Corinnidae Karsch, 1880

Family |   ACCEPTED
N.B.: considered valid by Wunderlich, 1986: 28, so genera listed by Brignoli, 1983c under Castianeirinae and Corinninae (Clubionidae) are treated here; Wunderlich used the name Myrmeciidae, which is already in use for ants (see Reiskind, 1983); Reiskind proposed that the International Commission validate the spelling Myrmeciuminae, but as there are already names available and in common use for both Corinninae and Castianeirinae it is easier to simply suppress Myrmeciinae C. L. Koch, 1850; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 522, f. 20.
Gen. Methesis Simon, 1896 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02251
N.B.: transferred from the Gnaphosidae (Micariinae) to the Corinnidae by Reiskind, 1969: 166.

Transferred to other genera:

Methesis bimaculata Simon, 1896 -- see Leptopicia

Methesis brevitarsus Caporiacco, 1954 | | French Guiana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:025347
Methesis brevitarsus Caporiacco, 1954: 117, f. 30, 30a-b (Dm; N.B.: possibly a castianeirine, per Bonaldo, 2000: 114) Original description
Methesis semirufa Simon, 1896 | | Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:025348
Methesis semirufa Simon, 1896b: 411 (Df) Original description
Methesis semirufa Bonaldo, 2000: 114, f. 114, 294-301 (f, Dm)

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