N.B.: Tanikawa, 1989 and Harrod, Levi & Leibensperger, 1991, following Levi, 1975b and Marusik, 1987c, rejected the conclusions of Grasshoff (1970a, 1970b, 1970c, 1971a), who separated these species into about 10 genera; as none of the regional reports have analyzed Grasshoff's conclusions on a worldwide basis, and workers such as Levy, 1986 have supported some of Grasshoff's results, only those subsequent generic synonymies that have been listed in detail (such as the synonymy of Drexelia McCook, 1892: 127 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04775] (type Epeira directa Hentz, 1847) by Harrod, Levi & Leibensperger, 1991: 243, after Levi, 1975b: 102) are followed here; considered a senior synonym of Larinopa Grasshoff, 1970b: 226 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05304] (type Epeira tabida L. Koch, 1872) by Framenau & Scharff, 2008: 242, by transfer of the type species, contra Levy, 1986: 5.

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