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Genus: Mazax O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 | Family: Corinnidae Karsch, 1880

Mazax memnonia (C. L. Koch, 1841)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:025028

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Described:

Distribution: Colombia, Venezuela

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (ZMB), Germany f (2138) - (Moritz & Fischer, 1988)
Holotype: Instituto Butantan, São Paulo (IBSP), Brazil m (221867) of Mazax mokana - (Silva-Junior et al., 2024)
Paratype: Instituto Butantan, São Paulo (IBSP), Brazil 2m 2f (221918, 345141-345142) of Mazax mokana - (Silva-Junior et al., 2024)
Paratype: Instituto de Ciencias Naturales (ICN), Invertebrate Collection, Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Natural History Museum Andes (NUCMHN), Bogotá, Colombia 1m (Ar-4725) of Mazax mokana - (Silva-Junior et al., 2024)

Taxonomic References

Corinna memnonia C. L. Koch, 1841b: 20, f. 704 (Df) Original description

Thargalia memnonia Karsch, 1880c: 376

Castaneira memnonia Simon, 1897a: 167

Mazax mokana Silva-Junior et al., 2024: 240, f. 14A-J (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062947]

Mazax memnonia Silva-Junior & Bonaldo, 2026: 41, f. 1A, C-G (f, T from Castianeira, S of Mazax mokana)

References

Karsch, F. (1880c). Arachnologische Blätter (Decas I). Zeitschrift für die Gesammten Naturwissenschaften, Dritte Folge 5: 373-409, pl. 12. -- Show included taxa

Koch, C. L. (1841b). Die Arachniden. Neunter Band. C. H. Zeh'sche Buchhandlung, Nürnberg, pp. 1-56, pl. 289-306 (f. 695-726). doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.43744 [[for the correct year of publication see Brignoli, 1985b]] -- Show included taxa

Silva-Junior, C. J., Martínez, L., Villarreal, E. & Bonaldo, A. B. (2024). Two fancy spines and a collar: a taxonomic review of the myrmecomorphic spider genus Mazax O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae) in South America. European Journal of Taxonomy 968: 219-255. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2024.968.2731 -- Show included taxa

Silva-Junior, C. J. & Bonaldo, A. B. (2026). On the actual identity of the genus Castianeira Keyserling, 1879 (Araneae: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae): the type species and its relatives. Zootaxa 5763(1): 39-68. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5763.1.2 -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1897a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second. Roret, Paris, pp. 1-192. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- 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
2026-03-13	New taxonomic reference entry	Silva-Junior & Bonaldo, 2026
2026-03-13	Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon	Silva-Junior & Bonaldo, 2026		Taxonomic reference entry assigned to other taxon
2026-03-13	Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon	Silva-Junior & Bonaldo, 2026		Taxonomic reference entry assigned to other taxon
2026-03-13	Species distribution update	Silva-Junior & Bonaldo, 2026	Old value
2026-03-13	Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon	Silva-Junior & Bonaldo, 2026		Taxonomic reference entry assigned to other taxon
2026-03-13	New taxonomic reference entry	Silva-Junior & Bonaldo, 2026
2026-03-13	Species transferred to new genus	Silva-Junior & Bonaldo, 2026		Species transferred from Castianeira Keyserling, 1879 to Mazax O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898