippa bruneipes Purcell, 1903 (Russell-Smith, 1981: 240, sub Chaleposa)

Proevippa albiventris (Simon, 1898) | | Namibia, Botswana, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019144

Anomalomma albiventre Simon, 1898f: 24 (Dmf) Original description

Anomalomma coccineo-plumosum Simon, 1898f: 24 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056318]

Chaleposa coccineoplumosa Simon, 1910b: 207

Chaleposa coccineoplumosa Lawrence, 1928: 253 (Dm)

Chaleposa albiventris Roewer, 1955c: 310

Chaleposa coccineoplumosa Roewer, 1960d: 960, f. 531a-c (mf)

Chaleposa albiventris Roewer, 1960d: 961, f. 532a-c (mf)

Chaleposa albiventris Russell-Smith, 1981: 227, f. 1C, 3A-H (mf, S of Chaleposa coccineoplumosa)

Proevippa albiventris Platnick, 1989b: 387

Proevippa albiventris Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 34, p. 33: 2 f., p. 33: 7 f., p. 34: 2 f. (mf)

Proevippa biampliata (Purcell, 1903) | | South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019145

Lycosa biampliata Purcell, 1903b: 128, pl. 8, f. 19 (Dmf) Original description

Lycosa biampliata Roewer, 1960d: 550, f. 308a-b (f)

Chaleposa biampliata Russell-Smith, 1981: 233, f. 1A, 7A-G (Tmf from Lycosa)

Proevippa biampliata Platnick, 1989b: 387

Proevippa biampliata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 36, 7 f. (mf)

Proevippa bruneipes (Purcell, 1903) | | South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019146

Lycosa bruneipes Purcell, 1903a: 39 (Dmf) Original description

Lycosa cretata Purcell, 1903b: 125, pl. 8, f. 17 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056319]

Geolycosa cretata Roewer, 1955c: 242

Trochosa bruneipes Roewer, 1955c: 300

Geolycosa cretata Roewer, 1960d: 717, f. 402 (f)

Chaleposa bruneipes Russell-Smith, 1981: 240, f. 11A-G (mf, T from Trochosa, S of Geolycosa cretata)

Proevippa bruneipes Platnick, 1989b: 387

Proevippa bruneipes Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 37, 7 f. (mf)

Proevippa dregei (Purcell, 1903) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019147

Lycosa dregei Purcell, 1903b: 126, pl. 8, f. 18 (Df) Original description

Arctosa dregei Roewer, 1955c: 229

Arctosa dregei Roewer, 1960d: 653, f. 368 (f)

Chaleposa dregei Russell-Smith, 1981: 242, f. 12A-G (Tmf from Arctosa)

Proevippa dregei Platnick, 1989b: 387

Proevippa dregei Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 38, 4 f. (mf)

Proevippa eberlanzi (Roewer, 1959) | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019148

Evippella eberlanzi Roewer, 1959b: 196, f. 102a-b (Df) Original description

Proevippa eberlanzi Alderweireldt, 1991: 379 (T from Evippella = Evippa)

Proevippa fascicularis (Purcell, 1903) | | Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019149

Artoria fascicularis Purcell, 1903b: 133 (Dm) Original description

Chaleposa fascicularis Russell-Smith, 1981: 238, f. 1B, 2C-D, 10A-F (Tm from Artoria, Df)

Proevippa fascicularis Platnick, 1989b: 387

Proevippa fascicularis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 39, p. 39: 6 f., p. 40: 1 f. (mf)

Proevippa hirsuta (Russell-Smith, 1981) | | South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019150

Chaleposa hirsuta Russell-Smith, 1981: 235, f. 8A-G (Dmf) Original description

Proevippa hirsuta Platnick, 1989b: 387

Proevippa hirsuta Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 41, 6 f. (mf)

Proevippa lightfooti Purcell, 1903 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019151

Proevippa lightfooti Purcell, 1903b: 111, pl. 8, f. 3 (Dmf) Original description

Chaleposa lightfooti Russell-Smith, 1981: 231, f. 5A-F (m; Purcell's f is juvenile)

Proevippa lightfooti Alderweireldt & Jocqué, 1995: 110, f. 1-4 (m, Df)

Proevippa lightfooti Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 42, 5 f. (mf)

Proevippa schreineri (Purcell, 1903) | | South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019152

Anomalomma schreineri Purcell, 1903b: 109, pl. 8, f. 1 (Dmf) Original description

Anomalomma bisinuata Purcell, 1903b: 110, pl. 8, f. 2 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056317]

Chaleposa bisinuata Roewer, 1955c: 311

Chaleposa schreineri Roewer, 1955c: 311

Chaleposa schreineri Roewer, 1960d: 964, f. 533a-b (f)

Chaleposa bisinuata Roewer, 1960d: 965, f. 534 (f)

Chaleposa schreineri Russell-Smith, 1981: 229, f. 2A-B, 4A-G (mf, S of Chaleposa bisinuata)

Proevippa schreineri Platnick, 1989b: 387

Proevippa schreineri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 43, p. 43: 5 f., p. 44: 1 f (mf)

Proevippa unicolor (Roewer, 1960) | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019153

Chaleposa unicolor Roewer, 1960d: 966, f. 535a-b (Df) Original description

Chaleposa unicolor Russell-Smith, 1981: 232, f. 6A-D (f)

Proevippa unicolor Platnick, 1989b: 387

Proevippa wanlessi (Russell-Smith, 1981) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019154

Chaleposa wanlessi Russell-Smith, 1981: 237, f. 9A-E (Dm) Original description

Proevippa wanlessi Platnick, 1989b: 387

Proevippa wanlessi Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 45, 5 f. (m)