The latest nomenclatorial changes in the Dutch spider fauna are listed, together with the former allocations: Pirata hygrophilus Thorell, 1872, Pirata knorri (Scopoli, 1763) and Pirata latitans (Blackwall, 1841) are transferred to Piratula Roewer, 1960, while the other species remain in Pirata Sundevall, 1833.