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Genus: Cyphonisia Simon, 1889 | Family: Barychelidae Simon, 1889

Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001370

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Described:

Distribution: DR Congo

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Type Repository Provide information

Allotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium m (Ara.129769) - (Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024)
Holotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium jf (Ara.120071) - (Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024)

Taxonomic References

Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966c: 226, f. 19-22 (Dmf; f is not adult per Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024: 674) Original description

Cyphonisia itombwensis Blandin, 1978c: 26, f. 8b (m)

Cyphonisia itombwensis Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024: 674, f. 3A-F, 4A-J (m, j)

References

Benoit, P. L. G. (1966c). Les Barychelidae-Barychelinae africains et malgaches (Aran.-Orthogn.). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 74(3-4): 209-241. -- Show included taxa

Blandin, P. (1978c). Le problème de l'espèce chez les araignées. In: Les problèmes de l'espèce dans le règne animal. Paris 2, 13-56. -- Show included taxa

Gonzalez-Filho, H. M. O., Colpani-Sartori, M. T., Henrard, A., Guadanucci, J. P. L. & Brescovit, A. D. (2024). Illustrated catalog of African brush-footed trapdoor spiders: type specimens from the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Barychelidae). Zoosystema 46(26): 671-695. doi: 10.5252/zoosystema2024v46a26 -- Show included taxa

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2024-10-20	New taxonomic reference entry	Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024
2024-10-20	Species updated	Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024	Old value	Error corrected