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. Pyrnus Simon, 1880 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02469

N.B.: transferred from the Gnaphosidae to the Trochanteriidae by Platnick, 2002: 163 and to the Trachycosmidae by Azevedo et al., 2022: 11.

Transferred to other genera:

Pyrnus flavitarsis (L. Koch, 1875) -- see Platorish

Pyrnus aoupinie Platnick, 2002 | | New Caledonia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038004

Pyrnus aoupinie Platnick, 2002: 172, f. 463-464 (Df) Original description

Pyrnus baehri Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (Northern Territory) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038005

Pyrnus baehri Platnick, 2002: 171, f. 457-458 (Dm) Original description

Pyrnus fulvus (L. Koch, 1875) | | Southern Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:027821

Hemicloea fulva L. Koch, 1875a: 618, pl. 49, f. 1 (Df) Original description

Pyrnus fulvus Simon, 1880a: 238

Pyrnus fulvus Platnick, 2002: 168, f. 397-398 (f)

Pyrnus insularis Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (Lord Howe Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038006

Pyrnus insularis Platnick, 2002: 168, f. 399-400 (Df) Original description

Pyrnus magnet Platnick, 2002 | | Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038007

Pyrnus magnet Platnick, 2002: 170, f. 453-456 (Dmf) Original description

Pyrnus numeus Platnick, 2002 | | New Caledonia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038008

Pyrnus numeus Platnick, 2002: 172, f. 461-462 (Df) Original description

Pyrnus obscurus (Berland, 1924) | | New Caledonia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026220

Rebilus obscurus Berland, 1924a: 188, f. 45 (Df) Original description

Pyrnus obscurus Platnick, 2002: 173, f. 465-466 (Tf from Rebilus)

Pyrnus pins Platnick, 2002 | | New Caledonia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038009

Pyrnus pins Platnick, 2002: 171, f. 459-460 (Df) Original description

Pyrnus planus (L. Koch, 1875) | | Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:027381

Hemicloea plana L. Koch, 1875a: 626, pl. 49, f. 6 (Df) Original description

Hemicloea plana L. Koch, 1876a: 845, pl. 72, f. 6 (Dm)

Pyrnus planus Platnick, 2002: 169, f. 157, 349-350, 443-452 (Tmf from Hemicloea)