World Spider Catalog

Trochanteriidae Karsch, 1879

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered valid by Platnick, 1985a: 5; placed as a senior synonym of the former gnaphosid subfamily Hemicloeinae (genera Hemicloea and Vectius) by Wunderlich, 1987a: 248 and confirmed by Azevedo, Griswold & Santos, 2018b: 612; relimited and considered a senior synonym of Platoridae by Platnick, 1990a: 38; Australian genera (with exception of Hemicloea, see the note there) transferred to the Trachycosmidae by Azevedo et al., 2022: 11.

In synonymy:

Corimaethes Simon, 1908 = Platyoides O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891 (Platnick, 2002: 64)

Gen. Platyoides O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02335

N.B.: transferred from the Gnaphosidae to the Trochanteriidae by Platnick, 1985a: 5; considered a senior synonym of Corimaethes Simon, 1908d: 385 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04162] (type C. campestratus Simon, 1908 = Platyoides walteri (Karsch, 1887)) (transferred from the Gnaphosidae) by Platnick, 2002: 63.

In synonymy:

Platyoides abrahami O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1890 = Platyoides walteri Karsch, 1887 (Platnick, 1985a: 6)

Platyoides beta Lawrence, 1928 = Platyoides alpha Lawrence, 1928 (Platnick, 1985a: 8)

Platyoides bidentifer Strand, 1908 = Platyoides walteri Karsch, 1887 (Platnick, 1985a: 6)

Platyoides bottegi Pavesi, 1895 = Platyoides walteri Karsch, 1887 (Platnick, 1985a: 6)

Platyoides campestratus (Simon, 1908, T from Corimaethes) = Platyoides walteri Karsch, 1887 (Platnick, 2002: 64)

Platyoides laterigradus Pocock, 1898 = Platyoides walteri Karsch, 1887 (Platnick, 1985a: 6)

Platyoides lawrencei Lessert, 1936 = Platyoides leppanae Pocock, 1902 (Platnick, 1985a: 11)

Platyoides pusilliformis Tucker, 1923 = Platyoides pusillus Pocock, 1898 (Platnick, 1985a: 10)

Platyoides separatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1908 = Platyoides walteri Karsch, 1887 (Platnick, 1985a: 6)

Platyoides simoni O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1908 = Platyoides walteri Karsch, 1887 (Platnick, 1985a: 6)

Nomina dubia:

Platyoides bidentatus Strand, 1906b: 607 (j, Ethiopia) -- Platnick, 1985a: 6

Platyoides unidentatus Lawrence, 1927: 10, pl. 2, f. 55 (j, Namibia) -- Platnick, 1985a: 6

Platyoides alpha Lawrence, 1928 | | Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026203

Platyoides alpha Lawrence, 1928: 226, pl. 21, f. 6 (Dm) Original description

Platyoides beta Lawrence, 1928: 226, pl. 21, f. 7 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054418]

Platyoides alpha Platnick, 1985a: 8, f. 15-18 (mf, S of Platyoides beta)

Platyoides alpha Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 6, p. 5: 2 f., p. 6: 5 f. (mf)

Platyoides costeri Tucker, 1923 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026204

Platyoides costeri Tucker, 1923: 256, pl. 8, f. 1 (Df) Original description

Platyoides costeri Platnick, 1985a: 15, f. 43-44 (f)

Platyoides costeri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 7, p. 5: 2 f., p. 7: 3 f. (f)

Platyoides fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1938 | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026205

Platyoides fitzsimonsi Lawrence, 1938b: 216, f. 2 (Df) Original description

Platyoides fitzsimonsi Platnick, 1985a: 9, f. 21-22 (f)

Platyoides grandidieri Simon, 1903 | | Kenya, Madagascar, Seychelles (Aldabra), Réunion urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026206

Platyoides grandidieri Simon, 1903b: 139 (Df) Original description

Platyoides grandidieri Schmidt & Jocqué, 1983: 354, f. 1 (f)

Platyoides grandidieri Platnick, 1985a: 12, f. 5-10, 33-36 (f, Dm)

Platyoides grandidieri Wunderlich, 1992a: 487, f. 769-772 (mf)

Platyoides leppanae Pocock, 1902 | | Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026207

Platyoides leppanae Pocock, 1902a: 19, pl. 3, f. 8 (Dmf) Original description

Platyoides lawrencei Lessert, 1936: 217, f. 10-11 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054423]

Platyoides lawrencei Lawrence, 1937: 223 (Df)

Platyoides leppanae Platnick, 1985a: 11, f. 29-32 (mf, S of Platyoides lawrencei)

Platyoides leppanae Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 8, p. 5: 2 f., p. 8: 6 f. (mf)

Platyoides mailaka Platnick, 1985 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026208

Platyoides mailaka Platnick, 1985a: 15, f. 47-48 (Df) Original description

Platyoides mailaka Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007: 350, f. 1a-, 2a-b, 3a-f, 4.1-5 (f, Dm)

Platyoides pictus Pocock, 1902 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026209

Platyoides pictus Pocock, 1902a: 19, pl. 3, f. 7 (Df) Original description

Platyoides pictus Tucker, 1923: 259, pl. 8, f. 2 (f)

Platyoides pictus Platnick, 1985a: 14, f. 39-40 (f)

Platyoides pictus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 9, p. 5: 2 f., p. 9: 5 f. (f)

Platyoides pirie Platnick, 1985 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026210

Platyoides pirie Platnick, 1985a: 15, f. 45-46 (Df) Original description

Platyoides pirie Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 10, p. 5: 2 f., p. 10: 2 f. (f)

Platyoides pusillus Pocock, 1898 | | Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026211

Platyoides pusillus Pocock, 1898c: 220, pl. 8, f. 13 (Dj) Original description

Platyoides pusillus Tucker, 1923: 260 (Df)

Platyoides pusilliformis Tucker, 1923: 260, pl. 8, f. 3 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054424]

Platyoides pusillus Platnick, 1985a: 10, f. 25-28 (Dm, f, S of Platyoides pusilliformis)

Platyoides pusillus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 11, p. 5: 2 f., p. 11: 5 f. (mf)

Platyoides quinquedentatus Purcell, 1907 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026212

Platyoides quinquedentatus Purcell, 1907: 299, pl. 13, f. 3 (Df) Original description

Platyoides quinquedentatus Platnick, 1985a: 14, f. 41-42 (f)

Platyoides quinquedentatus Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 12, p. 5: 2 f., p. 12: 4 f. (f)

Platyoides ravina Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041338

Platyoides ravina Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007: 354, f. 6a-f, 7.1-3, 8a-b (Dm) Original description

Platyoides robertsi Haddad, 2022 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054401

Platyoides robertsi Haddad, 2022a: 345, f. 5-7, 25-26 (Df) Original description

Platyoides robertsi Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 14, 3 f. (f)

Platyoides rossi Platnick, 1985 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026213

Platyoides rossi Platnick, 1985a: 9, f. 19-20 (Df) Original description

Platyoides rossi Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 13, p. 5: 2 f., p. 13: 2 f. (f)

Platyoides vao Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:041339

Platyoides vao Andriamalala & Ubick, 2007: 357, f. 9a-b, 10a-b, 11 (Df) Original description

Platyoides velonus Platnick, 1985 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026214

Platyoides velonus Platnick, 1985a: 12, f. 1-4, 23-24 (Df) Original description

Platyoides venturus Platnick, 1985 | | Canary Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026215

Platyoides venturus Platnick, 1985a: 13, f. 37-48 (Df) Original description

Platyoides grandidieri Wunderlich, 1987a: 249, f. 656 (S, rejected)

Platyoides venturus Wunderlich, 1992a: 487, f. 765-768 (f, Dm)

Platyoides walteri (Karsch, 1887) | | Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini. Introduced to Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026193

Hemicloea walteri Karsch, 1887a: 151 (Df) Original description

Platyoides abrahami O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891b: 624, pl. 58, f. 4 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054417]

Platyoides abrahami Simon, 1893a: 347, f. 310

Platyoides bottegi Pavesi, 1895a: 509 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054420]

Platyoides laterigradus Pocock, 1898c: 219, pl. 8, f. 12 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054422]

Platyoides bidentatus Purcell, 1907: 298, pl. 13, f. 1-2 (Dmf, preoccupied by Strand, 1906)

Platyoides separatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1908b: 819, pl. 50, f. 7-12 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054425]

Platyoides simonii O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1908b: 820, pl. 30, f. 13-17 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054426]

Corimaethes campestratus Simon, 1908d: 385 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054421]

Platyoides bidentifer Strand, 1908e: 267 (replacement name) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054419]

Platyoides walteri Platnick, 1985a: 6, f. 11-14 (mf, S of Platyoides abrahami, P. bidentifer, P. bottegi, P. laterigradus, P. separatus and P. simoni)

Platyoides walteri Wunderlich, 1992a: 487, f. 773 (m)

Platyoides walteri Platnick, 2002: 64, f. 161-164 (mf, S of Corimaethes campestratus)

Platyoides walteri Jocqué & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006: 264, f. 109a-f (mf)

Platyoides walteri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2022h: 15, p. 3: 1 f., p. 4: 1 f., p. 5: 2 f., p. 15: 6 f., p. 16: 2 f. (mf)