World Spider Catalog

Pycnothelidae Chamberlin, 1917

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: downgraded to a subfamily of Nemesiidae by Raven, 1985a: 79 and revalidated by Opatova et al., 2020: 701; redefined and transfer of 12 genera from Nemesiidae by Montes de Oca et al., 2022: 11; furthermore Montes de Oca et al., 2022: 14 define five subfamilies: Pycnothelinae, Diplothelopsinae Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1967, Pionothelinae Indicatti, Montes de Oca, Opatova, Almeida, Pérez-Miles & Bond, 2022 (new subfamily), Prorachiinae Indicatti, Montes de Oca, Opatova, Almeida, Pérez-Miles, Bond, 2022 (new subfamily) and Pselligminae Mello-Leitão, 1923 (elevated from tribe).

In synonymy:

Aparua Todd, 1945 = Stanwellia Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918 (Main, 1983b: 923)

Gen. Stanwellia Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00136

N.B.: transferred from the Dipluridae to the Nemesiidae by Raven, 1985a: 82 and to the Pycnothelidae by Opatova et al., 2020: 701; considered a senior synonym of Aparua Todd, 1945: 390 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05006] (type A. bipectinata Todd, 1945) by Main, 1983b: 923.

In synonymy:

Stanwellia arborea (Hogg, 1901, T from Aname) = Stanwellia grisea Hogg, 1901 (Main, 1972: 105)

Stanwellia butleri (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918, T from Aname) = Stanwellia grisea Hogg, 1901 (Main, 1972: 105)

Stanwellia confusa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918, T from Aname) = Stanwellia nebulosa Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918 (Main, 1972: 106)

Stanwellia decora (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918, T from Aname) = Stanwellia hoggi Rainbow, 1914 (Main, 1972: 103)

Stanwellia gregori (Hogg, 1901, T from Ixamatus) = Stanwellia grisea Hogg, 1901 (Main, 1972: 105)

Stanwellia major (Hogg, 1901, T from Chenistonia=Aname) = Stanwellia grisea Hogg, 1901 (Main, 1972: 105)

Stanwellia pellucida (Hogg, 1901, T from Aname) = Stanwellia grisea Hogg, 1901 (Main, 1972: 105)

Stanwellia annulipes (C. L. Koch, 1841) | | Australia (Tasmania) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000646

Mygale annulipes C. L. Koch, 1841a: vol. 9: 52, pl. 306, f. 724 (Df) Original description

Arbanitis annulipes Musgrave, 1948: 76 (Tf from Mygale=Avicularia, where "nicht zu deuten!" per Roewer, S of Arbanitis maculipes, rejected by Rix et al., 2017: 629)

Arbanitis annulipes Hickman, 1967: 16, f. 20-21 (Dm)

Arbanitis annulipes Main, 1977a: 72 (S of Arbanitis maculipes confirmed, rejected by Rix et al., 2017: 62)

Arbanitis annulipes Main, 1985a: 32, f. 108-111 (f, S of Arbanitis aculeatus [= Macrothele aculeata]; rejected by Rix et al., 2017: 629)

Euoplos annulipes Raven & Wishart, 2006: 552 (T from Arbanitis)

Stanwellia annulipes Rix et al., 2017a: 629 (T from Euoplos/Idiopidae)

Stanwellia bipectinata (Todd, 1945) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001309

Aparua bipectinata Todd, 1945: 390, f. 9, 13, 33, 45, 45a, 58, 65 (Dmf) Original description

Aparua bipectinata Forster, 1968: 127, f. 16, 437, 451-453, 455 (mf)

Stanwellia grisea (Hogg, 1901) | | Australia (Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001310

Aname grisea Hogg, 1901: 252, f. 30 (Df) Original description

Aname arborea Hogg, 1901: 254, f. 31 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053967]

Aname pellucida Hogg, 1901: 255, f. 32 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053973]

Ixamatus gregorii Hogg, 1901: 258, f. 33 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053971]

Chenistonia major Hogg, 1901: 263, f. 36 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053972]

Aname butleri Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 157, pl. 24, f. 112 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053968]

Chenistonia major Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 159, pl. 17, f. 31, pl. 24, f. 113-114 (Dm)

Stanwellia grisea Main, 1972: 105, f. 11-15 (mf, T from Aname, S of Aname arborea, A. butleri, A. pellucida, Chenistonia major, Ixamatus gregori)

Stanwellia grisea Raven, 1981c: 339, f. 60

Stanwellia hapua (Forster, 1968) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001311

Aparua hapua Forster, 1968: 135, f. 464 (Df) Original description

Stanwellia hoggi (Rainbow, 1914) | | Australia (New South Wales) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001312

Chenistonia hoggi Rainbow, 1914a: 240, f. 50-51 (Df) Original description

Aname decora Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 149, pl. 23, f. 99-101 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053970]

Stanwellia decora Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 164, pl. 24, f. 118 (Df)

Stanwellia hoggi Main, 1972: 103, f. 8-10 (Dm, f, T from Chenistonia = Aname, S of Aname decora and Stanwellia decora)

Stanwellia hollowayi (Forster, 1968) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001313

Aparua hollowayi Forster, 1968: 134, f. 9, 467 (Df) Original description

Stanwellia houhora (Forster, 1968) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001314

Aparua houhora Forster, 1968: 135, f. 466 (Df) Original description

Aparua houhora Court, 1982: 360, f. 5 (f)

Stanwellia inornata Main, 1972 | | Australia (Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001315

Stanwellia inornata Main, 1972: 109, f. 31-35 (Df) Original description

Stanwellia kaituna (Forster, 1968) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001316

Aparua kaituna Forster, 1968: 129, f. 450, 456-459 (Dmf) Original description

Stanwellia kaituna Paquin, Vink & Dupérré, 2010: 26, f. 4.4 (m)

Stanwellia media (Forster, 1968) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001317

Aparua media Forster, 1968: 133, f. 3, 463 (Df) Original description

Stanwellia minor (Kulczyński, 1908) | | Australia (New South Wales) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001318

Aname minor Kulczyński, 1908a: 457 (Df) Original description

Stanwellia minor Raven, 1981c: 340 (Tf from Aname)

Stanwellia nebulosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001319

Aname nebulosa Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 147, pl. 23, f. 95-98 (Dmf) Original description

Aname confusa Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 155, pl. 24, f. 110 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053969]

Stanwellia nebulosa Main, 1964: 44, f. A-F (m, T from Aname)

Stanwellia nebulosa Main, 1972: 106, f. 16-22 (mf, S of Aname confusa)

Stanwellia occidentalis Main, 1972 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001320

Stanwellia occidentalis Main, 1972: 108, f. 28-30 (Df) Original description

Stanwellia pexa (Hickman, 1930) | | Australia (Tasmania) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001321

Aname pexa Hickman, 1930: 87, f. 1-6, pl. 19, f. 1-2 (Dmf) Original description

Aname pexa Hickman, 1967: 18, f. 24 (m)

Stanwellia pexa Main, 1972: 108, f. 23-27 (Tmf from Aname)

Stanwellia puna (Forster, 1968) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001322

Aparua puna Forster, 1968: 134, f. 465 (Df) Original description

Stanwellia regia (Forster, 1968) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001323

Aparua regia Forster, 1968: 136, f. 468-471 (Dmf) Original description

Stanwellia taranga (Forster, 1968) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001324

Aparua taranga Forster, 1968: 131, f. 454 (Df) Original description

Stanwellia tuna (Forster, 1968) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001325

Aparua tuna Forster, 1968: 131, f. 460-462 (Dm) Original description