Gen.
Epeus
G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1886
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02939
type Evenus tener Simon, 1877; gender masculine; syn. of Epeus flavobilineatus (Doleschall, 1859)
N.B.: replacement name for
Evenus Simon, 1877b: 58 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05862], preoccupied in Lepidoptera by Hübner, 1819, as well as in Coleoptera and Mollusca (see
Bonnet, 1956: 1875); removed from the synonymy of
Viciria Thorell, 1877 by
Prószyński, 1984b: 403 (contra
Simon, 1903a: 752); considered a senior synonym of
Taupoa G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907: 644 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05861] (type
T. mira G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907) by
Prószyński, 1984a: 143 (by transfer of the type species).
Transferred to other genera:
Epeus guangxi Peng & Li, 2002 -- see
Plexippoides
In synonymy:
Epeus chilapataensis
(B. Biswas & K. Biswas, 1992) = Epeus albus
Prószyński, 1992
(Sudhin et al., 2024: 448)
Epeus cristatus
(Thorell, 1887) = Epeus flavobilineatus
(Doleschall, 1859)
(Simon, 1903a: 752, sub Viciria tenera)
Epeus indicus
Prószyński, 1992 = Epeus alboguttatus
(Thorell, 1887)
(Hill, 2025a: 5)
Epeus khandalaensis
(Tikader, 1977) = Epeus alboguttatus
(Thorell, 1887)
(Hill, 2025a: 5)
Epeus tener
(Simon, 1877) = Epeus flavobilineatus
(Doleschall, 1859)
(Hill, 2025b: 1)
Epeus triangulopalpis
Malamel, Nafin, Sudhikumar & Sebastian, 2019 = Epeus alboguttatus
(Thorell, 1887)
(Hill, 2025a: 5)
Nomen nudum:
Epeus taybac
Vu, Duong & Pham, 2025: 4, f. 3A-D, 4A-F, 5A-D, 6A-Bf (mf, Vietnam) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066536]
-- Vu, Duong & Pham, 2025: 4, no type repository, unavailable name
Epeus alboguttatus (Thorell, 1887)
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| Nepal, India, Myanmar
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033191
Phidippus khandalaensis Tikader, 1977c: 98, f. 6-8 (D
f) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:035469]
Epeus indicus Prószyński, 1992b: 171, f. 22-23, 26, 29 (D
f) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033198]
Phidippus khandalaensis Edwards, 2004: 6 (misplaced in this genus)
Epeus alboguttatus Hill, 2025a: 5, f. 2.1-7, 3.1-12, 5, 6.1-4 (
f, S of
Epeus indicus,
E. khandalaensis and
E. triangulopalpis)
Epeus albus Prószyński, 1992
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| India, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (Sumatra)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033192
Epeus albus Sudhin et al., 2024: 448, f. 1A-H, 2A-E, 3A-F, 4A-F, 5A-E (D
m,
f, S of
Epeus chilapataensis)
Epeus albus Hill, 2025a: 13, f. 7.1-18, 8.1-19, 9.1-5, 10.1-6, 11 (
mf, possibly senior S of
Epeus pallidus and
E. szirakii)
Epeus bicuspidatus (Song, Gu & Chen, 1988)
|
| China, Vietnam
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033193
Epeus bicuspidatus Hill, 2025a: 20, f. 12.1-2 (possibly senior S of
Epeus pengi)
Epeus covid Lin & Li, 2023
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| China
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057156
Epeus covid Lin & Li in
Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 61, f. 51A-B, 52A-B, 53A-D, 54A-D (D
mf)
Original description
Epeus daiqini Patoleta, Gardzińska & Żabka, 2020
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| Thailand
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052015
Epeus dilucidus (Próchniewicz, 1990)
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| Bhutan
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:035640
Epeus edwardsi Barrion & Litsinger, 1995
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| Brunei (Borneo), Philippines
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033194
Epeus exdomus Jastrzebski, 2010
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| Nepal
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043308
Epeus flavobilineatus (Doleschall, 1859)
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| China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033195
TYPE SPECIES
Evenus tener Simon, 1877b: 59, pl. 3, f. 12 (D
f) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033200]
Viciria cristata Thorell, 1887: 393 (D
m) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060553]
Viciria tenera Simon, 1903a: 743, 752, f. 882-883 (
m, S of
Viciria cristata)
Epeus flavobilineatus Hill, 2025a: 25, f. 18.1-14, 19.1-7, 20.1-6, 21, 22.1-5 (
mf)
Epeus tener Hill, 2025a: 40, f. 31.1-4 (
m, nomen dubium)
Epeus flavobilineatus Hill, 2025b: 1, f. 2.1-19 (S of
Epeus tener, removed from nomen dubium)
Epeus furcatus Zhang, Song & Li, 2003
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| Singapore
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:039069
Epeus glorius Żabka, 1985
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| China, Vietnam, Malaysia
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033196
Epeus glorius Żabka, 1985: 216, f. 121-124 (D
m)
Original description
Epeus guangxi Peng & Li, 2002
|
| China
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038231
Epeus hawigalboguttatus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995
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| Philippines
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033197
Epeus kepayang Dhiya'ulhaq, 2025
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| Indonesia (Sumatra)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066010
Epeus mirus (G. W. Peckham & E. G. Peckham, 1907)
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| Malaysia (Borneo)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:033199
Epeus pallidus Patoleta, Gardzińska & Żabka, 2020
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| Thailand
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052016
Epeus pallidus Hill, 2025a: 13 (possibly junior S of
Epeus albus)
Epeus pengi Wang, Mi & Li, 2024
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| China
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060023
Epeus pengi Hill, 2025a: 20, f. 13.1-6, 14.1-3, 15.1-4 (
mf, possibly junior S of
Epeus bicuspidatus)
Epeus phamtri Tam & Hill, 2025
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| China, Vietnam, Thailand
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065146
Epeus phamtri Tam & Hill, 2025: 1, f. 1.1-8, 2.1-4, 3.1-2 (D
mf)
Original description
Epeus phamtri Hill, 2025a: 37, f. 25.1-6, 26.1-3, 27.1-2 (
mf)
Epeus sumatranus Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2012
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| Indonesia (Sumatra)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044962
Epeus sumatranus Hill, 2025a: 39, f. 28.1-8, 29.1-2, 30.1-6 (
mf)
Epeus szirakii Patoleta, Gardzińska & Żabka, 2020
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| Thailand
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:052017
Epeus szirakii Hill, 2025a: 13 (possibly junior S of
Epeus albus)
