Sparianthinae Simon, 1897

Rheims, Cristina A., 2020, Revision of the spider genus Sparianthis Simon, 1880 (Araneae, Sparassidae Sparianthinae), Zootaxa 4890 (2), pp. 151-191 : 153

Sparianthinae Simon, 1897

Sparianthideae Simon, 1897: 31, 68 Pseudosparianthinae F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900: 119. Bonnet 1958: 4110 (syn.)

Sparianthidinae: Petrunkevitch 1928: 53, 156. Bonnet 1958: 4110.

Sparianthinae : Roewer 1955: 682.

(Type genus: Sparianthis Simon, 1880 ).

Diagnosis. Members of the subfamily Sparianthinae are distinguished from those of the remaining Sparassidae subfamilies by the combination of the following characters: chelicerae with retromarginal teeth much smaller than promarginals (as large as in other subfamilies); trochanter with distal ventral margin smooth (notched in other subfamilies); metatarsal trilobate membrane with median lobe much smaller than lateral projections (as large as or larger in other subfamilies); and male palps with spoon-shaped median apophysis (absent in other subfamilies).

Composition. Thirteen genera: Decaphora Franganillo, 1931 , Diminutella Rheims & Alayón, 2018 , Extraordinarius Rheims, 2019 , Neostasina Rheims & Alayón, 2016 , Pleorotus Simon, 1898 , Rhacocnemis Simon, 1897 , Sparianthis Simon, 1880 , Stasina Simon, 1898 , Stipax Simon, 1898 , Strandiellum Kolosváry, 1934 , Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884 , Thomasettia Hirst, 1911 , Uaiuara Rheims, 2013 .