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Scotophaeus scutulatus |
| Subspecies Original description Synonyms Clubiona aethiops Hahn, 1827 (unpaginated, described second page) (nomen dubium, see note below) Drassus scutulatus L. Koch, 1866 Drassodes scutulatus (L.
Koch, 1866)
Drassus fulvus
Thorell, 1875Herpyllus scutulatus (L. Koch, 1866) Scotophaeus scutulatus (L. Koch, 1866) Scotophaeus fulvus (Thorell,
1875)
Drassus tibialis
auct. nec Hahn, 1833 (misidentification, see
note below)Note: Clubiona aethiops has been described and figured by Hahn (1827), but most authors regard it as a nomen dubium that cannot be assigned to a species. Indeed, the figure just shows a uniformly dark spider with not much further information. Hahn (1827) writes that he found this species around Munich in forests under the bark of old trees. This suggests that the spider does not belong in the Clubionidae in the current sense, but must belong to another family related to the Clubionidae. The figure by Hahn suggests a Gnaphosidae species, but most gnaphosid species live under stones rather than under tree bark. However, Scotophaeus species live under tree bark and the females of the present species can be very dark thus very much resembling the figure given by Hahn. In addition, the spider figured by Hahn has conspicuously short and strong legs which also agrees very well with Scotophaeus scutulatus females. Thus, I list the name here as a doubtful synonym. Note: Drassus tibialis is often listed as a nomen nudum and as a synonym of the present species. Both is incorrect. Drassus tibialis has been properly described and figured by Hahn (1833) and is thus no nomen nudum. The figure clearly shows that it is a synonym of Trachyzelotes pedestris (see also my comments there). Identification Distribution Biology |
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