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

Poltys vesicularis Simon, 1889

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016983

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Described: j

Distribution: Madagascar

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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 vesicularis Simon, 1889b: 225 (Dj) Original description

Poltys vesicularis Sherwood, 2024b: 206 (immature, species inquirenda)

References

Sherwood, D. (2024b). Studies on spider nomenclature – I: miscellaneous notes on unrecognisable species, new synonyms, and untenable subspecies (Araneae: Araneomorphae). The Indochina Entomologist 1(23): 189-235. doi: 10.70590/ice.2024.01.23 -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1889b). Etudes arachnologiques. 21e Mémoire. XXXI. Descriptions d'espèces et the genres nouveaux de Madagascar et de Mayotte. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (6) 8: 223-236. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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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
2025-01-03	New taxonomic reference entry	Sherwood, 2024b