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Genus: Wiedenmeyeria Schenkel, 1953 | Family: Ctenidae Keyserling, 1877

Wiedenmeyeria falconensis Schenkel, 1953

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:020822

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Described: j

Distribution: Venezuela

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Syntype: Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel (NMB), Switzerland 2j (ARAN-01971a) - (Schenkel, 1953a)

Taxonomic References

Wiedenmeyeria falconensis Schenkel, 1953a: 39 (Djm) Original description

Wiedenmeyeria falconensis Sherwood, 2024b: 206 (immature, species inquirenda)

References

Schenkel, E. (1953a). Bericht über einige Spinnentiere aus Venezuela. Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel 64: 1-57. -- 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
2025-01-03	New taxonomic reference entry	Sherwood, 2024b