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Genus: Poltys C. L. Koch, 1843 | Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Poltys monstrosus Simon, 1897

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016965

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Described:

Distribution: Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini

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Type Repository Provide information

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

Poltys monstrosus Simon, 1897b: 480 (Df) Original description

Poltys monstrosus Dippenaar-Schoeman & Uys, 2025c: 17, f. 1-7 (f habitus)

References

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S. & Uys, W. (2025c). First records of Poltys monstrosus Simon, 1897 (Araneae: Araneidae) from South Africa. SANSA Newsletter 55: 17-18. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17212514 -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1897b). Etudes arachnologiques. 27e mémoire (1). XLII. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'ordre des Araneae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 65(3, 1896): 465-510, pl. 12-13. -- Show included taxa

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-09-29	New taxonomic reference entry	Dippenaar-Schoeman & Uys, 2025c
2025-09-29	Species distribution update	Dippenaar-Schoeman & Uys, 2025c	Old value