World Spider Catalog

Trachycosmidae Platnick, 2002

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: described as subfamily of Trochanteriidae (Platnick, 2002: 107), elevated to family level by Azevedo et al., 2022: 11; synonym of Morebilinae (Platnick, 2002: 129) (type genus Morebilus Platnick, 2002) (Azevedo et al., 2022: 11); the family contents Australian genera formerly included in Trochanteriidae and Gallieniellidae; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 519, f. 19.

Gen. Morebilus Platnick, 2002 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03446

N.B.: transferred from the Trochanteriidae to the Trachycosmidae by Azevedo et al., 2022: 11.

In synonymy:

Morebilus cineraceus (L. Koch, 1876, T from Hemicloea) = Morebilus fumosus L. Koch, 1876 (Platnick, 2002: 143)

Morebilus praesignis (L. Koch, 1876, T from Rebilus) = Morebilus diversus L. Koch, 1875 (Platnick, 2002: 144)

Morebilus blackdown Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037991

Morebilus blackdown Platnick, 2002: 149, 238, f. 395-396, 658-659 (Dmf) Original description

Morebilus coolah Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (New South Wales) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037992

Morebilus coolah Platnick, 2002: 142, f. 371-374 (Dmf) Original description

Morebilus diversus (L. Koch, 1875) | | northern Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026218

Hemicloea diversa L. Koch, 1875a: 622, pl. 49, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Hemicloea praesignis L. Koch, 1876a: 837, pl. 72, f. 1 (Dmf)

Rebilus diversus Simon, 1880a: 239

Rebilus praesignis Simon, 1880a: 239

Morebilus diversus Platnick, 2002: 144, f. 383-386 (f, Sm)

Morebilus fitton Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037993

Morebilus fitton Platnick, 2002: 140, f. 363-366 (Dmf) Original description

Morebilus flinders Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (South Australia, Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037994

Morebilus flinders Platnick, 2002: 147, f. 387-390 (Dmf) Original description

Morebilus fumosus (L. Koch, 1876) | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:027373

Hemicloea fumosa L. Koch, 1876a: 840, pl. 72, f. 3, 3a-b (Dm) Original description

Hemicloea cineracea L. Koch, 1876a: 843, pl. 72, f. 5 (Df)

Morebilus fumosus Platnick, 2002: 143, f. 375-378 (Tm from Hemicloea, Sf)

Morebilus gammon Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (South Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037995

Morebilus gammon Platnick, 2002: 141, f. 367-370 (Dmf) Original description

Morebilus gramps Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037996

Morebilus gramps Platnick, 2002: 139, f. 337-338 (Df) Original description

Morebilus graytown Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (South Australia, Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037997

Morebilus graytown Platnick, 2002: 138, f. 359-362 (Dmf) Original description

Morebilus nipping Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037998

Morebilus nipping Platnick, 2002: 144, f. 379-382 (Dmf) Original description

Morebilus plagusius (Walckenaer, 1837) | | Australia (New South Wales, Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:027380

Thomisus plagusius Walckenaer, 1805: 29 (nomen nudum)

Delena plagusia Walckenaer, 1837: 492 (Df) Original description

Delena plagusia C. L. Koch, 1845: 50, f. 987 (f)

Hemicloea major L. Koch, 1875a: 624, pl. 49, f. 5 (Df)

Hemicloea major L. Koch, 1876a: 841, pl. 72, f. 4 (Dm)

Hemicloea plagusia Simon, 1880a: 240

Morebilus plagusius Platnick, 2002: 136, f. 155, 339-348, 351-358, 505 (Tmf from Hemicloea)

Morebilus swarbrecki (Dunn & Dunn, 1946) | | Australia (Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026222

Rebilus swarbrecki Dunn & Dunn, 1946: 90, f. 5-7 (Df) Original description

Morebilus swarbrecki Platnick, 2002: 139, f. 335-336 (Tf from Rebilus)

Morebilus tambo Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037999

Morebilus tambo Platnick, 2002: 148, f. 391-394 (Dmf) Original description