Family: Liocranidae Simon, 1897 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0047] Detail
Gen. Mesiotelus Simon, 1897 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02191] Detail
type Cheiracanthium tenuissimum L. Koch, 1866; gender masculine
Transferred to other genera:
Mesiotelus annulipes (Kulczyński, 1897) -- see Sestakovaia
In synonymy:
Mesiotelus alexandrinus (Simon, 1880) = Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) (Bosmans & El-Hennawy, 2018: 101).
Mesiotelus caucasicus Zamani & Marusik, 2021 = Mesiotelus scopensis Drensky, 1935 (Zamani et al., 2024b: 203).
Mesiotelus cerioi (Pavesi, 1875, T from Liocranum) = Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) (Simon, 1932: 970).
Mesiotelus deltshevi Naumova, 2020 = Mesiotelus scopensis Drensky, 1935 (Zamani et al., 2024b: 203).
Mesiotelus spinulosus (Thorell, 1875, T from Liocranum) = Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) (Simon, 1932: 970).
Mesiotelus virgulatus (Blackwall, 1859) = Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) (Kulczyński, 1899: 567).
Nomen nudum:
Mesiotelus mersinensis Demircan Aksan, 2023: 1432, f. 1A-G (m, Turkey) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058642] -- Zamani et al., 2024b: 202, Zoobank registration in this electronic journal is missing, see ICZN Article 8.5.3.
Mesiotelus alanyensis Zamani, Fomichev, Kaya & Marusik, 2024 | f | Turkey     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062449]
Mesiotelus alanyensis Zamani, Fomichev, Kaya & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024b: 194, f. 3, 40-42 (Df).
Mesiotelus bosmansi Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | f | Turkey     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062450]
Mesiotelus bosmansi Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024b: 196, f. 4, 43-45 (Df).
Mesiotelus confusus Zamani, Fomichev, Naumova & Marusik, 2024 | m f | Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062451]
Mesiotelus cyprius scopensis Hadjissarantos, 1940: 96, f. 32a-b (m; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus skopensis Bosmans et al., 2009: 34, f. 29-33 (mf, lapsus; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus cyprius scopensis Lazarov, 2009b: 34, f. 6-10 (mf; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus scopensis Elverici, Özkütük & Kunt, 2013: 306, f. 6-11 (mf; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus scopensis Naumova, 2020: 4, f. 4-5 (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus scopensis Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, f. 5F-G (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus scopensis Coşar, Danışman & Erdek, 2023: 11, f. 12-16 (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus scopensis Tutar & Yağmur, 2023: 208, f. 13A-D (mf; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus scopensis Demircan Aksan, 2023: 1432, f. 2A-B (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus scopensis Bosmans, 2023: 34, f. 9C, H, 10C (mf; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 196).
Mesiotelus confusus Zamani, Fomichev, Naumova & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024b: 196, f. 5-6, 17-19, 46-48 (Dmf).
Mesiotelus cyprius Kulczyński, 1908 | m f | Greece (incl. Crete), Cyprus, Turkey     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024252]
Mesiotelus cyprius Kulczyński, 1908c: 76, pl. 2, f. 13 (Df).
Mesiotelus cyprius Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2002: 251, f. 4H (f. m).
Mesiotelus cyprius Bosmans, 2023: 34, f. 9A, G, 10A, F (mf).
Mesiotelus cyprius Zamani et al., 2024b: 199, f. 7, 74 (f).
Mesiotelus damavandicus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | f | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062461]
Mesiotelus kulczynskii Zamani, Nadolny & Dolejš, 2022: 556, f. 2M-N (f; misidentified per Zamani et al., 2024b: 199).
Mesiotelus damavandicus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024b: 199, f. 8, 49-51 (Df).
Mesiotelus grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1992 | m f | Portugal, Canary Is., Madeira     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024254]
Mesiotelus grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1992a: 480, f. 754-756a (Dmf).
Mesiotelus grancanariensis Wunderlich, 2011: 111, f. 1-12, 12a (mf).
Mesiotelus imbros Bosmans, 2023 | m f | Greece (Crete)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058913]
Mesiotelus imbros Bosmans, 2023: 30, f. 8A-I, 9B, F, 10B, G (Dmf).
Mesiotelus iranicus Zamani & Marusik, 2023 | f | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059345]
Mesiotelus iranicus Zamani & Marusik, in Zamani, Darvishnia & Marusik, 2023: 358, f. 14A-D (Df.
Mesiotelus iranicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3N (f).
Mesiotelus khorasanicus Zamani & Marusik, 2024 | m f | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059958]
Mesiotelus khorasanicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3I-J, P (mf).
Mesiotelus khorasanicus Zamani & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024a: 299, f. 8A-E, 9A-D (Dmf).
Mesiotelus kravetsi Fomichev, Zamani & Marusik, 2024 | m f | Russia (Caucasus)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062462]
Mesiotelus kravetsi Fomichev, Zamani & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024b: 199, f. 9, 25-34 (Dm).
Mesiotelus kravetsi Ponomarev & Shmatko, 2024b: 234, f. 3-5 (m, Df).
Mesiotelus kulczynskii Charitonov, 1946 | m f | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024255]
Mesiotelus kulczynskii Charitonov, 1946: 29, f. 53 (Df; see also Charitonov, 1969: 111).
Mesiotelus kulczynskii Mikhailov & Fet, 1986: 173, f. 1 (f, Dm).
Mesiotelus kulczynskii Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3A, M (mf).
Mesiotelus kulczynskii Zamani et al., 2024b: 191, 202, f. 52-54 (f).
Mesiotelus libanicus (Simon, 1878) | f | Lebanon     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024256]
Liocranum libanicum Simon, 1878d: 52, 73 (Df).
Mesiotelus libanicus Roewer, 1955c: 567.
Mesiotelus lubricus (Simon, 1880) | m f | China     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024257]
Liocranum lubricum Simon, 1880b: 122, pl. 3, f. 26-27 (Dmf).
Mesiotelus lubricus Simon, 1897a: 140, 143.
Mesiotelus lubricus Song & Hubert, 1983: 14, f. 37-40 (mf).
Mesiotelus lubricus Song, 1987: 328, f. 283 (mf).
Mesiotelus lubricus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 411, f. 238M-N (mf).
Mesiotelus lubricus Song, Zhu & Chen, 2001: 304, f. 193A-D (mf).
Mesiotelus lubricus Fu, Zhang & Zhu, 2009: 171, f. 1-13 (mf).
Mesiotelus lubricus Zhu & Zhang, 2011: 348, f. 251A-B (f).
Mesiotelus lubricus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3C, K-L (mf).
Mesiotelus maderianus Kulczyński, 1899 | m f | Madeira     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024258]
Mesiotelus maderianus Kulczyński, 1899: 417, pl. 9, f. 112-113 (Dmf).
Mesiotelus maderianus Kulczyński, 1905d: 453, pl. 12, f. 19 (m).
Mesiotelus maderianus Wunderlich, 1992a: 481, f. 757 (f).
Mesiotelus mauritanicus Simon, 1909 | m f | Morocco, Algeria, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy (Sicily)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024259]
Mesiotelus mauritanicus Simon, 1909b: 33 (Dm).
Mesiotelus mauritanicus Simon, 1932: 939, 970, f. 1440-1441 (m, Df).
Mesiotelus mauritanicus Hansen, 1991: 13, f. 12 (f).
Mesiotelus mauritanicus Lecigne, 2017: 33, f. 12C-H, 17C-D (mf).
Mesiotelus mauritanicus Wunderlich, 2023: 52, f. 93-98 (m).
Mesiotelus mauritanicus Lecigne, Moutaouakil & Lips, 2023: 71, f. 23 (f).
Mesiotelus mediterraneus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | f | Turkey     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062463]
Mesiotelus mediterraneus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024b: 202, f. 10, 55-57 (Df).
Mesiotelus patricki Zamani & Marusik, 2021 | m f | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053374]
Mesiotelus patricki Zamani & Marusik, 2021d: 110, f. 4E-F, 11A-E, 12A-C (Dm).
Mesiotelus patricki Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, f. 4H (m).
Mesiotelus patricki Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3D-E (m).
Mesiotelus patricki Zamani et al., 2024b: 202, f. 11, 58-60 (Df).
Mesiotelus pococki Caporiacco, 1949 | f | Kenya     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024260]
Mesiotelus pococki Caporiacco, 1949a: 440, f. 74 (Df).
Mesiotelus scopensis Drensky, 1935 | m f | Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Caucasus, Iraq, Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024253]
Mesiotelus cyprius scopensis Drensky, 1935: 106, f. 5 (Df).
Mesiotelus deltshevi Naumova, 2020: 4, f. 2-3 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:051750].
Mesiotelus caucasicus Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, f. 3A-I, 4A-G, 5A-E (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053651].
Mesiotelus deltshevi Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, f. 5H-I (f).
Mesiotelus cf. scopensis Zarikian, Propistsova & Marusik, 2022: 109, f. 5A-E (f; confirmed by Zamani & Marusik, 2021e: 560, sub M. caucasicus).
Mesiotelus caucasicus Coşar, Danışman & Erdek, 2023: 9, f. 1-5 (f).
Mesiotelus deltshevi Coşar, Danışman & Erdek, 2023: 10, f. 6-11 (f).
Mesiotelus caucasicus Seropian et al., 2023: 259, f. 66 (f).
Mesiotelus caucasicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3F, O (mf).
Mesiotelus scopensis Zamani et al., 2024b: 203, f. 20-24 (m, S of Mesiotelus caucasicus and M. deltshevi).
Mesiotelus scopensis Ponomarev & Shmatko, 2024b: 235, f. 6 (f).
Mesiotelus sistanus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | f | Iran     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062464]
Mesiotelus sistanus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024b: 206, f. 12, 61-63 (Df).
Mesiotelus tadzhikus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | f | Tajikistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062465]
Mesiotelus tadzhikus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024b: 207, f. 13, 64-66 (Df).
Mesiotelus tenellus (Thorell, 1875) | f | Italy     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024261]
Drassus tenellus Thorell, 1875a: 98 (Df).
Drassus tenellus Thorell, 1875c: 95 (Df).
Leptodrassus tenellus Simon, 1893a: 363.
Mesiotelus tenellus Dalmas, 1919b: 250.
Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) * | m f | Southern Europe, North Africa, Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan, Turkmenistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024262]
Clubiona virgulata Blackwall, 1859b: 257 (Df; nomen oblitum) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058705].
Cheiracanthium tenuissimum L. Koch, 1866: 237, pl. 9, f. 154 (Dm).
Liocranum cerioi Pavesi, 1875: 122 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058703].
Drassus spinulosus Thorell, 1875a: 98 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058704].
Drassus spinulosus Thorell, 1875c: 96 (Df).
Liocranum tenuissimum Simon, 1878a: 295 (f).
Liocranum spinulosum Simon, 1878a: 297.
Agroeca cerioi Simon, 1878a: 311.
Liocranum alexandrinum Simon, 1880g: 99 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024250].
Liocranum tenuissimum Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1897: 242, pl. 9, f. 75 (f).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Simon, 1897a: 143, f. 144 (m).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Kulczyński, 1899: 419 (doubtful S of Mesiotelus virgulatus; accepted by Platnick).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Simon, 1932: 939, 970, f. 1438-1439 (mf, S of Liocranum cerioi and L. spinulosum).
Mesiotelus alexandrinus Roewer, 1955c: 566.
Mesiotelus virgulatus Roewer, 1955c: 567.
Clubiona virgulata Bonnet, 1956: 1164.
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Bonnet, 1957: 2781 (only S of Mesiotelus virgulatus sensu Kulczyński, 1899).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Brignoli & Gaddini, 1979: 11, f. 1, 4 (mf).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Barrientos & Urones, 1985: 354, f. 3a-b (f).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Mikhailov & Fet, 1986: 173, f. 1 (mf).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Kovblyuk et al., 2008b: 19, f. 6-12 (mf).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Bosmans et al., 2009: 35, f. 24-28 (mf).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Bosmans & El-Hennawy, 2018: 101, f. 1a-f, 2a-e (mf, S of Mesiotelus alexandrinus).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus El-Hennawy, 2022a: 418, f. 2-5 (m).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Coşar, Danışman & Erdek, 2023: 12, f. 17-21 (f).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Bosmans, 2023: 34, f. 9D, I, 10D (mf).
Mesiotelus tenuissimus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3B, R (mf).
Mesiotelus turanicus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, 2024 | f | Tajikistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062466]
Mesiotelus turanicus Zamani, Fomichev & Marusik, in Zamani et al., 2024b: 207, f. 14, 67-69 (Df).
Mesiotelus uzbekistanicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024 | f | Uzbekistan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:063226]
Mesiotelus uzbekistanicus Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 45, f. 2A-C (Df).
Mesiotelus viridis (L. Koch, 1867) | m f | Greece (incl. Crete)     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024263]
Liocranum viride L. Koch, 1867c: 865 (Df).
Mesiotelus viridis Hadjissarantos, 1940: 98, f. 33-34 (f, Dm).
Mesiotelus viridis Bosmans et al., 2013: 14, f. 64-68 (mf).
Mesiotelus viridis Lecigne, 2016a: 112, f. 8G-I (f).
Mesiotelus viridis Bosmans, 2023: 35, f. 9E, J, 10E (mf).
Mesiotelus zonsteini Mikhailov, 1986 | m f | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan     [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024264]
Mesiotelus zonsteini Mikhailov, 1986: 800, f. 2a-d (Dmf).
Mesiotelus zonsteini Vlasov & Efimik, 2024: 47, f. 3G-H, Q (mf).
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