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

Cyphonisia maculata (Roewer, 1953)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001372

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Described:

Distribution: DR Congo

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium f (139810, 139865) - (Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024)
Holotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium f (139807, 139866) of Pisenor tullgreni - (Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024)

Taxonomic References

Pisenor maculatus Roewer, 1953b: 60, f. 20A-G (Dj) Original description

Pisenor tullgreni Roewer, 1953b: 62, f. 21A-B (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037454]

Pisenorina maculata Benoit, 1966c: 214, f. 3 (f, T from Pisenor, S of Pisenor tullgreni)

Cyphonisia maculata Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024: 680, f. 7A-F, 8A-D (f)

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

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

Roewer, C. F. (1953b). Araneae-Orthognatha (Arachnoidae). Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba, Mission G. F. de Witte 22: 1-80. -- 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