World Spider Catalog

Liphistiidae Thorell, 1869

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: this spelling (not Lipistiidae) on the Official List of Family and Generic Names in Zoology; considered a senior synonym of Heptathelidae Kishida, 1923: 242 by Raven, 1985a: 16, confirmed by Breitling, 2022a: 3 and Sivayyapram et al., 2024b: 254 (by majority vote of the WSC boards), rejecting Petrunkevitch, 1939a: 149, Haupt, 1983: 289, Li, 2022: 72 and Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 485, f. 5; Kishida, 1923: 242 erected the subfamily Anadiasthothelinae, which became a synonym of Liphistiidae by the synonymy of the type genus Anadiastothele Simon, 1903 with Liphistius Schiødte, 1849 by Bristowe, 1933a: 1030 (by transfer of the type species).

Gen. Songthela Ono, 2000 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03548

N.B.: transferred from the Liphistiidae to the Heptathelidae by Li, 2022: 72; removed from the synonymy of Heptathela Kishida, 1923 by Xu et al., 2015: 140, contra Schwendinger & Ono, 2011: 601.

In synonymy:

Songthela suoxiyuensis (Yin, Tang & Xu, 2003) = Songthela ciliensis Yin, Tang & Xu, 2003 (Yin et al., 2012: 112, sub Heptathela)

Songthela yuelushanensis (Wang & Ye, 1983) = Songthela hangzhouensis Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 1981 (Platnick, 1989b: 57, sub Heptathela)

Songthela anhua Zhang & Xu, 2023 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057486

Songthela anhua Zhang & Xu in Zhang et al., 2023b: 21, f. 1G, J, 3A-M (Dmf) Original description

Songthela aokoulong De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053766

Songthela aokoulong Li et al., 2022c: 169, f. 4a-o (Dmf) Original description

Songthela bispina De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053767

Songthela bispina Li et al., 2022c: 171, f. 5a-g, 6a-x (Dmf) Original description

Songthela bristowei (Gertsch, 1967) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000003

Heptathela bristowei Gertsch, 1967b: 116, f. 1-3 (Df) Original description

Heptathela bristowei Haupt, 1983: 285, f. 9e (f)

Heptathela bristowei Yin, Wang & Hu, 1983: 34, f. 6D (Dm)

Heptathela bristowei Zhu, 1983: 4 (S of Heptathela hangzhouensis; regarded as valid by Hu, 1984: 28)

Heptathela bristowei Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 32, f. 15A (f)

Abcathela bristowei Ono, 2000: 150

Heptathela bristowai Yin et al., 2012: 34, f. 3-16a-b (m, lapsus)

Songthela bristowei Xu et al., 2015a: 141 (T from Heptathela)

Songthela ciliensis (Yin, Tang & Xu, 2003) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038355

Heptathela ciliensis Yin, Tang & Xu, 2003: 1, f. 1.1-13 (Dmf) Original description

Heptathela suoxiyuensis Yin, Tang & Xu, 2003: 3, f. 2.1-11 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038357]

Heptathela ciliensis Yin et al., 2012: 112, f. 1a-m (mf, S of Heptathela suoxiyuensis)

Songthela ciliensis Xu et al., 2015a: 141 (T from Heptathela)

Songthela dapo De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053770

Songthela dapo Li et al., 2022c: 178, f. 9a-l (Dmf) Original description

Songthela goulouensis (Yin, 2001) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037420

Heptathela goulouensis Yin, 2001a: 297, f. 1-9 (Df) Original description

Heptathela goulouensis Yin, 2001b: 2, f. 3A-I (f)

Heptathela goulouensis Yin et al., 2012: 114, f. 2a-i (f)

Songthela goulouensis Xu et al., 2015a: 141, f. 45-48 (Dm, f, T from Heptathela)

Songthela goulouensis Li et al., 2020a: 12, f. 6D-E, 7A-G, 8A-P, 9A-H (mf)

Songthela hangzhouensis (Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 1981) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000006

Heptathela hangzhouensis Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 1981: 305, f. 1-7 (Dm) Original description

Heptathela hangzhouensis Haupt, 1983: 285, f. 8c (m)

Heptathela yuelushanensis Wang & Ye, 1983: 146, f. 1-9 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060840]

Heptathela hangzhouensis Hu, 1984: 28, f. 27.1-2 (m)

Heptathela hangzhouensis Song & Haupt, 1984: 448, f. 2c, 2e-f, 3c-d (Df)

Heptathela yuelushanensis Song & Haupt, 1984: 449 (considered a nomen dubium)

Heptathela yuelushanensis Yin et al., 1988: 53, f. IA-H, IIA-G, IIIA-F, IVA-F (mf)

Heptathela hangzhouensis Platnick, 1989b: 57 (S of Heptathela yuelushanensis)

Heptathela hangzhouensis Feng, 1990: 26, f. 1.1-4 (mf)

Heptathela yuelushanensis Chen & Gao, 1990: 16, f. 19a-d (mf)

Heptathela hangzhouensis Chen & Zhang, 1991: 30, f. 24.1-8 (mf)

Heptathela hangzhouensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 32, f. 15B-C, H-I (mf)

Songthela hangzhouensis Ono, 2000: 150

Heptathela hangzhouensis Yin, 2001b: 1, f. 1A-F, 2A-H, 4A-E (mf)

Heptathela hangzhouensis Yoo & Kim, 2002a: 27, f. 44-45 (m)

Sinothela hangzhouensis Haupt, 2003: 71, f. 52L, 62D (mf)

Songthela hangzhouensis Yin et al., 2012: 119, f. 6a-e (mf)

Songthela hangzhouensis Xu et al., 2015a: 141, f. 40-44 (mf, T from Heptathela)

Songthela hangzhouensis Zhang & Wang, 2017: 336, 5 f. (mf)

Songthela huangyang De. Q. Li, Liu, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2020 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051878

Songthela huangyang Li et al., 2020a: 2, f. 2D-E, 3A-M (Dmf) Original description

Songthela huayanxi De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053768

Songthela huayanxi Li et al., 2022c: 174, f. 2d, 7a-m (Dmf) Original description

Songthela jianganensis (Chen, Gao, Zhu & Luo, 1988) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000012

Heptathela jianganensis Chen et al., 1988: 78, f. 1-9 (Dmf) Original description

Heptathela jianganensis Chen & Gao, 1990: 14, f. 18a-g (mf)

Abcathela jianganensis Ono, 2000: 150

Songthela jianganensis Xu et al., 2015a: 141 (T from Heptathela)

Songthela jinyun Chen, Liu, Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053700

Songthela jinyun Chen et al., 2022: 547, f. 1D-E, 3A-O (Dmf) Original description

Songthela lianhe De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053774

Songthela lianhe Li et al., 2022c: 187, f. 14a-g, 15a-l (Dmf) Original description

Songthela lingshang De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053771

Songthela lingshang Li et al., 2022c: 180, f. 10a-o (Dmf) Original description

Songthela liui Chen, De. Q. Li, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2021 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053196

Songthela liui Chen et al., 2021a: 61, f. 1D-E, 3A-P (Dmf) Original description

Songthela longbao Chen, Liu, Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053701

Songthela longbao Chen et al., 2022: 551, f. 4A-M (Dmf) Original description

Songthela longhui Zhang & Xu, 2023 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057487

Songthela longhui Zhang & Xu in Zhang et al., 2023b: 23, f. 1F, I, 4A-J, 5A-F (Dmf) Original description

Songthela mangshan (Bao, Yin & Xu, 2003) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038356

Heptathela mangshan Bao, Yin & Xu, 2003: 459, f. 1-3 (Dm) Original description

Heptathela mangshan Yin et al., 2012: 116, f. 4a-c (m)

Songthela mangshan Xu et al., 2015a: 141 (T from Heptathela)

Songthela multidentata De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053772

Songthela multidentata Li et al., 2022c: 182, f. 11a-g, 12a-r (Dmf) Original description

Songthela pluma Yu, Li & Zhang, 2018 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050709

Songthela pluma Yu, Li & Zhang, 2018: 717, f. 4-22 (Dmf) Original description

Songthela pyriformis Li, Liu & Xu, 2019 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051462

Songthela pyriformis Li, Liu & Xu, 2019: 144, f. 1A-D, 5A-M (Dmf) Original description

Songthela sapana (Ono, 2010) | | Vietnam urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043283

Abcathela sapana Ono, 2010b: 3, f. 11-16 (Df) Original description

Songthela sapana Xu et al., 2015a: 141 (T from Heptathela)

Songthela serriformis Chen, Liu, Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053702

Songthela serriformis Chen et al., 2022: 553, f. 5A-M (Dmf) Original description

Songthela shei (Xu & Yin, 2001) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037421

Heptathela shei Xu & Yin, 2001a: 8, f. 1-8 (Df) Original description

Heptathela shei Yin et al., 2012: 117, f. 5a-h, 3-18c-e (f)

Songthela shei Xu et al., 2015a: 141 (T from Heptathela)

Songthela shuyuan Li, Liu & Xu, 2019 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051463

Songthela shuyuan Li, Liu & Xu, 2019: 146, f. 2A-D, 6A-O (Dmf) Original description

Songthela tianmen De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053775

Songthela tianmen Li et al., 2022c: 190, f. 16a-n (Dmf) Original description

Songthela tianzhu Chen, De. Q. Li, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2021 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053197

Songthela tianzhu Chen et al., 2021a: 64, f. 1I, 4A-O (Dmf) Original description

Songthela unispina De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053776

Songthela unispina Li et al., 2022c: 192, f. 17a-o (Dmf) Original description

Songthela wangerbao Chen, Liu, Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053703

Songthela wangerbao Chen et al., 2022: 555, f. 6A-M (Dmf) Original description

Songthela wosanensis (Wang & Jiao, 1995) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:038358

Heptathela wosanensis Wang & Jiao, 1995: 80, f. A-D (Df) Original description

Songthela wosanensis Xu et al., 2015a: 141 (T from Heptathela)

Songthela xiangnan De. Q. Li, Liu, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2020 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051879

Songthela xiangnan Li et al., 2020a: 8, f. 4D-E, 5A-I (Dmf) Original description

Songthela xianningensis (Yin, Tang, Zhao & Chen, 2002) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037423

Heptathela xianningensis Yin et al., 2002: 19, f. 9-16 (Df) Original description

Songthela xianningensis Xu et al., 2015a: 141 (T from Heptathela)

Songthela xiujian De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053773

Songthela xiujian Li et al., 2022c: 185, f. 13a-o (Dmf) Original description

Songthela yunnanensis (Song & Haupt, 1984) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000029

Heptathela yunnanensis Song & Haupt, 1984: 449, f. 3f (Df) Original description

Heptathela yunnanensis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 33, f. 15G (f)

Abcathela yunnanensis Ono, 2000: 150

Songthela yunnanensis Xu et al., 2015a: 141 (T from Heptathela)

Songthela yuping Chen, De. Q. Li, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2021 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053198

Songthela yuping Chen et al., 2021a: 67, f. 1M-N, 5A-W (Dmf) Original description

Songthela zhongpo Zhang & Xu, 2023 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057488

Songthela zhongpo Zhang & Xu in Zhang et al., 2023b: 27, f. 1E, H, 6A-L, 7A-H (Dmf) Original description

Songthela zimugang De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053777

Songthela zimugang Li et al., 2022c: 194, f. 2c, 18a-s (Dmf) Original description

Songthela zizhu De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053769

Songthela zizhu Li et al., 2022c: 176, f. 8a-q (Dmf) Original description