World Spider Catalog

Anyphaenidae Simon, 1864

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: the authorship of the family is corrected from Bertkau, 1878: 379 to Simon, 1864: 144 (sub Anyphaeniens) following the arguing by Marusik & Özkütük, 2026: 276; the French ending -iens was not accepted as taxon at familiar level by Bonnet, Platnick and in the WSC until 2026; considered a senior synonym of Amaurobioididae by Platnick, 1974: 211; transfer of the monotypic subfamily Malenellinae Ramírez, 1995 to the Amaurobiidae by Wheeler et al., 2017: 605.

In synonymy:

Liparotoma Simon, 1884 = Philisca Simon, 1884 (Ramírez, 2003: 176)

Gen. Philisca Simon, 1884 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02153

type Philisca hahni Simon, 1884; gender feminine

N.B.: transferred from the Clubionidae to the Miturgidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 257; thought to belong the Anyphaenidae by Kochalka (in Bonaldo, 1994: 102), definitively transferred from the Miturgidae by Ramírez, 1995a: 381; considered a senior synonym of Liparotoma Simon, 1884l: 134 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02142] (type L. hyadesi Simon, 1884) (but not of Cluilius Simon, 1889) by Ramírez, 2003: 52, 176.

Transferred to other genera:

Philisca aspersa (Nicolet, 1849) -- see Macerio

Philisca chilensis (Nicolet, 1849) -- see Amaurobioides

Philisca colulata Hogg, 1913 -- see Gayenna

Philisca filixnotata Mello-Leitão, 1938 -- see Teminius

Philisca pallida Mello-Leitão, 1943 -- see Eutichurus

Philisca puconensis Ramírez, 2003 -- see Tomopisthes

Philisca sica Strand, 1908 -- see Tomopisthes

In synonymy:

Philisca chilensis (Mello-Leitão, 1951, T from Cluilius) = Philisca accentifera Simon, 1904 (Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 24)

Philisca navarinensis Tullgren, 1901 = Philisca hahni Simon, 1884 (Ramírez, 2003: 178)

Philisca nigropicta (Simon, 1884) = Philisca tripunctata (Nicolet, 1849) (Ramírez, 1993: 198, sub Liparotoma)

Philisca pardalis (Mello-Leitão, 1943) = Philisca tripunctata (Nicolet, 1849) (Ramírez, 1993: 198, sub Liparotoma)

Philisca trimaculata (Simon, 1904, T from Gayenna) = Philisca tripunctata (Nicolet, 1849) (Ramírez, 1993: 198, sub Liparotoma)

Philisca ventricosa (Nicolet, 1849) = Philisca tripunctata (Nicolet, 1849) (Ramírez, 1993: 198, sub Liparotoma)

Philisca villosa (Tullgren, 1902) = Philisca hyadesi (Simon, 1884) (Ramírez, 1993: 201, sub Liparotoma)

Nomina dubia:

Philisca altiformis (Nicolet, 1849: 444, j, Chile, originally in Clubiona) -- Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 7

Philisca gayi (Nicolet, 1849: 431, f, Chile, originally in Clubiona) -- Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 7

Philisca miranda (Nicolet, 1849: 457, j, Chile, originally in Drassus) -- Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 7

Philisca obscura Simon, 1886c: 569 (f, Argentina) -- Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 7

Philisca accentifera Simon, 1904 | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023990

Philisca accentifera Simon, 1904e: 101 (Df) Original description

Cluilius chilensis Mello-Leitão, 1951: 336, f. 10 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023992]

Philisca accentifera Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 24, f. 14a-e, 15a-d, 16a-h, 35a (mf, S of Cluilius chilensis)

Philisca amaena (Simon, 1884) | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023917

Liparotoma amaenum Simon, 1884l: 138 (Df) Original description

Liparotoma amaenum Simon, 1903n: 6 (Df)

Liparotoma amoenum Ramírez, 1993: 202, f. 8, 23-27 (f, Dm)

Philisca amoena Ramírez, 2003: 187, f. 100B, 101A-B, 102A-B (m)

Philisca amoena Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 11, f. 1b, 4a-e, 34c (mf)

Philisca atrata Soto & Ramírez, 2012 | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045345

Philisca atrata Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 31, f. 1e, 18a-d, 19a-d, 20a-h, 32a-b, 35b (Dmf) Original description

Philisca doilu (Ramírez, 1993) | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023918

Liparotoma doilu Ramírez, 1993: 203, f. 9, 28-30 (Df) Original description

Philisca doilu Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 14, f. 6a-c, 7a-d, 8a-h, 34e (f, Dm)

Philisca hahni Simon, 1884 | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023993 TYPE SPECIES

Philisca hahni Simon, 1884l: 129, pl. 3, f. 14 (Df) Original description

Philisca hahni Simon, 1887h: E21, pl. 1, f. 11 (f)

Philisca navarinensis Tullgren, 1901b: 228, pl. 19, f. 1 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023995]

Philisca hahni Ramírez, 2003: 178, f. 93A-B, 94A-E, 95A-C, 96A (f, Dm, S of Philisca navarinensis)

Philisca hahni Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 7, f. 2a-e, 34a (mf)

Philisca huapi Ramírez, 2003 | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038820

Philisca huapi Ramírez, 2003: 183, f. 61H, 93C-E, 99A-F (Dmf) Original description

Philisca huapi Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 17, f. 1c, 9a-e, 34f (mf)

Philisca hyadesi (Simon, 1884) | | Chile, Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023919

Liparotoma hyadesi Simon, 1884l: 138, pl. 3, f. 19 (Df) Original description

Liparotoma hyadesi Simon, 1887h: E34, pl. 1, f. 8 (f)

Liparotoma villosa Tullgren, 1902: 66, pl. 7, f. 3 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061799]

Liparotoma hyadesi Ramírez, 1993: 201, f. 4-5, 7, 18-22 (f, Dm, S of Liparotoma hyadesi)

Philisca hyadesi Ramírez, 2003: 186, f. 93F, 101E, 102D-E (m)

Philisca hyadesi Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 12, f. 5a-e, 34d (mf)

Philisca ingens Berland, 1924 | | Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023994

Philisca ingens Berland, 1924b: 436, f. 37 (Df) Original description

Philisca ingens Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 19, f. 10a-c, 11a-d, 12a-h, 34g (f, Dm)

Philisca ornata Berland, 1924 | | Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023997

Philisca ornata Berland, 1924b: 435, f. 31-36 (Dmf) Original description

Philisca ornata Ramírez, 2003: 181, f. 96B, 97A-D, 98A-F (mf)

Philisca ornata Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 24, f. 1d, 13a-e, 34h (mf)

Philisca pizarroi Soto & Ramírez, 2012 | | Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045347

Philisca pizarroi Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 41, f. 24a-d, 25a-d, 26a-h, 32e-f, 35d (Dmf) Original description

Philisca robinson Soto & Ramírez, 2012 | | Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045346

Philisca robinson Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 37, f. 21a-d, 22a-d, 23a-h, 32c-d, 35c (Dmf) Original description

Philisca robusta Soto & Ramírez, 2012 | | Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045348

Philisca robusta Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 46, f. 27a-d, 31a, 33a-b (Df) Original description

Philisca tripunctata (Nicolet, 1849) | | Chile, Argentina, Falkland Is. urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:023920

Clubiona tripunctata Nicolet, 1849: 444 (Df) Original description

Clubiona ventricosa Nicolet, 1849: 443 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061798]

Liparotoma nigropictum Simon, 1884l: 139 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061795]

Liparotoma tripunctatum Simon, 1887h: E4

Liparotoma ventricosum Simon, 1887h: E4

Gayenna trimaculata Simon, 1904e: 102 (Dj) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061797]

Liparotoma pardalis Mello-Leitão, 1943f: 405 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061796]

Liparotoma tripunctatum Ramírez, 1993: 198, f. 1-3, 6, 10-17 (f, Dm, S of S of Gayenna trimaculata, Liparotoma nigropictum, L. pardalis and L. ventricosum)

Liparotoma tripunctatum Ramírez, 1995b: 93, f. 28 (m)

Philisca tripunctata Ramírez, 2003: 189, f. 100A, 102C (m)

Philisca tripunctata Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 7, f. 1a, 3a-e, 34b (mf)

Philisca viernes Soto & Ramírez, 2012 | | Chile (Juan Fernandez Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045349

Philisca viernes Soto & Ramírez, 2012: 46, f. 1f, 28a-d, 29a-d, 30a-h, 31b, 33c-d, 35e (Dmf) Original description