World Spider Catalog

Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877

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. Amauropelma Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03483

type Amauropelma trueloves Raven & Stumkat, 2001; gender neuter

Transferred to other genera:

Amauropelma fungifer (Thorell, 1890) -- see Bowie

Amauropelma annegretae Jäger, 2012 | | Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045333

Amauropelma annegretae Jäger, 2012e: 56, f. 248-265 (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma anzses Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037769

Amauropelma anzses Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 197, f. 3a, 8a-d, 9a-e, 10a-c (Dm) Original description

Amauropelma beyersdorfi Jäger, 2012 | | India urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045328

Amauropelma beyersdorfi Jäger, 2012e: 43, f. 180-186 (Dm) Original description

Amauropelma bluewater Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037770

Amauropelma bluewater Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 197, f. 11a-d, 12a-d (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma claudie Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037771

Amauropelma claudie Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 200, f. 14f-g (Df) Original description

Amauropelma ekeftys Jäger, 2012 | | India urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045330

Amauropelma ekeftys Jäger, 2012e: 47, f. 193-209 (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma gayundah Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037772

Amauropelma gayundah Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 202, f. 13a-c, 27f (Dm) Original description

Amauropelma gordon Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037773

Amauropelma gordon Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 202, f. 14a-e, 15a-d, 16a-b (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma grasshoffi Jäger, 2026 | | Philippines urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067223

Amauropelma grasshoffi Jäger, 2026: 402, f. 1-2, 43-44 (Dm) Original description

Amauropelma guangxi Lin & Li, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054878

Amauropelma guangxi Lin & Li, in Lin et al., 2022c: 207, f. 7A-C (Dm) Original description

Amauropelma hasenpuschi Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037774

Amauropelma hasenpuschi Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 205, f. 3f-g, 17a-g, 18a-e, 33d (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma hoffmanni Jäger, 2012 | | Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045331

Amauropelma hoffmanni Jäger, 2012e: 51, f. 210-226 (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma jagelkii Jäger, 2012 | | Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045332

Amauropelma jagelkii Jäger, 2012e: 53, f. 227-247 (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma khanense Jäger & Nophaseud, 2024 | | Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063471

Amauropelma khanensis Jäger & Nophaseud, 2024: 88, f. 17-23 (Df) Original description

Amauropelma khanense Jäger, 2026: 404, f. 3-5, 47-48 (Dm)

Amauropelma kihit Jäger, 2026 | | Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067224

Amauropelma kihit Jäger, 2026: 405, f. 6-12, 49-52, 55-56 (Df) Original description

Amauropelma kochang Jäger, 2026 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067225

Amauropelma kochang Jäger, 2026: 407, f. 17-20, 45-46 (Df) Original description

Amauropelma krabi Li & Yao, 2022 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056872

Amauropelma krabi Li & Yao, in Chu et al., 2022c: 4, f. 2a-d, 3a-b (Df) Original description

Amauropelma leo Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037775

Amauropelma leo Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 208, f. 19a-c (Df) Original description

Amauropelma lombok Jäger, 2026 | | Indonesia (Lombok) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067226

Amauropelma lombok Jäger, 2026: 408, f. 21-25, 57-60 (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma maimoun Jäger, 2026 | | Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067227

Amauropelma maimoun Jäger, 2026: 410, f. 13-16, 61-62 (Df) Original description

Amauropelma mariae Omelko & Fomichev, 2024 | | Indonesia (Sumatra) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:061291

Amauropelma mariae Omelko & Fomichev, 2024a: 174, f. 1-18 (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma matakecil Miller & Rahmadi, 2012 | | Indonesia (Java) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044560

Amauropelma matakecil Miller & Rahmadi, 2012: 3, f. 1-12 (Df) Original description

Amauropelma mcilwraith Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037776

Amauropelma mcilwraith Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 209, f. 3e, 20a-b, 27c (Dm) Original description

Amauropelma medogensis Wang, Irfan, F. Zhang & Z. S. Zhang, 2024 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060738

Amauropelma medogensis Wang et al., 2024d: 120, f. 1A-E, 2A-G (Dmf; the ending of the specific epithet is adjectival, but it is declared to be a noun) Original description

Amauropelma monteithi Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037777

Amauropelma monteithi Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 210, f. 21a-j, 22a-d, 23a-c (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma mossman Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037778

Amauropelma mossman Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 213, f. 2, 24a-d, 25a-d, 26a-c (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma penang Jäger, 2026 | | Malaysia (peninsula) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067228

Amauropelma penang Jäger, 2026: 411, f. 26-29, 63-64 (Df) Original description

Amauropelma phamom Jäger, 2026 | | Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067229

Amauropelma phamom Jäger, 2026: 412, f. 30-32, 65-66 (Df) Original description

Amauropelma phangnga Li & Yao, 2022 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056873

Amauropelma phangnga Li & Yao, in Chu et al., 2022c: 8, f. 4a-c, 5a-b, 9a (Dm) Original description

Amauropelma pineck Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037779

Amauropelma pineck Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 216, f. 27a-b, d, 28d (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma prangphe Jäger, 2026 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067230

Amauropelma prangphe Jäger, 2026: 414, f. 33-38, 67-70 (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma rifleck Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037780

Amauropelma rifleck Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 218, f. 3c-d, 27g, 28a-c, 29a-e (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma saiyok Jäger, 2026 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067231

Amauropelma saiyok Jäger, 2026: 415, f. 39-42, 71-72 (Df) Original description

Amauropelma saraburi Li & Yao, 2022 | | Thailand urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056874

Amauropelma saraburi Li & Yao, in Chu et al., 2022c: 13, f. 6a-c, 7a-f, 8a-b, 9b (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma staschi Jäger, 2012 | | India urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045329

Amauropelma staschi Jäger, 2012e: 45, f. 187-192 (Dm) Original description

Amauropelma thamcon Jäger & Nophaseud, 2024 | | Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063470

Amauropelma thamcon Jäger & Nophaseud, 2024: 85, f. 1-16 (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma thamcon Jäger, 2026: 416, f. 73-74, 81-82 (m)

Amauropelma thammim Jäger, 2026 | | Laos urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067232

Amauropelma thammim Jäger, 2026: 419, f. 75-80, 83-88 (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma torbjorni Raven & Gray, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037781

Amauropelma torbjorni Raven & Gray, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 220, f. 27e, 30a-f, 31a-c (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma trueloves Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037782 TYPE SPECIES

Amauropelma trueloves Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 193, f. 1, 3b, 5a-i, 6a-f, 7a-b (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma trueloves Polotow & Brescovit, 2014: 346, f. 6B, 15B (mf)

Amauropelma undara Raven & Gray, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037783

Amauropelma undara Raven & Gray, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 222, f. 32a-f, 33a-c, e-g (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma wallaman Raven & Stumkat, 2001 | | Australia (Queensland) urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037784

Amauropelma wallaman Raven & Stumkat, in Raven, Stumkat & Gray, 2001: 224, f. 28e, 34a-d (Dmf) Original description

Amauropelma yunnan Yao & Li, 2022 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054504

Amauropelma yunnan Yao & Li, in Chu et al., 2022b: 4, f. 2A-C, 3A-F (Dmf) Original description