World Spider Catalog

Cyrtaucheniidae Simon, 1889

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: elevated to family status and relimited by Raven, 1985a: 125; family newly circumscribed by Opatova et al., 2020: 699 and by Montes de Oca et al., 2022: 15; transfer of the genera Amblyocarenum to the Nemesiidae, Angka to the Microstigmatidae and Homostola to the Bemmeridae (Opatova et al., 2020: 700), and of Fufius and Rhytidicolus to the Rhytidicolidae by Montes de Oca et al., 2022: 15; the family is not monophyletic per Kulkarni, Wood & Hormiga, 2023: 487, f. 5.

In synonymy:

Clitotrema Simon, 1904 = Ancylotrypa Simon, 1889 (Raven, 1985a: 129)

Pelmatorycter Pocock, 1902 = Ancylotrypa Simon, 1889 (Raven, 1985a: 129)

Stasimopella Roewer, 1953 = Ancylotrypa Simon, 1889 (Raven, 1985a: 129)

Gen. Ancylotrypa Simon, 1889 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00049

N.B.: transferred from the Ctenizidae to the Cyrtaucheniidae and considered a senior synonym of Pelmatorycter Pocock, 1902a: 12 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05055] (type Cyrtauchenius flaviceps Pocock, 1898), Clitotrema Simon, 1904c: 444 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05054] (type C. zeltneri Simon, 1904) and Stasimopella Roewer, 1953b: 34 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05057] (type S. kateka Roewer, 1953) by Raven, 1985a: 129; see note under Bolostromus suspectus.

Transferred to other genera:

Ancylotrypa panamana Petrunkevitch, 1925 -- see Bolostromus

In synonymy:

Ancylotrypa crudeni (Hewitt, 1915) = Ancylotrypa cornuta Purcell, 1904 (Hewitt, 1923: 62, N.B.: S omitted by Roewer)

Nomen dubium:

Ancylotrypa bicornuta Strand, 1906c: 3 (m, South Africa) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 24

Ancylotrypa angulata Roewer, 1953 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000412

Ancylotrypa angulata Roewer, 1953b: 49, f. 16A-I (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa atra Strand, 1906 | | Ethiopia, Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000413

Ancylotrypa atra Strand, 1906b: 605 (Dm) Original description

Ancylotrypa atra Caporiacco, 1949a: 318, f. 1 (m)

Ancylotrypa barbertoni (Hewitt, 1913) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000414

Pelmatorycter barbertoni Hewitt, 1913b: 430 (Dmf) Original description

Ancylotrypa barbertoni Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 6, 4 f. (f habitus)

Ancylotrypa brevicornis (Hewitt, 1919) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000416

Pelmatorycter brevicornis Hewitt, 1919a: 209 (Dmf) Original description

Ancylotrypa brevicornis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 7, 5 f. (m, f habitus)

Ancylotrypa brevipalpis (Hewitt, 1916) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000417

Pelmatorycter brevipalpis Hewitt, 1916b: 196, f. 6(4) (Dmf) Original description

Ancylotrypa brevipalpis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 8, p. 8: 5 f., p. 9: 3 f. (m, f habitus)

Ancylotrypa brevipes (Karsch, 1879) | | West Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000418

Bolostromus brevipes Karsch, 1879e: 830 (Df) Original description

Bolostromus hevipes Bonnet, 1955: 895 (lapsus)

Ancylotrypa breyeri (Hewitt, 1919) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000419

Pelmatorycter breyeri Hewitt, 1919b: 91, f. 9, pl. 2, f. c (Dmf) Original description

Ancylotrypa breyeri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 10, 3 f. (m)

Ancylotrypa bulcocki (Hewitt, 1916) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000420

Pelmatorycter bulcocki Hewitt, 1916b: 200, f. 6(3), pl. 27, f. 1-2 (Dmf) Original description

Ancylotrypa bulcocki Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 11, 3 f. (m)

Ancylotrypa coloniae (Pocock, 1902) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000421

Pelmatorycter coloniae Pocock, 1902a: 13 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa cornuta Purcell, 1904 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000422

Ancylotrypa cornuta Purcell, 1904: 119 (Dm) Original description

Pelmatorycter crudeni Hewitt, 1915b: 72 (Df)

Ancylotrypa cornuta Tucker, 1917: 130, f. 12A (m)

Ancylotrypa cornuta Hewitt, 1923: 62 (Sf)

Ancylotrypa cornuta Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 13, 6 f. (m, f habitus)

Ancylotrypa decorata (Lessert, 1938) | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000423

Aporoptychus decoratus Lessert, 1938: 426, f. 4-5 (Dm) Original description

Ancylotrypa decorata Roewer, 1953b: 44, f. 14A-E, 15A-L (Tm from Aporoptychus=Acontius, Df)

Ancylotrypa dentata (Purcell, 1903) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000424

Cyrtauchenius dentatus Purcell, 1903a: 29 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa dreyeri (Hewitt, 1915) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000425

Pelmatorycter dreyeri Hewitt, 1915c: 299, f. 3 (Dmf) Original description

Ancylotrypa dreyeri Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 15, 6 f. (m, f habitus)

Ancylotrypa elongata Purcell, 1908 | | Namibia, Botswana, South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000426

Ancylotrypa elongata Purcell, 1908: 211 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa elongata Zonstein, Marusik & Koponen, 2018: 228, f. 1-16 (Dm, f)

Ancylotrypa elongata Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 16, 5 f. (m, f habitus)

Ancylotrypa fasciata Fage, 1936 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000427

Ancylotrypa fasciata Fage in Fage & Simon, 1936: 310 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa flaviceps (Pocock, 1898) | | East Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000428

Cyrtauchenius flaviceps Pocock, 1898g: 506 (Df) Original description

Pelmatorycter flaviceps Simon, 1903a: 898

Ancylotrypa flavidofusula (Hewitt, 1915) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000429

Pelmatorycter flavidofusulus Hewitt, 1915b: 104 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa fodiens (Thorell, 1899) | | Cameroon urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000430

Bolostromus fodiens Thorell, 1899: 6 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa fossor Simon, 1889 | | Central Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000431

Ancylotrypa fossor Simon, 1889h: 406 (Dj) Original description

Bolostromus fossor Simon, 1892a: 100

Ancylotrypa fossor Simon, 1903a: 894

Ancylotrypa fossor Raven, 1985a: 129, f. 197-204 (f)

Ancylotrypa granulata (Hewitt, 1935) | | Botswana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000432

Pelmatorycter granulatus Hewitt, 1935: 461 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa sp. aff.granulata Zonstein, 2020: 132, f. 25, 29, 32, 35, 39 (m)

Ancylotrypa kankundana Roewer, 1953 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000433

Ancylotrypa kankundana Roewer, 1953b: 53, f. 18A-H (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa sp. aff. kankundana Zonstein, 2020: 132, f. 26, 36, 40 (m)

Ancylotrypa kateka (Roewer, 1953) | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000434

Stasimopella kateka Roewer, 1953b: 34, f. 11A-E (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa lateralis (Purcell, 1902) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000435

Cyrtauchenius lateralis Purcell, 1902b: 357 (Df) Original description

Pelmatorycter lateralis Simon, 1903a: 899

Ancylotrypa magnisigillata (Hewitt, 1914) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000436

Pelmatorycter magnisigillatus Hewitt, 1914a: 33 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa namaquensis (Purcell, 1908) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000437

Pelmatorycter namaquensis Purcell, 1908: 209 (Dm) Original description

Pelmatorycter namaquensis Tucker, 1917: 130, f. 12B (m)

Ancylotrypa namaquensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 20, 1 f. (m sternum)

Ancylotrypa nigriceps (Purcell, 1902) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000438

Cyrtauchenius nigriceps Purcell, 1902b: 358 (Dm) Original description

Pelmatorycter nigriceps Simon, 1903a: 899

Ancylotrypa nigriceps Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 21, 4 f. (m)

Ancylotrypa nigriceps Dippenaar-Schoeman & van Zyl, 2022: 18, f. 1-6, 13 (m, f habitus)

Ancylotrypa nuda (Hewitt, 1916) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000440

Pelmatorycter nudus Hewitt, 1916b: 192 (Dmf) Original description

Ancylotrypa nuda Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 22, 3 f. (m)

Ancylotrypa nudipes (Hewitt, 1923) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000439

Pelmatorycter nudipes Hewitt, 1923: 60 (Dm) Original description

Ancylotrypa oneili (Purcell, 1902) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000441

Cyrtauchenius o'neili Purcell, 1902b: 355 (Df) Original description

Pelmatorycter oneili Simon, 1903a: 899

Ancylotrypa pallidipes (Purcell, 1904) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000442

Pelmatorycter pallidipes Purcell, 1904: 120 (Dm) Original description

Pelmatorycter pallidipes Tucker, 1917: 130, f. 12D (m)

Ancylotrypa pallidipes Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 25, 1 f. (m sternum)

Ancylotrypa parva (Hewitt, 1916) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000443

Pelmatorycter parvus Hewitt, 1916b: 198, f. 6(5) (Dm) Original description

Ancylotrypa parva Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 26, 1 f. (m)

Ancylotrypa pretoriae (Hewitt, 1913) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000444

Pelmatorycter pretoriae Hewitt, 1913b: 427 (Dmf) Original description

Pelmatorycter pretoriae Hewitt, 1916b: 194, pl. 6, f. 4 (m)

Ancylotrypa pretoriae Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 26, 1 f. (m)

Ancylotrypa pusilla Purcell, 1903 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000445

Ancylotrypa pusilla Purcell, 1903a: 27 (Dm) Original description

Ancylotrypa pusilla Tucker, 1917: 94, 130, f. 12C (Df)

Ancylotrypa pusilla Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 28, 5 f. (m, f habitus)

Ancylotrypa rufescens (Hewitt, 1916) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000446

Pelmatorycter pretoriae rufescens Hewitt, 1916b: 195 (Dmf) Original description

Pelmatorycter rufescens Roewer, 1942a: 169

Ancylotrypa rufescens Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 29, 1 f. (m habitus)

Ancylotrypa schultzei (Purcell, 1908) | | Namibia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000447

Pelmatorycter schultzei Purcell, 1908: 210 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa sororum (Hewitt, 1916) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000448

Pelmatorycter sororum Hewitt, 1916b: 199 (Dmf) Original description

Ancylotrypa spinosa Simon, 1889 | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000449

Ancylotrypa spinosa Simon, 1889h: 407 (Dm) Original description

Bolostromus spinosa Simon, 1892a: 100

Ancylotrypa spinosa Tucker, 1917: 16 (Df)

Ancylotrypa tookei (Hewitt, 1919) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000450

Pelmatorycter tookei Hewitt, 1919b: 92 (Dm) Original description

Ancylotrypa tuckeri Roewer, 1953 | | Congo urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000451

Ancylotrypa tuckeri Roewer, 1953b: 51, f. 17A-H (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa vryheidensis (Hewitt, 1915) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000452

Pelmatorycter vryheidensis Hewitt, 1915d: 128, f. 10 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa zebra (Simon, 1892) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000453

Cyrtauchenius zebra Simon, 1892d: 272 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa zebra Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 34, 6 f. (m, f habitus)

Ancylotrypa zeltneri (Simon, 1904) | | Ethiopia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000454

Clitotrema zeltneri Simon, 1904c: 445 (Df) Original description

Ancylotrypa zeltneri Raven, 1985a: 129, f. 205 (f, T from Clitotrema)

Ancylotrypa zuluensis (Lawrence, 1937) | | South Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:000455

Pelmatorycter zuluensis Lawrence, 1937: 214, f. 1 (Dm) Original description

Ancylotrypa zuluensis Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2002: 48, f. 25h (m)

Ancylotrypa zuluensis Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020m: 35, 2 f. (m)