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Genus: Phrurolithus C. L. Koch, 1839 | Family: Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892

Phrurolithus nigrinus (Simon, 1878)

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Described:

Distribution: Central and southern Europe, Morocco

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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

Micariosoma nigrinum Simon, 1878a: 276, pl. 16, f. 4-5 (Dmf) Original description

Phrurolithus nigrinus Lessert, 1910b: 431

Phrurolithus nigrinus Simon, 1932: 948, 974, f. 1467-1468 (mf)

Phrurolithus nigrinus Sterghiu, 1985: 153, f. 44h-i (mf)

Phrurolithus nigrinus Hänggi, 1993: 311, f. 9-12 (mf)

Phrurolithus nigrinus Lecigne, Moutaouakil & Lips, 2025: 142, f. 85I-K (f)

References

Hänggi, A. (1993). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Spinnenfauna des Kantons Tessin IV - Weitere faunistisch bemerkenswerte Spinnenfunde der Tessiner Montanstufe (Arachnida: Araneae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 66(3-4): 303-316. doi: 10.5169/seals-402528 -- Show included taxa

Lecigne, S., Moutaouakil, S. & Lips, J. (2025). Contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of Morocco (Arachnida: Araneae) – second note. On new species and new records from caves and miscellaneous terrestrial ecosystems. Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society 40(1, supplement): 1-184. -- Show included taxa

Lessert, R. de (1910b). Catalogue des invertebres de la Suisse. Fasc. 3, Araignées. Musée d'histoire naturelle de Genève, 635 pp. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1878a). Les arachnides de France. Tome quatrième, contenant la famille des Drassidae. Roret, Paris, 334 pp., pl. 14-16. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1932). Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae. Tome VI. 4e partie. Roret, Paris, pp. 773-978. -- Show included taxa

Sterghiu, C. (1985). Fam. Clubionidae. Fauna Republicii Socialiste România (Arachnida) 5(4): 1-168. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Bosmans, R., Kropf, C., Stäubli, A.: Spiders of Europe. www.araneae.nmbe.ch. Version 01.2026. doi: 10.24436/1

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-04-07	New taxonomic reference entry	Lecigne, Moutaouakil & Lips, 2025
2025-04-07	Species distribution update	Lecigne, Moutaouakil & Lips, 2025	Old value