World Spider Catalog

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Acanthoctenidae by Lehtinen, 1967: 378; Lehtinen's inclusion of the Thalassiinae (Pisauridae) was rejected by Brignoli, 1983c: 585; considered polyphyletic by Griswold, 1993: 37); limits thoroughly discussed by Silva-Dávila, 2003; Cupiennius Simon, 1891 transferred to the Trechaleidae by Piacentini & Ramírez, 2019: 233, Mahafalytenus Silva-Dávila, 2007 transferred to the Viridasiidae by Azevedo et al., 2022: 12 and Ancylometes Bertkau, 1880 transferred to the Ancylometidae by Hazzi, Wood & Hormiga, 2025: 7; Hazzi, Wood & Hormiga, 2025: 7 list these subfamilies: Acantheinae Simon, 1897a: 115 (sub Acantheae), Acanthocteninae Simon, 1892, Calocteninae Simon, 1897a: 119 (sub Calocteneae), Cteninae and Enoplocteninae Hazzi, Wood & Hormiga, 2025.

Gen. Spinoctenus Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04439

type Spinoctenus yotoco Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018; gender masculine

Spinoctenus chocoensis Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050027

Spinoctenus chocoensis Hazzi et al., 2018: 123, f. 10A-C, 16A-D, 26B, 27B, 28B, 29B (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus eberhardi Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050028

Spinoctenus eberhardi Hazzi et al., 2018: 124, f. 10E-H, 17A-E, 26C, 27C, 28C, 29C, 33C-D (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus escalerete Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050029

Spinoctenus escalerete Hazzi et al., 2018: 130, f. 11A-D, 14C-E, 18A-E, 26D, 27D, 28D, 29C, 30A, 32A-B, 35A-C (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus flammiger Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050030

Spinoctenus flammigerus Hazzi et al., 2018: 130, f. 19A-E, 26E, 27E, 28E, 32C-D (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus florezi Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050031

Spinoctenus florezi Hazzi et al., 2018: 134, f. 11E-H, 20A-E, 26F, 27F, 28F, 29E (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus ginae Víquez, 2020 | | Costa Rica (Cocos Is.) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051752

Spinoctenus ginae Víquez, 2020: S119, f. 2A-H (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus nambi Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050032

Spinoctenus nambi Hazzi et al., 2018: 138, f. 12A-D, 21A-E, 26G, 27G, 28G, 29F, 32E (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus pericos Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050033

Spinoctenus pericos Hazzi et al., 2018: 139, f. 12E-H, 14A-B,F, 22A-E, 26H, 27H, 28H, 29G, 33E-F (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus spinosus Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050034

Spinoctenus spinosus Hazzi et al., 2018: 141, f. 13A-D, 23A-E, 26I, 27I, 28I, 29H, 33A-B (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus stephaniae Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050035

Spinoctenus stephaniae Hazzi et al., 2018: 143, f. 13E-H, 24A-E, 26J, 27J, 28J, 29J, 33C-D (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus tequendama Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050036

Spinoctenus tequendama Hazzi et al., 2018: 149, f. 25A-E, 26K, 27K, 28K, 29K (Dmf) Original description

Spinoctenus yotoco Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando & Simó, 2018 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:050026 TYPE SPECIES

Spinoctenus yotoco Hazzi et al., 2018: 122, f. 6A-D, 7A-D, 8A-D, 9A-D, 15A-E, 26A, 27A, 28A, 29A, 31A-B, 32F (Dmf) Original description