World Spider Catalog

Uloboridae Thorell, 1869

Family | ACCEPTED

In synonymy:

Orithya Blackwall, 1858 = Zosis Walckenaer, 1841 (Simon, 1892a: 214, sub Uloborus, confirmed by Lehtinen, 1967: 277)

Gen. Zosis Walckenaer, 1841 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03372

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Uloborus Latreille, 1806 by Lehtinen, 1967: 277, rejecting Simon, 1892a: 214; considered a senior synonym of Orithya Blackwall, 1858b: 331 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04851] (type O. williamsi Blackwall, 1858) by Simon, 1892a: 214 (sub Uloborus), confirmed by Lehtinen, 1967: 277.

Transferred to other genera:

Zosis hyrcana Brignoli, 1979 -- see Octonoba

Zosis mundior (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) -- see Philoponella

Zosis sinensis (Simon, 1880) -- see Octonoba

Zosis sybotides (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) -- see Octonoba

Zosis varians (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) -- see Octonoba

Zosis yesoensis (Saito, 1934) -- see Octonoba

In synonymy:

Zosis danolia (Tikader, 1969, T from Uloborus) = Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789 (Asha & Sudhikumar, 2023: 360)

Zosis geniculata altissima (Franganillo, 1926) = Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789 (Alayón & Sherwood, 2022: 613, confirming Bonnet, 1959: 4763)

Zosis geniculata humilis (Franganillo, 1926) = Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789 (Alayón & Sherwood, 2022: 613, confirming Bonnet, 1959: 4763)

Zosis geniculata quadripunctata (Franganillo, 1926) = Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789 (Alayón & Sherwood, 2022: 613, confirming Bonnet, 1959: 4763)

Zosis geniculata similis (Franganillo, 1926) = Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789 (Alayón & Sherwood, 2022: 613, confirming Bonnet, 1959: 4763)

Zosis luteola (Blackwall, 1865, T from Uloborus) = Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789 (Benoit, 1978g: 676)

Zosis spinitarsis (Keyserling, 1887, T from Uloborus) = Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789 (Davies, 1985: 118)

Zosis williamsi (Blackwall, 1858, T from Orithya) = Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789 (Simon, 1892a: 214, sub Uloborus)

Zosis xiamenensis (Xie, Peng, Zhang, Gong & Kim, 1997, T from Philoponella) = Zosis geniculata Olivier, 1789 (Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 85)

Zosis zenzesi (Mello-Leitão, 1945, T from Uloborus) = Zosis peruana Keyserling, 1881 (Grismado, 2004c: 12)

Nomen dubium:

Zosis ursinus (Mello-Leitão, 1947c: 7, pl. 6, f. 51, f, Brazil) -- Opell, 1979: 502, 512

Zosis costalimae (Mello-Leitão, 1917) | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006438

Uloborus costa-limae Mello-Leitão, 1917b: 5, 7 (Dmf) Original description

Zosis costa-limae Lehtinen, 1967: 277 (Tmf from Uloborus)

Zosis geniculata (Olivier, 1789) | | Southern USA to Brazil, Caribbean. Introduced to Macaronesia, West Africa, Seychelles, India, Indonesia, Philippines, China, Korea, Japan, Australia, Hawaii urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006439

Aranea geniculata Olivier, 1789: 214 (D) Original description

Uloborus zosis Walckenaer, 1841: 231 (Dm)

Zosis caraibe Walckenaer, 1841: 231, pl. 20, f. 2 (Dm)

Orithya williamsii Blackwall, 1858b: 331 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053850]

Uloborus latreilleii Thorell, 1858b: 197 (Df)

Uloborus domesticus Doleschall, 1859: 46, pl. 7, f. 2 (Df)

Orithya williamsii Blackwall, 1861b: 443 (Dm)

Uloborus borbonicus Vinson, 1863: 316, pl. 1, f. 3 (Df)

Orithya luteolus Blackwall, 1865a: 89 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056717]

Zosis caraiba Taczanowski, 1872: 110 (Dm)

Uloborus zosis L. Koch, 1872a: 221, pl. 19, f. 3 (Df)

Uloborus spinitarsis Keyserling, 1887a: 231, pl. 20, f. 9 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056718]

Uloborus zosis Marx, 1889a: 99, pl. 4, f. 1 (mf)

Uloborus geniculatus Simon, 1892a: 211, 214 (S of Orithya williamsi)

Uloborus geniculatus McCook, 1894: 273, pl. 27, f. 1-2 (mf)

Uloborus geniculatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 362, pl. 34, f. 9-10 (mf)

Uloborus geniculatus Berland, 1924a: 176, f. 16-17 (mf)

Uloborus geniculatus altissimus Franganillo, 1926a: 46 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006440]

Uloborus geniculatus humilis Franganillo, 1926a: 46 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006442]

Uloborus geniculatus quadripunctatus Franganillo, 1926a: 47 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006443]

Uloborus geniculatus similis Franganillo, 1926a: 46 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006444]

Uloborus geniculatus Petrunkevitch, 1930a: 228, f. 75-76 (mf)

Uloborus geniculatus Berland & Millot, 1940: 152, f. 5 (mf)

Uloborus geniculatus Muma & Gertsch, 1964: 37, f. 82-86 (mf)

Zosis geniculatus Lehtinen, 1967: 277, f. 493 (m, T from Uloborus)

Uloborus geniculatus Chrysanthus, 1967b: 98, f. 32-39 (mf)

Uloborus geniculatus Yaginuma, 1967b: 92, f. 2h-j (f)

Uloborus danolius Tikader, 1969d: 128, f. 6-9 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006376]

Zosis geniculatus Saaristo, 1978: 107, f. 78-87 (mf)

Zosis geniculatus Benoit, 1978g: 676 (S of Uloborus luteolus)

Zosis geniculatus Opell, 1979: 510, f. 2, 162-174, pl. 1A-D, 2D, 7C (mf)

Uloborus danolius Tikader & Biswas, 1981: 15, f. 8-11 (f)

Zosis geniculatus Opell, 1981: 221, f. 4 (m)

Zosis geniculatus Roth, 1982: 50-2, f. 5, 9 (mf)

Zosis geniculatus Roth, 1985: B46-3, f. 5, 9 (mf)

Zosis geniculatus Davies, 1985: 118 (S of Uloborus spinitarsis)

Uloborus geniculatus Wunderlich, 1986: 215, f. 211

Uloborus geniculatus Yaginuma, 1986a: 14, f. 9.5 (mf)

Zosis geniculatus Davies, 1988b: 276, f. 3 (mf)

Uloborus geniculatus Chikuni, 1989b: 23, f. 4 (mf)

Zosis geniculatus Coddington, 1990: 12, f. 41 (m)

Uloborus danolius Gajbe, 1991: 307, f. 1-3 (Dm)

Zosis geniculatus Yoshida, 1991d: 24, f. 2B (m)

Uloborus danolius Gajbe, 1993e: 235, f. 1-3 (m)

Zosis geniculatus Roth, 1994: 192, f. 5, 9 (mf)

Uloborus luteolus Schmidt, Geisthardt & Piepho, 1994: 87, f. 2 (f)

Zosis geniculatus Song & Zhu, 1994: 38, f. 3A (m, not f, f. 3B-C, a misidentified Philoponella)

Zosis geniculatus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995: 27, f. 7a-b (f)

Philoponella xiamenensis Xie et al., 1997: 35, f. 10-12 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:056719]

Zosis geniculatus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 85, f. 35N-O, 37A (mf, S of Philoponella xiamenensis)

Uloborus danolius Gajbe, 2004b: 139, f. 9-11 (m)

Uloborus danolius Gajbe, 2007: 431, f. 20-22 (m)

Zosis geniculata Penney, 2008: 88, f. 5.60 (m)

Zosis geniculatus Yoshida, 2009b: 145, f. 8-11, 26-27 (mf)

Zosis geniculata Saaristo, 2010: 288, f. 40.32-41 (mf)

Zosis geniculata Sen et al., 2015: 22, f. 29-33, pl. 12 (f)

Zosis geniculata Alayón & Sherwood, 2022: 613 (S of Zosis geniculata altissima, Z. geniculata humilis, Z. geniculata quadripunctata and Z. geniculata similis, confirming Bonnet, 1959: 4763)

Zosis geniculata Asha & Sudhikumar, 2023: 360, f. 1-14 (mf, S of Uloborus danolius)

Zosis geniculata de Luna, Solís-Rojas & García-Barrios, 2023: 694, f. 1A-C, 3A-B (mf)

Zosis geniculata fusca (Caporiacco, 1948) | | Guyana urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006441

Uloborus geniculatus fuscus Caporiacco, 1948a: 624 (Dmf) Original description

Zosis geniculata timorensis (Schenkel, 1944) | | Timor urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006445

Uloborus zosis timorensis Schenkel, 1944: 173, f. 1a-b (Df) Original description

Uloborus geniculatus timorensis Roewer, 1955c: 1337

Zosis peruana (Keyserling, 1881) | | Colombia to Argentina urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006446

Uloborus peruanus Keyserling, 1881c: 283, pl. 11, f. 9 (Df) Original description

Uloborus zenzesi Mello-Leitão, 1945b: 231 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006358]

Uloborus peruvanus Opell, 1979: 502 (lapsus, nomen dubium)

Zosis peruvianus Opell, 1981: 221, f. 2-3, 7-14 (mf, T from Uloborus)

Zosis peruanus Grismado, 2004c: 12 (S of Uloborus zenzesi)

Zosis peruanus Grismado, 2008b: 98, f. 15, 17 (mf)