World Spider Catalog

Zodariidae Thorell, 1881

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: the family name Zodariidae is protected by usage over the earlier name Cryptothelidae L. Koch, 1872a: 238 to keep nomenclatorial stability; separation of Cryptothelidae (Murphy & Roberts, 2015: viii) not sufficiently justified and is not accepted here; Jocqué, 1991a stated the subfamilies Cryptothelinae, Cydrelinae Simon, 1893, Cyriocteinae Jocqué, 1991, Lachesaninae Jocqué, 1991, Storeninae Simon, 1893, Storenomorphinae Simon, 1890 and Zodariinae; synonymy of the Cydrelinae with the Cryptothelinae considered by Ramírez et al., 2014: 392; a new subfamily Procydrelinae Henrard & Jocqué, 2025 is described in Ortiz et al., 2025: 998.

In synonymy:

Hyltoniella Mello-Leitão, 1940 = Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938 (Jocqué, 1991a: 49)

Valcheta Mello-Leitão, 1940 = Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938 (Jocqué, 1991a: 49)

Gen. Cybaeodamus Mello-Leitão, 1938 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02285

type Cybaeodamus ornatus Mello-Leitão, 1938; gender masculine

N.B.: transferred from the Agelenidae to the Zodariidae by Roth, 1965: 290; considered a senior synonym of Hyltoniella Mello-Leitão, 1940b: 29 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05755] (type H. birabeni Mello-Leitão, 1940 = Cybaeodamus enigmaticus (Mello-Leitão, 1939)) and Valcheta Mello-Leitão, 1940b: 20 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05756] (type V. rastellifera Mello-Leitão, 1940, a nomen dubium; transferred from the Agelenidae to the Zodariidae by Roth, 1965: 291) by Jocqué, 1991a: 49.

In synonymy:

Cybaeodamus birabeni (Mello-Leitão, 1940) = Cybaeodamus enigmaticus (Mello-Leitão, 1939) (Jocqué, 1991a: 50)

Nomina dubia:

Cybaeodamus nigrovittatus Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 118, pl. 4, f. 12 (j, Argentina) -- Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 270

Cybaeodamus pallidus (Mello-Leitão, 1943c: 106, f, Argentina, originally in Valcheta) -- Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 270

Cybaeodamus rastellifer (Mello-Leitão, 1940b: 20, f. 18-20, j, Argentina, originally in Valcheta) -- Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 270

Cybaeodamus scottae Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 119, pl. 4, f. 13, 17 (j, Argentina) -- Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 270

Cybaeodamus ampullatus Henrard, Jocqué & Carvalho, 2025 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065611

Cybaeodamus ampullatus Henrard, Jocqué & Carvalho, 2025: 97, f. 1A-J, 2A-B, 3A-F, 4, 5A-E, 6A-C, 7A-E, 8, 9A-F (Dmf) Original description

Cybaeodamus brescoviti Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043052

Cybaeodamus brescoviti Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 264, f. 37-41 (Dmf) Original description

Cybaeodamus enigmaticus (Mello-Leitão, 1939) | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:025670

Rubrius enigmaticus Mello-Leitão, 1939e: 57, f. 23-25 (Dm) Original description

Hyltoniella birabeni Mello-Leitão, 1940b: 29, f. 31-32, pl. I, f. 3 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:055988]

Rubrius enigmaticus Roth, 1967c: 343 (T to Zodariidae incertae sedis)

Cybaeodamus enigmaticus Jocqué, 1991a: 50, f. 88-93 (m, Df, T from Rubrius, S of Hyltoniella birabeni; identification of f doubted by Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 266)

Cybaeodamus enigmaticus Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 266, f. 42-47 (m)

Cybaeodamus lentiginosus (Simon, 1905) | | Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:025954

Storena lentiginosa Simon, 1905e: 5 (Df) Original description

Cybaeodamus lentiginosus Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012b: 317 (T from Storena)

Cybaeodamus lycosoides (Nicolet, 1849) | | Peru, Chile urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:025671

Drassus lycosoides Nicolet, 1849: 453 (Df) Original description

Storena lycosoides Simon, 1889a: 218

Cybaeodamus lycosoides Jocqué, 1991a: 50 (T from Storena)

Cybaeodamus lycosoides Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 266, f. 48-49 (f)

Cybaeodamus lycosoides Andía & Grismado, 2015: 72, f. 1A-B, 2A-D, 3A-D, 4A-C (Dm)

Cybaeodamus malkini Henrard, Jocqué & Carvalho, 2025 | | urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065613

Cybaeodamus malkini Henrard, Jocqué & Carvalho, 2025: 112, f. 14A-I, 15, 16A-E, 17A-E (Dm) Original description

Cybaeodamus meridionalis Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009 | | Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043050

Cybaeodamus meridionalis Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 260, f. 1-20 (Dmf) Original description

Cybaeodamus meridionalis Pett & Wyer, 2020: 161, f. 1A-D (mf)

Cybaeodamus ornatus Mello-Leitão, 1938 | | Peru, Argentina, Uruguay urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:025673 TYPE SPECIES

Cybaeodamus ornatus Mello-Leitão, 1938a: 93, f. 4-5 (Dmf) Original description

Cybaeodamus ornatus Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 119, pl. 3, f. 11 (f)

Cybaeodamus ornatus Jocqué, 1991a: 50, f. 82-87 (mf)

Cybaeodamus ornatus Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 266, f. 50-59 (mf)

Cybaeodamus spinosissimus Henrard, Jocqué & Carvalho, 2025 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065612

Cybaeodamus spinosissimus Henrard, Jocqué & Carvalho, 2025: 107, f. 10A-L, 11, 12A-F, 13A-B (Dm) Original description

Cybaeodamus taim Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009 | | Brazil, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043051

Cybaeodamus taim Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 261, f. 21-36 (Dmf) Original description

Cybaeodamus taim Ramírez, 2014: 256, f. 171G-H (f)

Cybaeodamus tocantins Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043053

Cybaeodamus tocantins Lise, Ott & Rodrigues, 2009: 268, f. 60-67 (Dmf) Original description