Auximus pygmaeus (Wunderlich, 2011)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:044134

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Described:

Distribution: Canary Is.

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Taxonomic References
Lathys pygmaea Wunderlich, 2011: 395, f. 2a-b (Dm) Original description
Analtella pygmaea Montana et al., 2025: 62 (T from Lathys)
Auximus pygmaeus Blick, 2026: 640 (T from Analtella)
References

Blick, T. (2026). Auximus Simon, 1892 is the valid name for the spider genus Analtella Denis, 1947 (Araneae: Lathyidae). Arachnology 20(4): 640. -- Show included taxa

Montana, K. O., Cala-Riquelme, F., Crews, S. C., Gorneau, J. A., Al-Jamal, A. M., Alequín, L. D., Spagna, J. C., Ballarin, F. & Esposito, L. A. (2025). Tailor's drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204(2, zlaf007): 1-97. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007 [[2nd pdf contains the Suppl. Figs 1-5]] -- Show included taxa

Wunderlich, J. (2011). Extant and fossil spiders (Araneae). Beiträge zur Araneologie 6: 1-640. [[publ. in April]] -- 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
2026-03-12 New taxonomic reference entry Blick, 2026
2026-03-12 Species transferred to new genus Blick, 2026 Species transferred from Analtella Denis, 1947 to Auximus Simon, 1892
2025-07-06 New taxonomic reference entry Montana et al., 2025
2025-07-06 Species transferred to new genus Montana et al., 2025 Species transferred from Lathys to Analtella

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