World Spider Catalog

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: elevated to family status and relimited by Raven, 1985a: 137; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 487, f. 5.

Gen. Gaius Rainbow, 1914 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04422

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Anidiops Pocock, 1897 by Rix et al., 2017: 618, contra Main, 1957a: 424.

Nomen dubium:

Gaius hirsutus Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 102, pl. 21, f. 55 (f, Australia/South Australia) -- Rix et al., 2017a: 592, rejecting Main, 1957a: 426 (S of Anidiops manstridgei)

Gaius aurora Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050785

Gaius aurora Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018: 453, f. 14, 37-48 (Dm) Original description

Gaius austini Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050786

Gaius sp. 'Kalgoorlie' Rix et al., 2017a: 619, f. 240-241, 243, 247, 249 (m)

Gaius austini Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018: 455, f. 5, 14, 49-70 (Dmf) Original description

Gaius cooperi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050787

Gaius sp. 'Collie' Rix et al., 2017a: 619, f. 245, 250 (m)

Gaius cooperi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018: 458, f. 4, 14, 71-92 (Dmf) Original description

Gaius hueyi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050788

Gaius hueyi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018: 465, f. 14, 93-105 (Dmf) Original description

Gaius humphreysi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050789

Gaius humphreysi Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018: 466, f. 14, 106-124 (Dmf) Original description

Gaius mainae Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050790

Gaius mainae Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018: 467, f. 14, 125-149 (Dmf) Original description

Gaius tealei Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050791

Gaius tealei Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018: 468, f. 14, 146-167 (Dmf) Original description

Gaius villosus Rainbow, 1914 | | Australia (Western Australia) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000645

Gaius villosus Rainbow, 1914a: 195, f. 6-8 (Df) Original description

Anidiops villosus Main, 1957a: 426, f. 3C, 5B (Dm)

Anidiops villosus Main, 1964: 36, f. A-C (m)

Anidiops villosus Main, 1985a: 17, f. 14, 22, 28, 193, 209-210, 213-214 (mf)

Gaius villosus Rix et al., 2017a: 620, f. 238-239, 242, 246, 248, 252-253 (m, T from Anidiops)

Gaius sp. 'Wiluna' Rix et al., 2017a: 619, f. 244, 251 (m)

Gaius villosus Rix, Raven & Harvey, 2018: 444, f. 1-3, 10, 14-36 (mf)