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

Phrurolithus parcus (Hentz, 1847)

SPECIES | NOMEN DUBIUM

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:024337

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Described:

Distribution: USA

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Taxonomic References

Herpyllus parcus Hentz, 1847: 461, pl. 24, f. 19 (Df) Original description

Phrurolithus parcus Marx, 1890a: 514

Phrurolithus parcus Sherwood, Blick & Ballarin, 2025: 46, f. 1B (no type material, unidentifiable, nomen dubium)

References

Hentz, N. M. (1847). Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States. Boston Journal of Natural History 5(4): 443-479, pl. 23-24, 30-31. -- Show included taxa

Marx, G. (1890a). Catalogue of the described Araneae of temperate North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 12: 497-594. -- Show included taxa

Sherwood, D., Blick, T. & Ballarin, F. (2025). Studies on spider nomenclature IV: additional dubious and unavailable nomina, status of genera with invalid type species, further synonymies, and emendations (Arachnida: Araneae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 47: 43-54. -- 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
2026-01-12	Taxon is nomen dubium	Sherwood, Blick & Ballarin, 2025		Taxon declared a nomen dubium