World Spider Catalog

Mimetidae Simon, 1881

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: the older name Ctenophoridae Blackwall, 1870a: 401 is not available, as Ctenophora Blackwall, 1870 is preoccupied in Diptera by Meigen, 1803; see also the notes under Heterognatha and Testudinaria (Araneidae); Oarcinae (Gnolus and Oarces) transferred from the Mimitidae to the Araneidae by Dimitrov et al., 2012: Suppl. 1, p. 15; re-transfer to the Mimetidae by Eskov & Marusik, 2023: 340 not accepted here (by majority vote of the WSC boards).

Gen. Gelanor Thorell, 1869 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03319

N.B.: Replacement name for Galena C. L. Koch, 1845, per Thorell, 1869: 37 proccupied in Crustacea by Haan, 1833, but see also Bonnet, 1957: 1927.

In synonymy:

Gelanor depressus Chickering, 1956 = Gelanor consequus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 20)

Gelanor distinctus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 = Gelanor zonatus C. L. Koch, 1845 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 59)

Gelanor gertschi Chickering, 1947 = Gelanor consequus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 20)

Gelanor heraldicus Petrunkevitch, 1925 = Gelanor consequus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 20)

Gelanor insularis Mello-Leitão, 1929 = Gelanor zonatus C. L. Koch, 1845 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 59)

Gelanor lanei Soares, 1941 = Gelanor altithorax Keyserling, 1893 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 16)

Gelanor mabelae Chickering, 1947 = Gelanor latus Keyserling, 1881 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 38)

Gelanor mixtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 = Gelanor latus Keyserling, 1881 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 38)

Gelanor obscurus Mello-Leitão, 1929 = Gelanor zonatus C. L. Koch, 1845 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 59)

Gelanor ornatus Schenkel, 1953 = Gelanor latus Keyserling, 1881 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 39)

Gelanor proximus Mello-Leitão, 1929 = Gelanor latus Keyserling, 1881 (Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 38)

Gelanor altithorax Keyserling, 1893 | | Brazil, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005703

Gelanor altithorax Keyserling, 1893: 370, pl. 19, f. 276 (Df) Original description

Gelanor altithorax Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 564, pl. 5, f. 28 (f)

Gelanor lanei Soares, 1941: 262, f. 5 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005711]

Gelanor altithorax Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 16, f. 6A-I, 7A-D, 8A-I, 9A-I, 10A-D (f, Dm, S)

Gelanor altithorax Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016: 3, f. 9-17, 45-52 (mf)

Gelanor altithorax Benavides & Hormiga, 2020: 150, f. 4G, 13I (m)

Gelanor cachimbo Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048961

Gelanor cachimbo Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016: 2, f. 6-8 (Dm) Original description

Gelanor consequus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 | | Mexico, Costa Rica to Bolivia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005704

Gelanor consequus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902: 306 (Df) Original description

Galena consequa F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 412, pl. 37, f. 7 (f)

Gelanor heraldicus Petrunkevitch, 1925a: 129, f. 48 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005708]

Gelanor consequus Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 559, pl. 5, f. 29 (f)

Gelanor gertschi Chickering, 1947b: 229, f. 4 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005707]

Gelanor depressus Chickering, 1956a: 2, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005705]

Gelanor consequus Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 20, f. 5E-G, 12A-F, 13A-O, 14A-C, 15A-D, 16A-D, 17A-G, 18A-I, 19A-H, 20A-I, 21A-H (f, Dm, S)

Gelanor consequus Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016: 3, f. 18-24, 53-58 (mf)

Gelanor consequus Benavides & Hormiga, 2020: 164, f. 14E-G, 18K (mf)

Gelanor fortuna Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048174

Gelanor fortuna Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 33, f. 23A-I, 24A-K (Dmf) Original description

Gelanor hoga Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048960

Gelanor hoga Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016: 2, f. 1-5 (Dmf) Original description

Gelanor innominatus Chamberlin, 1916 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005709

Gelanor innominatum Chamberlin, 1916: 262, pl. 20, f. 6 (Df) Original description

Gelanor innominatus Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 33, f. 25A-J (f)

Gelanor juruti Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 | | Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048175

Gelanor juruti Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 34, f. 27A-L, 28A-I, 29A-G, 30A-O (Dmf) Original description

Gelanor juruti Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016: 5, f. 25-29, 56-64 (mf)

Gelanor juruti Benavides & Hormiga, 2020: 145, f. 11E (m)

Gelanor latus (Keyserling, 1881) | | Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua to Bolivia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005712

Eurymachus latus Keyserling, 1881b: 568, pl. 16, f. 16 (Df) Original description

Gelanor latus Keyserling, 1893: 371, pl. 19, f. 277 (f)

Gelanor mixtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899a: 303 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005714]

Gelanor medius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899a: 304 (Dmf)

Galena mixta F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 411, pl. 39, f. 5-6 (mf)

Gelanor mixtus Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 559, pl. 4, f. 23, 26 (mf)

Gelanor proximus Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 565, pl. 5, f. 33 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005718]

Gelanor mabelae Chickering, 1947b: 231, f. 5-9 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005713]

Gelanor ornatus Schenkel, 1953a: 29, f. 26a-c (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005717]

Gelanor latus Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 38, f. 5A-D, 32A-H, 33A-P, 34A-H, 35A-H, 36A-D, 37A-E, 38A-F, 39A-E, 40A-H, 41A-I (mf, S)

Gelanor latus Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016: 6, f. 30-34, 65-72 (mf)

Gelanor latus Benavides & Hormiga, 2020: 145, f. 1D, 6D, 7A, 8B, 11B, 14A-D (m)

Gelanor moyobamba Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 | | Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048176

Gelanor moyobamba Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 52, f. 43A-I (Dm) Original description

Gelanor muliebris Dyal, 1935 | | Pakistan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005715

Gelanor muliebris Dyal, 1935: 194 (Df; N.B.: misplaced per Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 5) Original description

Gelanor siquirres Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 | | Costa Rica urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048177

Gelanor siquirres Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 52, f. 44A-L (Df) Original description

Gelanor waorani Benavides & Hormiga, 2016 | | Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048178

Gelanor waorani Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 55, f. 45A-K, 46A-L, 47A-L (Dmf) Original description

Gelanor waorani Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016: 7, f. 35-39 (mf)

Gelanor zonatus (C. L. Koch, 1845) | | Mexico to Uruguay urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005719

Galena zonata C. L. Koch, 1845: 105, f. 1032 (Dm) Original description

Galena zonata Blackwall, 1863a: 39 (Df)

Gelanor zonatus Thorell, 1869: 69

Galena dicta Taczanowski, 1874: 113, pl. 2, f. 11 (Dmf; N.B.: spelled picta in legend)

Gelanor zonatus Keyserling, 1893: 368, pl. 19, f. 275 (mf)

Gelanor zonatus Simon, 1895a: 947, f. 1012, 1018 (mf)

Gelanor distinctus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899a: 304 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005706]

Gelanor errans O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902: 305 (Dmf)

Galena distincta F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 412, pl. 39, f. 8 (f)

Gelanor insularis Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 562, pl. 4, f. 24 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005710]

Gelanor obscurus Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 563, pl. 5, f. 32 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:005716]

Gelanor zonatus Mello-Leitão, 1929b: 560, pl. 4, f. 22, 25, pl. 6, f. 34-35 (mf)

Gelanor distinctus Chickering, 1947b: 224, f. 1-3 (mf)

Gelanor lata Shear, 1981: 258, f. 1-4 (m, misidentified per Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 59)

Gelanor latus Heimer, 1986: 115, f. 2-3 (mf, misidentified per Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 59)

Gelanor zonatus Benavides & Hormiga, 2016: 59, f. 49A-K, 50A-E, 51A-I, 52A-F, 53A-I, 54A-F, 55A-N, 56A-J (mf, S)

Gelanor zonatus Rodrigues, Buckup & Brescovit, 2016: 9, f. 40-44, 73-90 (mf)