Family: Araneidae

Mastophora Holmberg, 1876

GENUS |   ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Glyptocranium Simon, 1895a: 885 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04559] (type Epeira cornigera Hentz, 1850) and of Heterocephala Holmberg, 1876: 20 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06335] (type H. conifera Holmberg, 1876) by Brèthes, 1909b: 164; considered a senior synonym of Agathostichus Simon, 1897b: 473 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01432] (type A. leucacantha Simon, 1897) (already used with the spelling Agatostichus by Simon, 1895a: 885 as a generic nomen nudum) by Levi, 2003: 315.

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Last updated: 2025-07-21

Species counts

ACCEPTED: 50

SYNONYM: 8

NOMEN DUBIUM: 1

Taxonomic Reference
Original description Holmberg, 1876: 20 type Mastophora extraordinaria Holmberg, 1876; gender feminine
Reference

Holmberg, E. L. (1876). Arácnidos argentinos. Anales de Agricultura de la República Argentina 4: 1-30. -- Show included taxa

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