Ctenus walckenaeri Griffith, 1833

SPECIES |   NOMEN DUBIUM

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:020730

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Described: ?

Distribution: possibly South America

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Taxonomic References
Ctenus walckenaerii Griffith, 1833: 417, pl. 13 (f or j) Original description
Ctenus walckenaerii Sherwood, 2024b: 193, f. 2 (type lost, unidentifiable, nomen dubium)
References

Griffith, E. (1833). The Arachnides. In: Cuvier, G. (ed.) The Animal Kingdom. London 13, 387-432, 438-487. -- Show included taxa

Sherwood, D. (2024b). Studies on spider nomenclature – I: miscellaneous notes on unrecognisable species, new synonyms, and untenable subspecies (Araneae: Araneomorphae). The Indochina Entomologist 1(23): 189-235. doi: 10.70590/ice.2024.01.23 -- Show included taxa

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Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2025-01-02 Taxon is nomen dubium Sherwood, 2024b Ctenus walckenaeri Griffith, 1833 declared a nomen dubium
2025-01-02 New taxonomic reference entry Sherwood, 2024b

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