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Genus: Cupiennius Simon, 1891 | Family: Trechaleidae Simon, 1890

Cupiennius chiapanensis Medina, 2006

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:040171

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Described:

Distribution: Mexico, Honduras

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Colección Nacional de Arácnidos (CNAN), Institute of Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IBUNAM), Mexico City, Mexico f - (Medina, 2006)
Allotype: Colección Nacional de Arácnidos (CNAN), Institute of Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IBUNAM), Mexico City, Mexico m - (Medina, 2006)
Paratype: Colección Nacional de Arácnidos (CNAN), Institute of Biology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IBUNAM), Mexico City, Mexico 7m 12f - (Medina, 2006)

Taxonomic References

Cupiennius chiapanensis Medina, 2006: 136, f. 1-7 (Dmf) Original description

Cupiennius chiapanensis Cubas-Rodríguez, 2026: 556, 1A-D, 3 (f)

References

Cubas-Rodríguez, A. M. (2026). Cupiennius chiapanensis Medina, 2006 (Araneae: Trechaleidae) in Honduras: distribution and a case of female genital malformation. Arachnology 20(4): 556-558. -- Show included taxa

Medina S., F. J. (2006). A new species of Cupiennius (Araneae, Ctenidae) coexisting with Cupiennius salei in a Mexican mangrove forest. Journal of Arachnology 34(1): 135-141. doi: 10.1636/H03-58.1 -- 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
2026-03-05	Type repository inserted	Medina, 2006
2026-03-05	New taxonomic reference entry	Cubas-Rodríguez, 2026
2026-03-05	Species distribution update	Cubas-Rodríguez, 2026	Old value