World Spider Catalog

Philodromidae Thorell, 1869

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: removed from the Thomisidae by Homann, 1975: 181; a division into Philodrominae and Thanatinae Schick, 1965: 86 (described as a tribe) is supported by do Prado et al., 2022: 25.

In synonymy:

Gephyrella Mello-Leitão, 1918 = Gephyrellula Strand, 1932 (Strand, 1932: 137, preoccupied, replacement name)

Gen. Gephyrellula Strand, 1932 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02604

type Gephyrella violacea Mello-Leitão, 1918; gender feminine

N.B.: replacement name for Gephyrella Mello-Leitão, 1918b: 121 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05806], preoccupied in Lepidoptera by Dyar, 1914.

In synonymy:

Gephyrellula paulistana Soares, 1943 = Gephyrellula violacea (Mello-Leitão, 1918) (Santos & Rheims, 2018: 383)

Gephyrellula condeuba Schinelli, do Prado, Baptista & Takiya, 2025 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064714

Gephyrellula condeuba Schinelli et al., 2025: 90, f. 1A-F, 2A, 3A-D, 4A (Dmf) Original description

Gephyrellula lavidabonita Galvis, Casas, Villarreal & Sherwood, 2024 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061345

Gephyrellula lavidabonita Galvis et al., 2024: 1130, f. 5A-F (Df) Original description

Gephyrellula violacea (Mello-Leitão, 1918) | | Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:029694 TYPE SPECIES

Gephyrella violacea Mello-Leitão, 1918b: 122 (Df) Original description

Gephyrellula violacea Strand, 1932: 137 (generic replacement name)

Gephyrellula paulistana Soares, 1943a: 10, f. 8-9 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:029693]

Gephyrellula violacea Santos & Rheims, 2018: 383, f. 1-23 (mf, S of Gephyrellula violacea)

Gephyrellula violacea Schinelli et al., 2025: 95, f. 2B, 4B (mf)