World Spider Catalog

Pisauridae Simon, 1890

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: placement of some nursery-web spiders in a separate family Dolomedidae Simon, 1898a: 281, 301 (Lehtinen, 1967) [but Dolomedinae was first used by Simon, 1876a: 226, which makes it older than Pisauridae, overlooked by Bonnet, 1956: 1543] was rejected by Sierwald, 1990: 50, who also recognized a "Trechalea genus group [that] is not a close relative of the nursery-web Pisauridae" and whose members are now listed under Trechaleidae; considered a synonym of Bradystichidae Simon, 1884e: 298 (removed from the synonymy of Lycosidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 293) by Platnick & Forster, 1993: 3 and of Halidae Jocqué, 1994b: 281 by Jocqué & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006: 212; probably includes Senoculidae (Murphy & Roberts, 2015: ix); mentioning of "Dolomediens" by Simon, 1864: 342, but the French ending -iens was not accepted as taxon at familiar level by Bonnet and Platnick, and this is continued here; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 518, f. 17-18.

In synonymy:

Dolopoeus Thorell, 1891 = Nilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Simon, 1898a: 300, sub Thalassius)

Thalassius Simon, 1885 = Nilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Jäger, 2011: 4)

Titurius Simon, 1884 = Nilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Jäger, 2011: 4)

Gen. Nilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01719

N.B.: not a senior synonym of Tallonia Simon, 1889 (Blandin, 1979: 352), Aenigmaaranea Strand, 1929 (Davies, 1985: 123), or Sphedanus Thorell, 1877 (Jäger, 2011: 7); considered a senior synonym of Thalassius Simon, 1885d: 13 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01738] (which was considered a ctenid by Lehtinen, 1967: 269) by Jäger, 2011: 4; Thalassius is a replacement name for Titiurus Simon, 1884q: 328 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05167] (type T. marginellus Simon, 1884); Thalassius is considered a senior synonym of Dolopoeus Thorell, 1891: 60 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05168] (type D. cinctus Thorell, 1891: 60 = Nilus albocinctus (Doleschall, 1859)) by Simon, 1898a: 300; not a pisaurid according to Polotow, Carmichael & Griswold, 2015 who did not assign Nilus to any recognised family.

Transferred to other genera:

Nilus amazonicus Simon, 1898 -- see Architis

Nilus australiana (Karsch, 1878) -- see Argoctenus

Nilus balingkinitanus (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) -- see Hygropoda

Nilus bottrelli (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) -- see Hygropoda

Nilus icadius (L. Koch, 1876) -- see Dendrolycosa

Nilus kochi Roewer, 1951 -- see Mangromedes

Nilus lanceolatus Simon, 1898 -- see Dendrolycosa

Nilus maruanus Roewer, 1955 -- see Cispius

Nilus ornatus Berland, 1924 -- see Dendrolycosa

Nilus pallidus (L. Koch, 1875) -- see Anahita

Nilus pictus (Simon, 1888) -- see Tallonia

Nilus spadicarius (Simon, 1897) -- see Dendrolycosa

Nilus sparassiformis Strand, 1907 -- see Tallonia

Nilus undatus (Thorell, 1877) -- see Sphedanus

In synonymy:

Nilus aethiops (Caporiacco, 1939, T from Dolomedes) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus affinis (Song & Zheng, 1982) = Nilus phipsoni F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 (Sierwald, 1987: 116, sub Thalassius)

Nilus alacer (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus albiabundans (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus albopunctatus (Caporiacco, 1949) = Nilus margaritatus Pocock, 1898 (Sierwald, 1987: 97, sub Thalassius)

Nilus auratus (Pocock, 1900) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 78, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus batesi (Pocock, 1900) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 78, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus biseriatus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 80, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus brunneopictus (Caporiacco, 1940) = Nilus radiatolineatus Strand, 1906 (Sierwald, 1987: 102, sub Thalassius)

Nilus bukobensis (Strand, 1913) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus cataractus (Lawrence, 1927) = Nilus margaritatus Pocock, 1898 (Sierwald, 1987: 97, sub Thalassius)

Nilus cinctus (Thorell, 1891) = Nilus albocinctus Doleschall, 1859 (Sierwald, 1987: 119, sub Thalassius)

Nilus contactus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus cromei (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus cummingi (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) = Nilus jayakari F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 (Sierwald, 1987: 114, sub Thalassius)

Nilus formosus (Pocock, 1900) = Nilus rubromaculatus Thorell, 1899 (Sierwald, 1987: 93, sub Thalassius)

Nilus fulvus (Kulczyński, 1901) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 78, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus gaerdesi (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus massajae Pavesi, 1883 (Sierwald, 1987: 85, sub Thalassius)

Nilus gressorius (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus guineensis annulatus (Lessert, 1928) = Nilus rubromaculatus Thorell, 1899 (Sierwald, 1987: 93, sub Thalassius)

Nilus harpago (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus rossi Pocock, 1902 (Sierwald, 1987: 107)

Nilus ingens (Caporiacco, 1939, T from Dolomedes) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus inornatus (Pocock, 1900) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 78, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus insignis (Pocock, 1900) = Nilus pictus Simon, 1898 (Sierwald, 1987: 110, sub Thalassius)

Nilus insulanus (Berland, 1922) = Nilus margaritatus Pocock, 1898 (Sierwald, 1987: 97, sub Thalassius)

Nilus jaundeus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus kaestneri (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus radiatolineatus Strand, 1906 (Sierwald, 1987: 102, sub Thalassius)

Nilus kazibius (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus lanceolatus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus leonensis (Pocock, 1900) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1984: 416, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus leucostictus (Pocock, 1900) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 78, spinosissimus, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus lombokanus (Strand, 1915) = Nilus phipsoni F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 (Sierwald, 1987: 116, sub Thalassius)

Nilus maculatipes (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 80, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus malitiosus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus marfieldi (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus radiatolineatus Strand, 1906 (Sierwald, 1987: 102, sub Thalassius)

Nilus maruanus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus mossambicus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 80, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus mubaleus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus massajae Pavesi, 1883 (Sierwald, 1987: 85, sub Thalassius)

Nilus multimaculatus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus mutillatus (Strand, 1913) = Nilus albocinctus Doleschall, 1859 (Sierwald, 1987: 120, sub Thalassius)

Nilus parallelus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus poecilis (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus preussi (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus regalis (Pocock, 1900) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 78, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus ruwenzoricus (Strand, 1913) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 78, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus schubotzi (Strand, 1913) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus signatus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 80, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus simoni (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897) = Nilus albocinctus Doleschall, 1859 (Sierwald, 1987: 119, sub Thalassius)

Nilus spenceri (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1984: 410, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus spinosissimus (Karsch, 1879) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Jäger, 2011: 4)

Nilus straeleni (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus trifasciatus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus tuckeri (Lessert, 1923) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus umbrosus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus unicolor (Simon, 1897) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1984: 410, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus upembanus (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nilus wittei (Roewer, 1955) = Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 (Sierwald, 1987: 79, sub Thalassius spinosissimus)

Nomina dubia:

Nilus araneoides (Strand, 1913a: 423, j, DR Congo, originally in Thalassius) -- Sierwald, 1987: 127, sub Thalassius

Nilus basimaculatus (Strand, 1906h: 90, j, Togo, originally in Thalassius) -- Sierwald, 1987: 127, sub Thalassius

Nilus fimbriatus (Walckenaer, 1837: 364, f, South Africa, originally in Ctenus) -- Sierwald, 1987: 124, sub Thalassius

Nilus guineensis (Lucas, 1858: 405, pl. 13, f. 6-6a, m, Pocock, 1900g: 864, pl. 57, f. 18, f, Lessert, 1928: 341, f. 24a-c, 25a-b, mf, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, originally in Olios) -- Sierwald, 1987: 126, sub Thalassius

Nilus leo (Strand, 1907d: 741, j, Madagascar, originally in Thalassius) -- Sierwald, 1987: 126, sub Thalassius

Nilus marginatus (Walckenaer, 1847a: 402, f, Fiji, Solomon Is., originally in Ctenus) -- Jäger, 2022a: 188

Nilus marginatus (Simon, 1888a: 284, f, India/Andaman Is., originally in Sphedanus) -- Jäger, 2011: 5

Nilus oblongus Pavesi, 1897b: 177 (j, Somalia) -- Blandin, 1979: 350, Jäger, 2011: 5

Nilus perincertus (Caporiacco, 1947c: 115, pl. 1, f. 5, m, Ethiopia, originally in Thalassius) -- Sierwald, 1987: 127, sub Thalassius

Nilus albocinctus (Doleschall, 1859) | | India to Philippines urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019792

Dolomedes albocinctus Doleschall, 1859: 9, pl. 15, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Titurius marginellus Simon, 1884n: 329 (Dj)

Thalassius marginellus Simon, 1885h: 13

Dolopoeus cinctus Thorell, 1891: 61 (Df)

Thalassius doleschalli F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897c: 352, pl. 4, f. 19 (Df)

Thalassius simoni F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897c: 351 (D)

Dolopoeus doleschalli F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898: 28

Thalassius albocinctus Simon, 1898a: 298, f. 307-308

Thalassius cinctus Simon, 1898a: 299

Thalassius albocinctus Merian, 1911: 287, f. H1 (f)

Thalassius mutillatus Strand, 1913d: 121 (D)

Thalassius albocinctus Sierwald, 1987: 119, f. 127, 132-140, 143-148 (mf, S)

Thalassius albocinctus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995: 352, f. 209a-e (f)

Thalassius albocinctus Sunil Jose et al., 2003b: 309, f. 1a-g (f)

Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 | | Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044327

Nilus curtus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876b: 596, pl. 60, f. 13 (Dj, Egypt) Original description

Ctenus spinosissimus Karsch, 1879a: 345, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019808]

Titurius spinosissimus Simon, 1884n: 329

Thalassius spinosissimus Simon, 1891d: 299

Thalassius unicolor Simon, 1897f: 389 (Df)

Thalassius spenceri F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898: 29, pl. 4, f. 1, 8 (Df)

Thalassius unicolor F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898: 29, pl. 4, f. 2 (f)

Thalassius inornatus Pocock, 1900g: 865 (Df)

Thalassius auratus Pocock, 1900g: 866, pl. 57, f. 20 (Df)

Thalassius leucostictus Pocock, 1900g: 866 (Dj)

Thalassius batesi Pocock, 1900g: 867 (Df)

Thalassius leonensis Pocock, 1900g: 867, pl. 57, f. 21 (Df)

Thalassius regalis Pocock, 1900g: 868, pl. 52, f. 22 (Df)

Thalassius fulvus Kulczyński, 1901a: 50, pl. 2, f. 48 (Df)

Thalassius ruwenzoricus Strand, 1913a: 420 (Df)

Thalassius bukobensis Strand, 1913a: 421 (Df)

Thalassius schubotzi Strand, 1913a: 421 (Df)

Thalassius spenceri Abraham, 1923: 93, pl. 7, f. 1-8

Thalassius tuckeri Lessert, 1923: 207, f. 56-57 (Dm)

Dolomedes ingens Caporiacco, 1939a: 320, f. 4, 5a (Dmf)

Dolomedes aethiops Caporiacco, 1939a: 322, f. 5b (Df)

Thalassius spenceri Roewer, 1955b: 285, f. 101a-c (f, Dm)

Thalassius poecilis Roewer, 1955b: 289, f. 105a-b (Df)

Thalassius tuckeri Roewer, 1955b: 291, f. 106a-c (m, Df)

Thalassius straeleni Roewer, 1955b: 292, f. 107a-b (Df)

Thalassius wittei Roewer, 1955b: 293, f. 108a-b (Df)

Thalassius upembanus Roewer, 1955b: 295, f. 109a-c (Dmf)

Thalassius trifasciatus Roewer, 1955b: 296, f. 110a-b (Df)

Thalassius malitiosus Roewer, 1955b: 297 (Df)

Thalassius kazibius Roewer, 1955b: 298, f. 111a-b (Df)

Thalassius parallelus Roewer, 1955b: 299, f. 112a-b (Df)

Thalassius multimaculatus Roewer, 1955b: 299, f. 113a-b (Df)

Thalassius contactus Roewer, 1955b: 302, f. 115 (Df)

Thalassius unicolor Roewer, 1955b: 303, f. 116a-c (f, Dm)

Thalassius guineensis Roewer, 1955b: 305, f. 117a-c (mf, misidentified)

Thalassius inornatus Roewer, 1955b: 308, f. 119 (f)

Thalassius auratus Roewer, 1955b: 309, f. 120 (f)

Thalassius regalis Roewer, 1955b: 310, f. 122 (f)

Thalassius lanceolatus Roewer, 1955b: 313, f. 124a-b (Df)

Thalassius jaundeus Roewer, 1955b: 315, f. 125 (Df)

Thalassius alacer Roewer, 1955b: 315, f. 126a-d (Dmf)

Thalassius preussi Roewer, 1955b: 316, f. 127a-d (Dmf)

Thalassius maruanus Roewer, 1955b: 318, f. 128a-b (Df)

Thalassius cromei Roewer, 1955b: 320, f. 130a-b (Dmf)

Thalassius leonensis Roewer, 1955b: 322, f. 131 (f)

Thalassius albiabundans Roewer, 1955b: 325, f. 132a-b (Df)

Thalassius gressorius Roewer, 1955b: 326, f. 133a-b (Df)

Thalassius umbrosus Roewer, 1955b: 327, f. 134a-b (Df)

Thalassius fulvus Roewer, 1955b: 330, f. 136 (f)

Thalassius bukobensis Roewer, 1955b: 341, f. 141 (f)

Thalassius ruwenzoricus Roewer, 1955b: 342, f. 142a-b (f)

Thalassius schubotzi Roewer, 1955b: 343, f. 143a-b (f)

Thalassius maculatipes Roewer, 1955b: 347, f. 145a-b (Df)

Thalassius biseriatus Roewer, 1955b: 348, f. 146a-b (Df)

Thalassius signatus Roewer, 1955b: 349, f. 147a-b (Df)

Thalassius mossambicus Roewer, 1955b: 351, f. 148 (Df)

Dolomedes ingens Roewer, 1955b: 379, f. 163a-b (mf)

Dolomedes aethiops Roewer, 1955b: 382, f. 164 (f)

Thalassius spinosissimus Sierwald, 1983: 204, f. 3-4 (f)

Thalassius spinosissimus Sierwald, 1984: 410 (Sm)

Thalassius spinosissimus Sierwald, 1987: 78, f. 1, 5-12, 17-18, 21-34, 42-43, 46, 48, 50-53 (mf, S)

Thalassius spinosissimus Sierwald, 1989b: 18, f. 24, 62 (f)

Thalassius spinosissimus Sierwald, 1990: 33, f. 9-10, 43 (m)

Nilus curtus Jäger, 2011: 4, f. 1-7 (elevated j from nomen dubium, after Simon, 1898a: 295, f. 297, contra Blandin, 1979: 350, S)

Nilus curtus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020q: 42, p. 41: 1 f., p. 42: 7 f. (f)

Nilus decorata (Patel & Reddy, 1990) | | India urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019754

Pisaura decorata Patel & Reddy, 1990a: 37, f. 1a-d (Df) Original description

Nilus decorata Jäger, 2011: 4 (Tf from Pisaura)

Nilus esimoni (Sierwald, 1984) | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019795

Thalassius esimoni Sierwald, 1984: 411, f. 4b-5 (Df) Original description

Nilus jayakari (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) | | Oman urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019796

Thalassius jayakari F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898: 30, pl. 4, f. 4, 9-11, 14 (Df) Original description

Thalassius cummingi F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898: 30, pl. 4, f. 3 (Df)

Thalassius jayakari Sierwald, 1987: 114, f. 123-125 (f, S)

Nilus kolosvaryi (Caporiacco, 1947) | | Central, East, Southern Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019797

Thalassius kolosvaryi Caporiacco, 1947c: 116, pl. 1, f. 6 (Dm; N.B.: probably a S of Thalassius spinosissimus, per Sierwald, 1987: 79) Original description

Thalassius kolosvaryi Roewer, 1955b: 345, f. 144a-c (m, Df; N.B.: apparently a mixed lot of Thalassius spinosissimus and Thalassius rossi, per Sierwald, 1987: 80, 105)

Nilus leoninus (Strand, 1916) | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019798

Thalassius leoninus Strand, 1916b: 75 (Df) Original description

Thalassius leoninus Sierwald, 1984: 413, f. 6a-d (Df; removed from S of Thalassius leo)

Nilus majungensis (Strand, 1907) | | Mayotte, Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019799

Thalassius majungensis Strand, 1907d: 741 (Dj) Original description

Thalassius majungensis Roewer, 1955b: 328, f. 135 (f)

Thalassius majungensis Sierwald, 1984: 409, f. 2-4a (f)

Nilus margaritatus (Pocock, 1898) | | Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019800

Thalassius margaritatus Pocock, 1898g: 518, pl. 41, f. 8 (Df) Original description

Thalassius margaritatus Strand, 1908m: 108, pl. 2, f. 10 (f, Dm)

Thalassius insulanus Berland, 1922: 79, f. 24 (Df)

Thalassius cataractus Lawrence, 1927: 46, pl. 2, f. 34 (Df)

Thalassius insulanus Berland, 1932b: 270, f. 383 (f)

Thalassius albopunctatus Caporiacco, 1949a: 334 (Dj)

Thalassius cataractus Roewer, 1955b: 287, f. 103 (f)

Thalassius margaritatus Roewer, 1955b: 333, f. 137a-b (m)

Thalassius albopunctatus Roewer, 1955b: 335, f. 138a-b (Df)

Thalassius insulanus Roewer, 1955b: 338, f. 139 (f)

Thalassius margaritatus Sierwald, 1987: 97, f. 58, 75-89 (mf, S)

Nilus margaritatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020q: 43, p. 40: 1 f., p. 41: 1 f., p. 43: 9 f. (mf)

Nilus massajae (Pavesi, 1883) | | Ethiopia, DR Congo, Uganda, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019801

Dolomedes massajae Pavesi, 1883: 68 (Df) Original description

Thalassius massajae Strand, 1907m: 701

Thalassius gaerdesi Roewer, 1955b: 288, f. 104 (Df)

Thalassius mubaleus Roewer, 1955b: 302, f. 114 (Df)

Thalassius massajae Sierwald, 1987: 85, f. 35-41, 44-45, 49, 54 (f, Dm, S)

Nilus massajae Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020q: 44, p. 40: 1 f., p. 41: 1 f., p. 44: 5 f. (mf)

Nilus paralbocinctus (Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004) | | China, Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041072

Thalassius paralbocinctus Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004d: 409, f. 163-169 (Dmf) Original description

Thalassius paralbocinctus Jäger, 2007: 44, f. 44-46 (f)

Nilus phipsoni (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) | | India to China, Indonesia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019802

Thalassius phipsoni F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898: 31 (Df, omitted by Roewer) Original description

Thalassius lombokanus Strand, 1915b: 254 (Df)

Thalassius phipsoni Lee, 1966: 58, f. 21a-b (f)

Thalassius affinis Song & Zheng, 1982c: 157, f. 5-8 (Dmf)

Thalassius affinis Hu, 1984: 264, f. 278.1-4 (mf)

Thalassius phipsoni Hu, 1984: 265, f. 279.1-2 (f)

Thalassius affinis Song, 1987: 212, f. 172 (mf)

Thalassius phipsoni Sierwald, 1987: 116, f. 126, 128-131, 141-142 (f, Sm)

Thalassius affinis Feng, 1990: 161, f. 136.1-6 (mf)

Thalassius affinis Chen & Gao, 1990: 138, f. 173a-b (mf)

Thalassius phipsoni Chen & Zhang, 1991: 225, f. 234.1-4 (f, Dm)

Thalassius phipsoni Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 353, f. 204O-Q (mf)

Thalassius phipsoni Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004d: 412, f. 170-175, 262-267 (mf)

Thalassius phipsoni Yin et al., 2012: 897, f. 452a-f (mf)

Nilus pictus (Simon, 1898) | | West, Central Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019803

Thalassius pictus Simon, 1898f: 17 (Dj) Original description

Thalassius insignis Pocock, 1900g: 868, pl. 57, f. 23 (Df)

Thalassius insignis Roewer, 1955b: 309, f. 121 (f)

Thalassius pictus Sierwald, 1987: 109, f. 60-61, 111-115, 119, 121-122 (f, Dm, S)

Nilus pseudoalbocinctus (Sen, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2010) | | India urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043220

Thalassius pseudoalbocinctus Sen, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2010a: 226, f. 1-6 (Df) Original description

Nilus pseudoalbocinctus Sen et al., 2015: 90, f. 519-523, pl. 20 (f)

Nilus pseudoalbocinctus Dhali, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2017: 85, f. 464-468, pl. 26 (f)

Nilus pseudojuvenilis (Sierwald, 1987) | | Mozambique urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019804

Thalassius pseudojuvenilis Sierwald, 1987: 89, f. 56-57 (Df) Original description

Nilus radiatolineatus (Strand, 1906) | | Cameroon, Ethiopia, DR Congo, Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019805

Thalassius radiatolineatus Strand, 1906b: 671 (Df) Original description

Thalassius radiatolineatus Strand, 1908m: 111, pl. 2, f. 2a (f)

Thalassius brunneopictus Caporiacco, 1940c: 789, f. 9 (Df)

Thalassius marfieldi Roewer, 1955b: 320, f. 129a-b (Df)

Thalassius kästneri Roewer, 1955b: 339, f. 140a-b (Df)

Thalassius kaestneri Roewer, 1955c: 148

Thalassius radiatolineatus Sierwald, 1987: 102, f. 55, 90-102, 116-117 (f, Dm, S)

Nilus radiatolineatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020q: 45, p. 41: 1 f., p. 45: 8 f. (mf)

Nilus rossi (Pocock, 1902) | | DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019806

Thalassius rossii Pocock, 1902a: 15, pl. 3, f. 1 (Df) Original description

Thalassius rossii Roewer, 1955b: 287, f. 102 (f)

Thalassius harpago Roewer, 1955b: 352, f. 149a-c (Dm)

Thalassius rossii Sierwald, 1987: 105, f. 59, 103-110, 118, 120 (f, Sm)

Nilus rossi Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020q: 46, f. p. 41: 1 f., p. 46: 6 f. (mf)

Nilus rubromaculatus (Thorell, 1899) | | West, Central Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019807

Thalassius rubromaculatus Thorell, 1899: 81 (Df) Original description

Thalassius formosus Pocock, 1900g: 865, pl. 57, f. 19 (Dj)

Thalassius guineensis annulatus Lessert, 1928: 344, f. 26 (Df)

Thalassius fimbriatus Roewer, 1955b: 283, f. 100a-c (mf, misidentified)

Thalassius formosus Roewer, 1955b: 312, f. 123 (Dm)

Thalassius rubromaculatus Sierwald, 1987: 92, f. 2-4, 19-20, 47, 62-74 (mf, removed from S of Thalassius guineensis, S)

Thalassius rubromaculatus Sierwald, 1989b: 18, f. 61 (f)

Thalassius rubromaculatus Sierwald, 1990: 33, f. 8, 40 (m)