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

Pisenor upembanus (Roewer, 1953)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001541

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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 f (Ara.139898) - (Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024)
Paratype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium 3m 3f (Ara 139809, 139869-139871) - (Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024)
Holotype: Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium m (Ara.139899) - (Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024)

Taxonomic References

Urothele upembana Roewer, 1953b: 63, f. 22A-E, 23A-H, 24A-E (Dmf) Original description

Pisenor upembanus Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024: 690, f. 18A-J, 19A-D (mf)

References

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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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
2024-10-20	New taxonomic reference entry	Gonzalez-Filho et al., 2024