Family: Porrhothelidae

Porrhothele Simon, 1892

GENUS |   ACCEPTED

N.B.: transferred from the Dipluridae to the Hexathelidae by Raven, 1980a: 255 and to the Porrhothelidae by Hedin et al., 2018: 5; the synonym of of the senior name Hexops Ausserer, 1871a: 155 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06336] (type H. whitei Ausserer, 1871), considered by Dalmas, 1917a: 321 (by synonymy of the type species), has been suppressed by all authors for lack of usage (see Bonnet, 1957: 2206 and Forster, 1968: 165).

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00021

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Last updated: 2025-07-21

Species counts

ACCEPTED: 6

SYNONYM: 9

Taxonomic Reference
Original description Simon, 1892a: 185 type Mygale antipodiana Walckenaer, 1837; gender feminine
Reference

Simon, E. (1892a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris, pp. 1-256. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- Show included taxa

Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2025-07-21 Nota bene edited Old value
2025-07-21 Nota bene edited Old value
2018-01-31 Nota bene edited Old value
2018-01-31 Genus transferred to other family Hedin et al., 2018a Porrhothele Simon, 1892 transferred to Porrhothelidae

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