World Spider Catalog

Miturgidae Simon, 1886

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: relimited and considered a senior synonym of the Zoridae F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893: 132 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0095] by Ramírez, 2014: 341; the Xenoctenidae (including the genera Odo, Paravulsor and Xenoctenus) were separated by Wheeler et al., 2017: 609 and the Systariidae Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001: 202 (including the genera Palicanus, Systaria, Tamin and Xantharia) were seperated by Li, Zhang & Zhang, 2026: 9 (provisionally in the Miturgidae by Ramírez et al., 2014: 342); currently three subfamilies are accepted in Miturgidae (Diaprograptinae Raven, 2009, Miturginae and Zorinae); Katadysidae Thorell, 1869: 43 (type Katadysas Hentz, 1850 = Zora C. L. Koch, 1847) is a forgotten name, which is older than Miturgidae and Zoridae, but both are clearly protected by usage; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 523, f. 20.

In synonymy:

Aenigma Karsch, 1878 = Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878 (Simon, 1898a: 296, sub Nilus, confirmed by Roewer, 1955c: 117)

Aenigmaaranea Strand, 1929 = Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878 (Davies, 1985: 123)

Aetola Karsch, 1880 = Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878 (Roewer, 1955c: 117, sub Nilus)

Horioctenoides Main, 1954 = Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878 (Forster & Wilton, 1973: 119)

Miturgina Simon, 1889 = Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878 (Simon, 1897a: 130)

Nemoctenus Forster & Wilton, 1973 = Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878 (Raven & Stumkat, 2003: 119)

Gen. Argoctenus L. Koch, 1878 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02502

type Argoctenus igneus L. Koch, 1878; gender masculine

N.B.: transferred from the Ctenidae to the Zoridae by Lehtinen, 1967: 216 and to the Miturgidae (by the synonymy of the Zoridae) by Ramírez, 2014: 341; considered a senior synonym of Miturgina Simon, 1889c: 244 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05843] (type M. vittata Simon, 1889) by Simon, 1897a: 130; considered a senior synonym of Aenigmaaranea Strand, 1929: 11 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05846] (previously considered a junior synonym of Nilus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876, Pisauridae, by Simon, 1898a: 296) by Davies, 1985: 123; Aenigmaaranea is a superfluous replacement name for Aenigma Karsch, 1878; considered a senior synonym of Aenigma Karsch, 1878c: 825 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05844] (type A. australiana Karsch, 1878) by Simon, 1898a: 296 (sub Nilus); Aenigma is preoccupied in Coleoptera by Newman, 1836 (and several other times) and was replaced by Aetola Karsch, 1880c: 385 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05845], which was overlooked by the most authors; Aetola was considered a synonym by Roewer, 1955c: 117 (sub Nilus); considered a senior synonym of Horioctenoides Main, 1954: 42 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01789] (type H. bidentatus Main, 1954) and Nemoctenus Forster & Wilton, 1973: 290 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01796] (type Argoctenus aureus Hogg, 1911) by Raven & Stumkat, 2003: 119; see Forster & Wilton, 1973: 293, f. 1028, 1034-1038 for an undescribed species from New Zealand.

Transferred to other genera:

Argoctenus gracilis (Hickman, 1950) -- see Knotodo

Argoctenus aureus (Hogg, 1911) | | New Zealand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:020767

Argoctenus aureus Hogg, 1911: 306, f. 94 (Df) Original description

Argoctenus aurens Bryant, 1935d: 84, pl. 12, f. 17, pl. 13, f. 33 (f)

Nemoctenus aurens Forster & Wilton, 1973: 291, f. 1030-1033, 1043-1046 (Tf from Argoctenus, Dm)

Argoctenus australianus (Karsch, 1878) | | Australia (New South Wales) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028493

Aenigma australiana Karsch, 1878c: 825 (Df) Original description

Aetola australianus Karsch, 1880c: 385

Nilus australianus Simon, 1898a: 290

Aenigmaaranea australianus Strand, 1929: 11 (generic replacement name)

Argoctenus australianus Davies, 1985: 123 (Tf from Aenigmaaranea)

Argoctenus bidentatus (Main, 1954) | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:020751

Horioctenoides bidentatus Main, 1954: 42, pl. 3, f. 1-4, 6-7 (Df) Original description

Argoctenus devisi Rainbow, 1898 | | New Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028494

Argoctenus devisi Rainbow, 1898a: 350, pl. 7, f. 12 (Df) Original description

Argoctenus hystriculus Simon, 1909 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028496

Argoctenus hystriculus Simon, 1909d: 164 (Df) Original description

Argoctenus igneus L. Koch, 1878 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028497 TYPE SPECIES

Argoctenus igneus L. Koch, 1878a: 990, pl. 86, f. 4 (Df) Original description

Argoctenus nebulosus Simon, 1909 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028498

Argoctenus nebulosus Simon, 1909d: 163 (Df) Original description

Argoctenus pectinatus Hogg, 1900 | | Australia (Victoria) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028499

Argoctenus pectinatus Hogg, 1900: 106, pl. 16, f. 1 (Df) Original description

Argoctenus pictus L. Koch, 1878 | | Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028500

Argoctenus pictus L. Koch, 1878a: 992, pl. 86, f. 5 (Df) Original description

Argoctenus vittatus (Simon, 1889) | j | Australia, New Caledonia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028501

Miturgina vittata Simon, 1889c: 244 (Dj) Original description

Argoctenus vittatus Simon, 1897a: 130

Argoctenus vittatus (Rainbow, 1920) | | Australia (Lord Howe Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:028502

Cycloctenus vittatus Rainbow, 1920b: 262, pl. 30, f. 96-99 (Df) Original description

Argoctenus vittatus Lehtinen, 1967: 216 (T from Cycloctenus; a junior homonym of Argoctenus vittatus (Simon, 1889) but possibly S of that name as well)