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Genus: Isoxya Simon, 1885 | Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Isoxya testudinaria (Simon, 1901)

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Described:

Distribution: West, Central, East Africa

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It is widely assumed that most of the type material from Simon can be found in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France -

Taxonomic References

Gasteracantha testudinaria Simon, 1901d: 20 (Df) Original description

Gasteracantha testudinaria benina Strand, 1913a: 385 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062724]

Gasteraeantha (Isoxya) testudinaria Lessert, 1930: 659 (probable [junior] S of Gastheracantha rogersi, accepted by Roewer, 1942a: 938, rejected by Benoit, 1962a: 29, see Isoxya semiflava)

Isoxya testudinaria Benoit, 1962a: 31, f. 23 (f, T from Gasteracantha, S of Gasteracantha testudinaria benina)

Isoxya testudinaria Emerit, 1982b: 163, pl. 1D

References

Benoit, P. L. G. (1962a). Monographie des Araneidae-Gasteracanthinae africains (Araneae). Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences zoologiques 112: 1-70. -- Show included taxa

Emerit, M. (1982b). Collections européennes peu connues de gastéracanthes d'Afrique et de Madagascar (Araneidae, Gasteracanthinae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris (4) 4(A): 153-164. -- Show included taxa

Lessert, R. de (1930). Araignées du Congo recueillies au cours de l'expédition organisée par l'American Museum (1909-1915). Quatrième et dernière partie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 37: 613-672. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1901d). Etude sur les arachnides recueillis au cous de la Mission de Bonchamps à travers l'Ethiopee, de Djibouti au Nil blanc (1897-1898). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 70(1): 18-26. -- Show included taxa

Strand, E. (1913a). Arachnida. I. In: Schubotz, H. (ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908, unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg. Klinkhardt & Biermann Leipzig. 4(Zool. 2), 325-474. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.7048 -- Show included taxa

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