World Spider Catalog

Prodidomidae Simon, 1884

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: Prodidomidae revalidated by Platnick, 1990a: 36 to include the former Prodidominae, Molycriinae and Anagraphidinae; Anagraphidinae transferred from Prodidomidae to Gnaphosidae by Platnick & Baehr, 2006: 5; Prodidomidae synonymized with Gnaphosidae (as subfamily Prodidominae) by Azevedo, Griswold & Santos, 2018b: 613, redefined by Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020b: 694 (includes Austrodomus, Brasilomma, Caudalia, Chileomma, Chileuma, Chilongius, Eleleis, Indiani, Katumbea, Lygromma, Lygrommatoides, Moreno, Namundra, Neozimiris, Nopyllus, Paracymbiomma, Plutonodomus, Prodidomus, Purcelliana, Theuma, Theumella, Tivodrassus, Tricongius, Zimirina and Zimiris) and elevated to family rank again by Azevedo et al., 2022: 12.

In synonymy:

Scylax Simon, 1889 = Theuma Simon, 1893 (Simon, 1893a: 350, preoccupied, replacement name)

Homonym replaced:

Scylax Simon, 1889 -- see Theuma Simon, 1893 - in Simon, 1893a

Gen. Theuma Simon, 1893 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02382

N.B.: replacement name for Scylax Simon, 1889l: 284 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05937], preoccupied in Hemiptera by Distant, 1887; transferred from the Prodidomidae to the Gnaphosidae (Prodidominae) by Azevedo, Griswold & Santos, 2018b: 614 and to the restored Prodidomidae by Azevedo et al., 2022: 12.

Nomen dubium:

Theuma intermedia Strand, 1915b: 92 (m, Namibia) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 24

Theuma ababensis Tucker, 1923 | | Namibia, Botswana, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026520

Theuma ababensis Tucker, 1923: 419, pl. 11, f. 116 (Dm) Original description

Theuma ababensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 4, 4 f. (m)

Theuma ababensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 25, f. 1-4 (m)

Theuma andonea Lawrence, 1927 | j | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026521

Theuma andonea Lawrence, 1927: 20 (Dj) Original description

Theuma aprica Simon, 1893 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026522

Theuma aprica Simon, 1893a: 351 (Df) Original description

Theuma capensis Purcell, 1907 | | Botswana, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026523

Theuma capensis Purcell, 1907: 299 (Dmf) Original description

Theuma capensis Tucker, 1923: 420, pl. 11, f. 105, 115 (mf)

Theuma capensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 6, 5 f. (mf)

Theuma capensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 27, f. 1-5 (mf)

Theuma cedri Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026524

Theuma cedri Purcell, 1907: 302 (Df) Original description

Theuma cedri Tucker, 1923: 421, pl. 11, f. 106 (f)

Theuma cedri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 7, 5 f. (f)

Theuma cedri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 28, f. 1-4 (f)

Theuma elucubata Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026525

Theuma elucubata Tucker, 1923: 421, pl. 11, f. 101 (Df) Original description

Theuma elucubata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 8, 4 f. (f)

Theuma elucubata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 29, f. 1-3 (f)

Theuma foveolata Tucker, 1923 | | Zimbabwe, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026526

Theuma foveolata Tucker, 1923: 422, pl. 11, f. 102 (Df) Original description

Theuma foveolata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 9, 6 f. (f, m undescribed)

Theuma foveolata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 30, f. 1-5 (f)

Theuma funerea Lawrence, 1928 | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026527

Theuma funerea Lawrence, 1928: 235, pl. 21, f. 18 (Df) Original description

Theuma fusca Purcell, 1907 | | Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026528

Theuma fusca Purcell, 1907: 300, 304 (Df) Original description

Theuma fusca Purcell, 1908: 234 (Dm)

Theuma fusca Tucker, 1923: 423, pl. 11, f. 104, 111 (mf)

Theuma fusca Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 10, 6 f. (mf)

Theuma fusca Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 31, f. 1-7 (mf)

Theuma longipes Lawrence, 1927 | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026530

Theuma longipes Lawrence, 1927: 19, pl. 3, f. 59 (Dm) Original description

Theuma longipes Lawrence, 1928: 234, pl. 21, f. 6 (Df)

Theuma maculata Purcell, 1907 | | Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026531

Theuma maculata Purcell, 1907: 302 (Dmf) Original description

Theuma maculata Tucker, 1923: 424, pl. 11, f. 109, 112 (mf)

Theuma maculata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 11, 3 f. (mf)

Theuma maculata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 32, f. 1-7 (mf)

Theuma microphthalma Lawrence, 1928 | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026532

Theuma microphthalma Lawrence, 1928: 234, pl. 21, f. 17 (Df) Original description

Theuma mutica Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026533

Theuma mutica Purcell, 1907: 303 (Df) Original description

Theuma mutica Tucker, 1923: 426, pl. 11, f. 103 (f)

Theuma mutica Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 12, 1 f. (f)

Theuma mutica Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 33, f. 1 (f)

Theuma ovambica Lawrence, 1927 | j | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026534

Theuma ovambica Lawrence, 1927: 20 (Dj) Original description

Theuma parva Purcell, 1907 | | Zimbabwe, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026535

Theuma parva Purcell, 1907: 303 (Dm) Original description

Theuma parva Tucker, 1923: 426, pl. 11, f. 113 (m)

Theuma parva Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 13, 5 f. (m)

Theuma parva Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 34, f. 1-3 (m)

Theuma purcelli Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026536

Theuma purcelli Tucker, 1923: 426, pl. 11, f. 110 (Df) Original description

Theuma purcelli Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 14, 2 f. (f)

Theuma purcelli Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 35, f. 1-2 (f)

Theuma pusilla Purcell, 1908 | | Namibia, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026537

Theuma pusilla Purcell, 1908: 232, pl. 10, f. 11 (Df) Original description

Theuma pusilla Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 15, 1 f. (f)

Theuma pusilla Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 36, f. 1 (f)

Theuma recta Lawrence, 1927 | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026538

Theuma recta Lawrence, 1927: 21 (Df) Original description

Theuma schreineri Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026539

Theuma schreineri Purcell, 1907: 301 (Dmf) Original description

Theuma schreineri Tucker, 1923: 428, pl. 11, f. 108, 114 (mf)

Theuma schreineri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 16, 4 f. (mf)

Theuma schreineri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 37, f. 1-4 (mf)

Theuma schultzei Purcell, 1908 | | Namibia, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026540

Theuma schultzei Purcell, 1908: 234 (Df) Original description

Theuma schultzei Tucker, 1923: 429, pl. 11, f. 107 (f)

Theuma schultzei Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 17, 1 f. (f)

Theuma schultzei Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 38, f. 1 (f)

Theuma tragardhi Lawrence, 1947 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026541

Theuma trägårdhi Lawrence, 1947: 11, f. 4 (Dm) Original description

Theuma tragardhi Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 18, 3 f. (m)

Theuma tragardhi Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 39, f. 1-3 (m)

Theuma velox Purcell, 1908 | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026542

Theuma velox Purcell, 1908: 233, pl. 11, f. 12 (Df) Original description

Theuma walteri (Simon, 1889) | | Turkmenistan? urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026543

Scylax walteri Simon, 1889l: 384 (Dm) Original description

Theuma walteri Simon, 1893a: 350

Theuma walteri Platnick & Baehr, 2006: 5 (type locality in Turkmenistan considered probably erroneous, species is probably from southern Africa)

Theuma xylina Simon, 1893 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026544

Theuma xylina Simon, 1893a: 351, f. 312-313 (Df) Original description

Theuma zuluensis Lawrence, 1947 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026545

Theuma zuluensis Lawrence, 1947: 12, f. 5 (Df) Original description

Theuma zuluensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021D: 19, 1 f. (f)

Theuma zuluensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2023c: 40, f. 1 (f)