Trichothyse senilis auspex (Simon, 1878) comb. nov.

Drassus auspex Simon, 1878: 154 (syntype ♂ ♀: FRANCE: Pyrénées-Orientales: Vernet /Vernet-Les-Bains [42°32’N, 02°24’E], date unknown, leg. M. Nou, repository unknown, probably MNHN—not examined).

Poecilochroa dimidiata auspex Simon, 1914: 185, 221, fig. 398.

Description. Male and female. For redescription of the male and female, see Simon (1914).

Justification of transfer. The illustration of the palp provided in Simon (1914: fig. 398) is diagnostic and was used for comparison. Even though we did not examine the types of P. senilis auspex, the original illustration shows that this species has a robust RTA with an apical bifurcation, which is consistent with the RTA of male Trichothyse species (cf. Simon 1914: fig. 398 and Simon 1914: fig. 395, Fage 1929: fig. 1, Di Franco 2001: figs 3–4, Levy 1999: fig. 10, 2009: fig. 45, Fomichev & Marusik 2021: fig. 23, and Figs 109–110, 112, 116–117 herein). We therefore propose the transfer of P. senilis auspex to Trichothyse .

Distribution. Known only from France in Mediterranean Europe (Fig. 121).