Family: Prodidomidae Simon, 1884 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0053] Back

Gen. Purcelliana Cooke, 1964 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02381 ]
N.B.: transferred from the Prodidomidae to the Gnaphosidae (Prodidominae) by Azevedo, Griswold & Santos, 2018b: 614 and to the restored Prodidomidae by Azevedo et al., 2022: 12.
Status: accepted
Last updated
2023-02-26
Described in
Cooke, 1964: 282 (type Purcelliana problematica Cooke, 1964; gender feminine)
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Species counts
Counts Status
4accepted
Reference

Cooke, J. A. L. (1964). A revisionary study of some spiders of the rare family Prodidomidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 142(2): 257-305. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1964.tb04625.x download pdf

Edit history
Date Type Reference Detail
2022-01-07 Genus transferred to other family Azevedo et al., 2022 Purcelliana Cooke, 1964 transferred to Prodidomidae
2018-12-11 Genus transferred to other family Azevedo, Griswold & Santos, 2018b Purcelliana Cooke, 1964 transferred to Gnaphosidae