World Spider Catalog

Nemesiidae Simon, 1889

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: elevated to family level, relimited and considered a senior synonym of Pycnothelidae by Raven, 1985a: 79; possibly paraphyletic (Goloboff, 1993: 30, Goloboff, 1995: 5, Murphy & Roberts, 2015: ix); Nemesiidae newly circumscribed, Anaminae elevated to family level, Pycnothelidae revalidated and Entypesidae (Entypesa, Hermacha, Lepthercus) separated by Opatova et al., 2020: 700, 701, 702; redefined again and transfer of 12 genera to the Pycnotelidae by Montes de Oca et al., 2022: 11, 15; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 487, f. 5.

In synonymy:

Nemesiothele Dalmas, 1920 = Brachythele Ausserer, 1871 (Raven, 1985a: 96)

Gen. Brachythele Ausserer, 1871 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00107

N.B.: transferred from the Dipluridae to the Nemesiidae and considered a senior synonym of Nemesiothele Dalmas, 1920a: 60 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04868] (type N. varrialei Dalmas, 1920) by Raven, 1985a: 96.

Transferred to other genera:

Brachythele anomala Schenkel, 1950 -- see Calisoga

Brachythele birulai Spassky, 1937 -- see Anemesia

Brachythele capensis Ausserer, 1871 -- see Hermacha

Brachythele chinensis Kulczyński, 1901 -- see Sinopesa

Brachythele fedotovi Charitonov, 1946 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele ferghanensis Zonstein, 1984 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele incursa Chamberlin, 1916 -- see Acanthogonatus

Brachythele karatauvi Andreeva, 1968 -- see Anemesia

Brachythele kopetdaghensis Fet, 1984 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele longitarsis Simon, 1891 -- see Calisoga

Brachythele micropa Ausserer, 1871 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele niedermeyeri Brignoli, 1972 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele pontica Spassky, 1937 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele recki Mcheidze, 1983 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele redikorzevi Spassky, 1937 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele theveneti Simon, 1891 -- see Calisoga

Brachythele virgata Simon, 1891 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele xizangensis Hu & Li, 1987 -- see Raveniola

Brachythele zaitzevi Charitonov, 1948 -- see Raveniola

Nomen dubium:

Brachythele keithi Chamberlin, 1916: 204, pl. 7, f. 11 (j [not f], Peru) -- Drolshagen & Bäckstam, 2021: 191

Brachythele bentzieni Zonstein, 2007 | | Greece urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041361

Brachythele bentzieni Zonstein, 2007: 15, f. 1-8 (Dm) Original description

Brachythele bentzieni Le Peru, 2011: 87, f. 38 (m)

Brachythele bentzieni Dimitrov & Zonstein, 2022: 586, f. 26-27 (m)

Brachythele denieri (Simon, 1916) | | Greece, Bulgaria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001209

Nemesia denieri Simon, 1916a: 273 (Dm) Original description

Nemesia denieri Fage, 1921a: 173, f. 1 (m)

Nemesiothele denieri Drensky, 1937: 269, f. 7-8 (m)

Brachythele denieri Lazarov, Deltshev & Blagoev, 2001: 8, f. 3-4 (Tm from Nemesia, after Drensky, 1937)

Brachythele denieri Le Peru, 2011: 88, f. 39 (m)

Brachythele icterica (C. L. Koch, 1838) | | Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001089

Mygale icterica C. L. Koch, 1838: vol. 5: 22, pl. 150, f. 351 (Dm) Original description

Trechona icterica C. L. Koch, 1850: 74

Eurypelma icterica Simon, 1864: 67

Brachythele icterica Ausserer, 1871a: 174 (m)

Brachythele icterica Gerhardt, 1921: 245, pl. 1, f. 5 (m)

Brachythele icterica Giltay, 1932: 7, f. 3 (Df)

Brachythele incerta Ausserer, 1871 | j | Cyprus urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001090

Brachythele incerta Ausserer, 1871a: 175 (Df) Original description

Brachythele incerta Bosmans et al., 2019b: 25, f. 15b-d (f habitus)

Brachythele incerta Özkütük et al., 2022: 77, f. 9A-C (habitus, type is juvenile)

Brachythele langourovi Lazarov, 2005 | | North Macedonia, Bulgaria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039471

Brachythele langourovi Lazarov, 2005b: 189, f. 1-5 (Dmf) Original description

Brachythele langourovi Le Peru, 2011: 88, f. 42 (mf)

Brachythele langourovi Naumova, Hristovski & Hristov, 2016: 505, f. 2B (f)

Brachythele langourovi Dimitrov & Zonstein, 2022: 586, f. 10-12 (m)

Brachythele media Kulczyński, 1897 | | Slovenia, Croatia, Albania urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001093

Brachythele media Kulczyński in Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1897: 283 (Df) Original description

Brachythele (?) media Polenec, 1978a: 371, f. 1-3 (Dm)

Brachythele media Le Peru, 2011: 88, f. 43 (m)

Brachythele media Naumova, Hristovski & Hristov, 2016: 505, f. 2A, 3A-B (f)

Brachythele media Dimitrov & Zonstein, 2022: 587, f. 16-25 (m)

Brachythele rhodopensis Dimitrov & Zonstein, 2022 | | Bulgaria urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054540

Brachythele rhodopensis Dimitrov & Zonstein, 2022: 584, f. 1-9, 13-15 (Dm) Original description

Brachythele speculatrix Kulczyński, 1897 | j | Croatia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001094

Brachythele speculatrix Kulczyński in Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1897: 285 (Dj) Original description

Brachythele varrialei (Dalmas, 1920) | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001095

Nemesiothele varrialei Dalmas, 1920a: 61 (Dm) Original description

Brachythele varrialei Raven, 1985a: 96, f. 85-91 (m)

Brachythele varrialei Le Peru, 2011: 89, f. 45 (m)

Brachythele varrialei Özkütük et al., 2022: 68, f. 1A-B, 2A-D, 3A, 4A-D, 5A-B, 6A-C, 7A-C, 8A (m, Df)

Brachythele zonsteini Özkütük, Yağmur, Elverici, Gücel, Altunsoy & Kunt, 2022 | | Turkey urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053860

Brachythele zonsteini Özkütük et al., 2022: 70, f. 1C-D, 2E-F, 3B, 4E, 5C-F, 6D-G, 7D-G, 8B (Dmf) Original description