Gen.
Diaea
Thorell, 1869
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:02658
type Aranea dorsata Fabricius, 1777; gender feminine
N.B.: replacement name for
Diana Simon, 1864: 432 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05952], preoccupied in Pisces by Risso, 1826; considered a senior synonym of
Baerella Dahl, 1907a: 388, 390 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06350] (type
Diaea albolimbata L. Koch, 1875 [type fixed by
Bonnet, 1955: 842]; described as subgenus of
Synema Simon, 1864) by
Bryant, 1933b: 3 (by transfer of the type species, but not regarding the generic placement by
Dahl, 1907a: 391; therefore, and because the type species was fixed later, the other members of the subgenus
Baerella are listed in
Synema).
Transferred to other genera:
Diaea adusta (L. Koch, 1867) -- see
Mastira
Diaea albiceris (L. Koch, 1876) -- see
Zygometis
Diaea bitaeniata (Thorell, 1878) -- see
Mastira
Diaea blanda L. Koch, 1875 -- see
Australomisidia
Diaea caecutiens L. Koch, 1876 -- see
Cetratus
Diaea cimicina Thorell, 1881 -- see
Mastira
Diaea circumlita L. Koch, 1876 -- see
Cetratus
Diaea colcloughi Rainbow, 1912 -- see
Loxoporetes
Diaea concinna Thorell, 1877 -- see
Ebrechtella
Diaea cruentata (L. Koch, 1874) -- see
Australomisidia
Diaea decempunctata Kulczyński, 1911 -- see
Lehtinelagia
Diaea diana (Walckenaer, 1802) -- see
Ebrechtella
Diaea dimidiata (L. Koch, 1867) -- see
Boomerangiana
Diaea ergandros Evans, 1995 -- see
Australomisidia
Diaea evanida (L. Koch, 1867) -- see
Tharrhalea
Diaea expallidata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) -- see
Ebrechtella
Diaea flavens (Thorell, 1877) -- see
Mastira
Diaea haematodactyla L. Koch, 1875 -- see
Lehtinelagia
Diaea hilaris (Thorell, 1877) -- see
Henriksenia
Diaea inornata (L. Koch, 1876) -- see
Australomisidia
Diaea insecta L. Koch, 1875 -- see
Runcinia
Diaea insulana Keyserling, 1890 -- see
Misumenops
Diaea jaintious Tikader, 1966 -- see
Henriksenia
Diaea jucunda Thorell, 1881 -- see
Mastira
Diaea kanakana Karsch, 1880 -- see
Misumenops
Diaea kangarooblaszaki Szymkowiak, 2008 -- see
Australomisidia
Diaea kochi Thorell, 1881 -- see
Synema
Diaea lactea (L. Koch, 1876) -- see
Zygometis
Diaea multimaculata Rainbow, 1904 -- see
Zygometis
Diaea multopunctata L. Koch, 1874 -- see
Tharrhalea
Diaea nitida (Thorell, 1877) -- see
Mastira
Diaea nitida L. Koch, 1878 -- see
Synema
Diaea nitidula Mello-Leitão, 1929 -- see
Synema
Diaea pilula (L. Koch, 1867) -- see
Australomisidia
Diaea plantigera (Rossi, 1790) -- see
Synema
Diaea praetexta (L. Koch, 1865) -- see
Tharrhalea
Diaea prasina L. Koch, 1876 -- see
Tharrhalea
Diaea pulleinei Rainbow, 1915 -- see
Tharrhalea
Diaea punctata L. Koch, 1875 -- see
Lehtinelagia
Diaea rosea L. Koch, 1875 -- see
Australomisidia
Diaea rubropunctata Rainbow, 1920 -- see
Cetratus
Diaea simplex Xu, Han & Li, 2008 -- see
Haplodrassus
Diaea simplex Xu, Han & Li, 2008 -- see
Massuria
Diaea socialis Main, 1988 -- see
Australomisidia
Diaea spinulosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 -- see
Runcinia
Diaea subadulta Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 -- see
Philodromus
Diaea subargentata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 -- see
Ebrechtella
Diaea sufflava O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 -- see
Ebrechtella
Diaea takashimai (Uyemura, 1937) -- see
Lysiteles
Diaea tenuis L. Koch, 1875 -- see
Cetratus
Diaea tristania (Rainbow, 1900) -- see
Zygometis
Diaea tumefacta L. Koch, 1874 -- see
Mastira
Diaea variabilis L. Koch, 1875 -- see
Tharrhalea
Diaea varians Kulczyński, 1911 -- see
Mastira
Diaea velata L. Koch, 1876 -- see
Boomerangiana
Diaea vitellina Simon, 1900 -- see
Misumenops
Diaea xanthogaster (L. Koch, 1875) -- see
Zygometis
In synonymy:
Diaea capparina
(C. L. Koch, 1845, T from Thomisus) = Diaea dorsata
(Fabricius, 1777)
(Simon, 1932: 870)
Diaea devoniensis
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881 = Diaea dorsata
(Fabricius, 1777)
(Simon, 1932: 870)
Diaea floricola
(Walckenaer, 1802) = Diaea dorsata
(Fabricius, 1777)
(Hahn, 1832: 44, sub Thomisus)
Diaea hermaphrodita
(Martini & Goeze, 1778, T from Aranea) = Diaea dorsata
(Fabricius, 1777)
(Bonnet, 1956: 1410)
Diaea horai
(Tikader, 1962, T from Misumena) = Diaea subdola
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885
(Marusik, 1993b: 461)
Diaea japonica
(Bösenberg & Strand, 1906, T from Misumenops) = Diaea subdola
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885
(Marusik, 1993b: 461)
Diaea munieri
(Coolidge, 1909, T from Misumenops) = Diaea livens
Simon, 1876
(Schick, 1965: 103, sub D. pictilis)
Diaea ovata
(Urquhart, 1887, T from Philodromus) = Diaea albolimbata
L. Koch, 1875
(Bryant, 1933b: 3)
Diaea pictilis
(Banks, 1896) = Diaea livens
Simon, 1876
(Thaler, 1997b: 266)
Diaea pluripuncta
Mello-Leitão, 1929 = Diaea puncta
Karsch, 1884
(Mello-Leitão, 1929d: 295, superfluous replacement name)
Diaea regalis
Rainbow, 1902 = Diaea bipunctata
Rainbow, 1902
(Berland, 1938: 135)
Diaea xinjiangensis
Song & Hu, 1986 = Diaea suspiciosa
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885
(Marusik, 1993b: 459)
Diaea yunohamensis
(Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) = Diaea subdola
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885
(Yaginuma, 1970d: 668, sub Misumenops japonicus)
Nomina dubia:
Diaea formosa
(Blackwall, 1850: 337, , Britain, originally in Thomisus) --
Bristowe, 1941: 517
Diaea mollis
L. Koch, 1875a: 587, pl. 45, f. 6 (, Australia/Queensland) --
Szymkowiak, 2014: 457
Diaea olivacea
L. Koch, 1875a: 589, pl. 46, f. 2 (, Australia/Western Australia) --
Szymkowiak, 2014: 457
Diaea plumbea
L. Koch, 1875a: 595, pl. 46, f. 6 (, Australia/New South Wales) --
Szymkowiak, 2014: 458
Diaea punctipes
L. Koch, 1875a: 583, pl. 45, f. 3 (, Australia/Queensland) --
Szymkowiak, 2014: 458
Diaea albicincta Pavesi, 1883 | | Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030256
Diaea albicincta Lessert, 1919: 141, f. 18-19, pl. 2, f. 31, 44 (, D)
Diaea albolimbata L. Koch, 1875 | | New Zealand
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030257
Diaea albolimbata L. Koch, 1875a: 588, pl. 46, f. 1 (D)
Original description
Philodromus ovatus Urquhart, 1887: 113 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057739]
Synaema (Baerella) albolimbata Dahl, 1907a: 382, 391 (new subgenus)
Diaea albomaculata Bryant, 1933b: 3 (lapsus, S of
Philodromus ovatus; probably belongs to
Synema (Baerella), see note at the genus)
Diaea ambara (Urquhart, 1885) | | New Zealand
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030258
Philodromus ambarus Urquhart, 1885: 43, pl. 10, f. 8 (D)
Original description
Diaea bengalensis Biswas & Mazumder, 1981 | | India
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030259
Diaea bipunctata Rainbow, 1902 | | Vanuatu
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030260
Diaea bipunctata Rainbow, 1902b: 528, pl. 28, f. 4 (D)
Original description
Diaea regalis Rainbow, 1902b: 529, pl. 28, f. 5 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057740]
Diaea bipunctata Berland, 1938: 135, f. 14-17 (D, S of
Diaea regalis)
Diaea carangali Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 | | Philippines
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030264
Diaea delata Karsch, 1880 | | Angola
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030271
Diaea doleschalli Hogg, 1915 | | Indonesia (New Guinea)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030273
Diaea doleschalli Hogg, 1915a: 459, f. 28 (D)
Original description
Diaea dorsata (Fabricius, 1777) | | Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia), Iran
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030274
TYPE SPECIES
Thomisus dorsatus Hahn, 1832: 44, f. 34 (D, S of
Thomisus floricolens = floricola)
Thomisus capparinus C. L. Koch, 1845: 58, f. 993-994 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065938]
Diaea dorsata Simon, 1932: 793, 870, f. 1160-1162 (, S of
Diaea devoniensis,
D. livens [revalidated by
Thaler, 1997b: 266] and
Thomisus capparinus)
Diaea dorsata Bonnet, 1956: 1410 (S of
Aranea hermaphrodita)
Diaea erji Chen, Liu & Hu, 2025 | | China
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065903
Diaea giltayi Roewer, 1938 | | Indonesia (New Guinea)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030279
Diaea giltayi Roewer, 1938: 68, f. 45 (D)
Original description
Diaea graphica Simon, 1882 | | Yemen
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030280
Diaea gyoja Ono, 1985 | | Russia (Far East), Japan
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030281
Diaea gyoja Ono, 1985a: 25, f. 16-20 (D)
Original description
Diaea implicata Jézéquel, 1966 | | Ivory Coast
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030284
Diaea implicata Jézéquel, 1966: 625, f. 17a-c (D)
Original description
Diaea insignis Thorell, 1877 | | Indonesia (Sulawesi)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030287
Diaea limbata Kulczyński, 1911 | | Indonesia (New Guinea)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030290
Diaea livens Simon, 1876 | | Southern and Central Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran. Introduced to USA
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030291
Misumena pictilis Banks, 1896b: 91 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057736]
Misumessus munieri Coolidge, 1909b: 243 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057735]
Diaea pictilis Schick, 1965: 103, f. 144-146 (, S of
Misumenops munieri)
Diaea longisetosa Roewer, 1961 | | Senegal, South Africa
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030292
Diaea longisetosa Roewer, 1961b: 76, f. 29a-g (D)
Original description
Diaea mikhailovi Zhang, Song & Zhu, 2004 | | China
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040715
Diaea mutabilis Kulczyński, 1901 | | Ethiopia
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030297
Diaea mutabilis Kulczyński, 1901a: 3, 39, pl. 2, f. 30-31, 35 (D)
Original description
Diaea nakajimai Ono, 1993 | | Madagascar
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030298
Diaea nakajimai Ono, 1993a: 61, f. 6-8 (D)
Original description
Diaea ocellata Rainbow, 1898 | | Papua New Guinea
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030300
Diaea ocellata Rainbow, 1898a: 344, pl. 7, f. 8 (D)
Original description
Diaea osmanii Zamani & Marusik, 2017 | | Iran
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049743
Diaea papuana Kulczyński, 1911 | | Indonesia (New Guinea)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030302
Diaea placata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 | | Sri Lanka
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030304
Diaea pougneti Simon, 1886 | j | India
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030306
Diaea pougneti Frétey, 2023: 124 (year of description corrected)
Diaea proclivis Simon, 1903 | | Equatorial Guinea
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030309
Diaea puncta Karsch, 1884 | | Sub-Saharan Africa
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030311
Diaea pluripuncta Mello-Leitão, 1929d: 295 (superfluous replacement name) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:065940]
Diaea rohani Fage, 1923 | | Angola, South Africa
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030314
Diaea rohani Fage, 1923a: 224, f. 1 (D)
Original description
Diaea rufoannulata Simon, 1880 | | New Caledonia
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030317
Diaea rufoannulata Simon, 1880i: 167 (D)
Original description
Diaea semilutea Simon, 1903 | | Equatorial Guinea
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030318
Diaea seminola Gertsch, 1939 | | USA
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030319
Diaea septempunctata L. Koch, 1874 | | Tonga, Papua New Guinea?
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030320
Diaea septempunctata L. Koch, 1874a: 571, pl. 44, f. 2 (D)
Original description
Diaea shirleyi Hogg, 1922 | | Vietnam
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030321
Diaea shirleyi Hogg, 1922: 290, f. 3 (D)
Original description
Diaea sphaeroides (Urquhart, 1885) | | New Zealand
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030323
Diaea spiniformis (Yang, Zhu & Song, 2006) | | China
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040716
Diaea spinosa Keyserling, 1880 | | Colombia
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030324
Diaea subdola O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 | | Pakistan, India, China, Russia (Far East), Korea, Japan
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030326
Misumena horai Tikader, 1962b: 573, f. 5a-c (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057733]
Misumenops japonica Hu, 1984: 318, f. 335.1-4 ()
Misumenops japonicus Ono, 1988c: 158, f. 163-168 ()
Diaea japonicus Chen & Zhang, 1991: 282, f. 294.1-2 (; N.B.: no justification of transfer provided)
Diaea subdola Marusik, 1993b: 461, f. 11-12 (, S of
Misumena horai and
Misumenops japonicus)
Diaea suspiciosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 | | Central Asia, Mongolia, China, India?
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030328
Diaea xinjiangensis Song & Hu, 1986: 350, f. 1-4 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:057737]
Diaea suspiciosa Marusik, 1993b: 459, f. 9-10 (, S of
Diaea xinjiangensis)
Diaea tadtadtinika Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 | | Philippines
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030329
Diaea taibeli Caporiacco, 1949 | | Kenya
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030330
Diaea terrena Dyal, 1935 | | Pakistan
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030332
Diaea terrena Dyal, 1935: 199, pl. 17, f. 150 (D)
Original description
Diaea tianpingensis Liu, Zhang & Chen, 2021 | | China
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:053208
Diaea tongatabuensis Strand, 1913 | | Polynesia
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030333
Diaea viridipes Strand, 1909 | | South Africa
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030339
Diaea zonura Thorell, 1892 | | Indonesia (Sumatra, Java)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030341