World Spider Catalog

Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: elevated to family status and relimited by Ramírez, 2014: 342; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 521, f. 19.

In synonymy:

Acrolithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 = Xilithus Liu & Li, 2023 (Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57, preoccupied, replacement name)

Homonym replaced:

Acrolithus Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022 -- see Xilithus Liu & Li, 2023 - in Lin, Li & Pham, 2023

Gen. Xilithus Liu & Li, 2023 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05928

N.B.: replacement name for Acrolithus Liu & S. Q. Li, in Liu et al., 2022a: 352, Suppl. 2: 5 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04906], preoccupied in Hemiptera by Freytag & Ma, 1988.

Xilithus acerosus (Yao, Irfan & Peng, 2019) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051207

Otacilia acerosa Yao, Irfan & Peng, 2019b: 291, f. 1A-H, 2A-E (Dmf) Original description

Acrolithus acerosus Liu et al., 2022a: Suppl. 2: 7 (T from Otacilia)

Xilithus acerosus Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus acutus (Fu, Z. S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2016) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048360

Otacilia acuta Fu, Zhang & Zhang, 2016a: 215, f. 14A-G, 15A-E (Dmf) Original description

Acrolithus acutus Liu et al., 2022a: Suppl. 2: 8 (T from Otacilia)

Xilithus acutus Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus auritus (Fu, Z. S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2016) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048356

Otacilia aurita Fu, Zhang & Zhang, 2016a: 207, f. 7A-G, 8A-E (Dmf) Original description

Acrolithus auritus Liu et al., 2022a: Suppl. 2: 8 (T from Otacilia)

Xilithus auritus Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus digitatus (Fu, Z. S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2016) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048357

Otacilia digitata Fu, Zhang & Zhang, 2016a: 209, f. 9A-G (Dm) Original description

Acrolithus digitatus Liu et al., 2022a: Suppl. 2: 8 (T from Otacilia)

Xilithus digitatus Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus jiulong (Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053866

Acrolithus jiulong Liu & S. Q. Li in Liu et al., 2022a: 354, Suppl. 2: 9, f. 1A-D (Df) Original description

Xilithus jiulong Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus leibo (Fu, Z. S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2016) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048358

Otacilia leibo Fu, Zhang & Zhang, 2016a: 209, f. 10A-G, 11A-E (Dmf) Original description

Acrolithus leibo Liu et al., 2022a: Suppl. 2: 9 (T from Otacilia)

Xilithus leibo Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus lingyun (Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053867

Acrolithus lingyun Liu & S. Q. Li in Liu et al., 2022a: 354, Suppl. 2: 10, f. 2A-F, 3A-I, 4A-P, 5A-F, 6A-D, 7A-C, 20A-B (Dmf) Original description

Xilithus lingyun Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus meles (Kamura, 2021) | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053305

Otacilia meles Kamura, 2021a: 29, f. 1A-B, 2A-E (Dmf) Original description

Acrolithus meles Kamura, 2022b: 136, f. 1E-H (mf, T from Otacilia)

Xilithus meles Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus, by replacing the preoccupied generic name)

Xilithus mustela (Kamura, 2008) | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042009

Otacilia mustela Kamura, 2008: 41, f. 1-4 (Dmf) Original description

Otacilia mustela Kamura, 2009: 556, f. 67-69 (mf)

Acrolithus mustela Kamura, 2022b: 137, f. 1M-P (mf, T from Otacilia)

Xilithus mustela Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus, by replacing the preoccupied generic name)

Xilithus ovatus (Fu, Z. S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2016) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048359

Otacilia ovata Fu, Zhang & Zhang, 2016a: 212, f. 12A-H, 13A-E (Dmf) Original description

Acrolithus ovatus Liu et al., 2022a: Suppl. 2: 11 (T from Otacilia)

Xilithus ovatus Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus pseudostella (Fu, Jin & Zhang, 2014) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047206

Otacilia pseudostella Fu, Jin & Zhang, 2014: 487, f. 3A-G, 4A-E (Dmf) Original description

Acrolithus pseudostella Liu et al., 2022a: Suppl. 2: 11 (T from Otacilia)

Xilithus pseudostella Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus pugio Mu & Zhang, 2023 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059012

Xilithus pugious Mu & Zhang, 2023b: 93, f. 79A-B, 80A-E, 81A-D (Dm; specific epithet is a not existing adjective derived from the Latin pugio = dagger, taken here as the noun pugio) Original description

Xilithus pugio Mu & Zhang, 2023b: 599 (correction of specific epithet)

Xilithus ruyii (Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053868

Acrolithus ruyii Liu & S. Q. Li in Liu et al., 2022a: 354, Suppl. 2: 12, f. 8A-D (Df) Original description

Xilithus ruyii Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus shijiao (Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053869

Acrolithus shijiao Liu & S. Q. Li in Liu et al., 2022a: 354, Suppl. 2: 13, f. 9A-J, 10A-G, 11A-D, 20C (Dmf) Original description

Xilithus shijiao Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus stella (Kamura, 2005) | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040364

Otacilia stella Kamura, 2005a: 88, f. 1-6 (Dmf) Original description

Otacilia stella Kamura, 2009: 556, f. 70-73 (mf)

Acrolithus stella Kamura, 2022b: 136, f. 1A-D (mf, T from Otacilia)

Xilithus stella Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus, by replacing the preoccupied generic name)

Xilithus vulpes (Kamura, 2001) | | Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037871

Phrurolithus vulpes Kamura, 2001a: 50, f. 1-7 (Dmf) Original description

Otacilia vulpes Kamura, 2005a: 91 (T from Phrurolithus)

Otacilia vulpes Kamura, 2009: 556, f. 63-66 (mf)

Acrolithus vulpes Kamura, 2022b: 136, f. 1I-L (mf, T from Otacilia)

Xilithus vulpes Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus, by replacing the preoccupied generic name)

Xilithus wangi Mu & Zhang, 2023 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059013

Xilithus wangi Mu & Zhang, 2023b: 95, f. 82A-D, 83A-G, 84A-F (Dmf) Original description

Xilithus xiajing (Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053870

Acrolithus xiajing Liu & S. Q. Li in Liu et al., 2022a: 354, Suppl. 2: 14, f. 12A-F, 13A-D, 20D (Dm) Original description

Xilithus xiajing Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus xiaojing (Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053871

Acrolithus xiaojing Liu & S. Q. Li in Liu et al., 2022a: 354, Suppl. 2: 15, f. 14A-F, 15A-H, 16A-D, 20E (Dmf) Original description

Xilithus xiaojing Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus xiaojing Mu & Zhang, 2023b: 100, f. 85A-D, 86A-F (mf)

Xilithus xingdoushanensis (Yao, Irfan & Peng, 2019) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051211

Otacilia xingdoushanensis Yao, Irfan & Peng, 2019b: 301, f. 9A-G, 10A-E (Dmf) Original description

Acrolithus xingdoushanensis Liu et al., 2022a: Suppl. 2: 16 (T from Otacilia)

Xilithus xingdoushanensis Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus yeniu (Liu & S. Q. Li, 2022) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053872

Acrolithus yeniu Liu & S. Q. Li in Liu et al., 2022a: 354, Suppl. 2: 16, f. 17A-F, 18A-G, 19A-D, 20F (Dmf) Original description

Xilithus yeniu Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)

Xilithus zhangi (Fu, Jin & Zhang, 2014) | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:047207

Otacilia zhangi Fu, Jin & Zhang, 2014: 489, f. 5A-F (Dm) Original description

Acrolithus zhangi Liu et al., 2022a: Suppl. 2: 18 (T from Otacilia)

Xilithus zhangi Lin, Li & Pham, 2023: 57 (T from Acrolithus)