World Spider Catalog

Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833

Family | ACCEPTED

In synonymy:

Pterartoriola Roewer, 1959 = Pterartoria Purcell, 1903 (Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 257)

Gen. Pterartoria Purcell, 1903 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01655

type Pterartoria subcrucifera Purcell, 1903; gender feminine

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Pterartoriola Roewer, 1959b: 370 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01656] (type Pterartoria sagae Purcell, 1903) by Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 257 (confirming Guy, 1966: 63).

Transferred to other genera:

Pterartoria masarangi (Merian, 1911) -- see Hogna

Pterartoria arbuscula (Purcell, 1903) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019157

Lycosa arbuscula Purcell, 1903a: 38 (Dmf) Original description

Pterartoria arbuscula Purcell, 1903b: 113

Pterartoria arbuscula Roewer, 1959b: 366, f. 203a-c (f)

Pterartoria arbuscula Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 261, f. 1-4 (mf)

Pterartoria arbuscula Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 47, 5 f. (mf)

Pterartoria bicolor Russell-Smith & Logunov, 2025 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066324

Pterartoria bicolor Russell-Smith & Logunov, 2025b: 473, f. 1-8 (Dm) Original description

Pterartoria caldaria Purcell, 1903 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019162

Pterartoria caldaria Purcell, 1903b: 114, pl. 8, f. 5 (Df) Original description

Pterartoriola caldaria Roewer, 1955c: 289

Pterartoriola caldaria Roewer, 1959b: 376, f. 210 (f)

Pterartoria caldaria Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 262, f. 5-8 (Dm, f, T from Pterartoriola)

Pterartoria caldaria Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 48, 5 f. (mf)

Pterartoria cederbergensis Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049746

Pterartoria cederbergensis Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 264, f. 9-12 (Dmf) Original description

Pterartoria cederbergensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 49, 2 f. (mf)

Pterartoria confusa Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049747

Pterartoria confusa Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 264, f. 13-16, 27-28 (Dmf) Original description

Pterartoria confusa Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 50, 4 f. (mf)

Pterartoria fissivittata Purcell, 1903 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019158

Pterartoria fissivittata Purcell, 1903b: 117, pl. 8, f. 10 (Df) Original description

Pterartoria fissivittata Roewer, 1959b: 367, f. 204 (f)

Pterartoria fissivittata Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 267, f. 17-18 (f)

Pterartoria fissivittata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 51, 1 f. (f)

Pterartoria flavolimbata Purcell, 1903 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019159

Pterartoria flavolimbata Purcell, 1903b: 115, pl. 8, f. 7-8 (Dmf) Original description

Pterartoria flavolimbata Roewer, 1959b: 369, f. 205 (f)

Pterartoria flavolimbata Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 267, f. 19-22 (mf)

Pterartoria flavolimbata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 52, 4 f. (mf)

Pterartoria lativittata Purcell, 1903 | | South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019163

Lycosa lativittata Purcell, 1903a: 38 (Dmf) Original description

Pterartoria lativittata Purcell, 1903b: 113

Pterartoriola lativittata Roewer, 1955c: 289

Pterartoriola lativittata Roewer, 1959b: 372, f. 208a-b (f)

Pterartoria lativittata Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 269, f. 23-26, 39-40 (mf, T from Pterartoriola)

Pterartoria lativittata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 53, 4 f. (mf)

Pterartoria polysticta Purcell, 1903 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019161

Pterartoria polysticta Purcell, 1903b: 116, pl. 8, f. 9 (Df) Original description

Pterartoria polysticta Roewer, 1959b: 370, f. 206 (f)

Pterartoria polysticta Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 270, f. 27-30 (Dm, f)

Pterartoria polysticta Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 54, 3 f. (mf)

Pterartoria sagae Purcell, 1903 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019165

Pterartoria sagae Purcell, 1903b: 115, pl. 8, f. 6 (Df) Original description

Pterartoriola sagae Roewer, 1955c: 290

Pterartoriola sagae Roewer, 1959b: 371, f. 207a-b (f)

Pterartoria sagae Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 272, f. 31-32 (f, T from Peterartoriola)

Pterartoria sagae Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 55, 3 f. (f)

Pterartoria subcrucifera Purcell, 1903 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019166 TYPE SPECIES

Pterartoria subcrucifera Purcell, 1903b: 113, pl. 8, f. 4 (Dmf) Original description

Pterartoriola subcrucifera Roewer, 1955c: 290

Pterartoriola subcrucifera Roewer, 1959b: 375, f. 209a-b (f)

Pterartoria subcrucifera Russell-Smith & Roberts, 2017: 273, f. 33-36, 41 (mf, T from Pterartoriola)

Pterartoria subcrucifera Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021l: 56, 6 f. (mf)