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Genus: Centromerus Dahl, 1886 | Family: Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859

Centromerus cinctus (Simon, 1884)

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Described:

Distribution: France (Corsica), Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Malta?

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Type Repository Provide information

It is widely assumed that most of the type material from Simon can be found in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France -

Taxonomic References

Tmeticus cinctus Simon, 1884a: 414, f. 193 (Dm) Original description

Centromerus cinctus Simon, 1929: 551, 724

Centromerus cinctus Bosmans, 1986b: 87, f. 1-5 (m only, Sf of Centromerus cinctus phoceorum, rejected by Bosmans, 2006a: 131)

Centromerus cinctus Bosmans, 2006a: 128, f. 9-12 (mf)

Centromerus cf. cinctus Rehfeldt & Cassar, 2024: 26, f. 17a-d (f)

Centromerus cinctus Lecigne, Moutaouakil & Lips, 2025: 134, f. 77A-J (mf)

References

Bosmans, R. (1986b). Études sur les Linyphiidae Nord-Africaines IV. Le genre Centromerus Dahl (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Biologisch Jaarboek Dodonaea 54: 85-103. -- Show included taxa

Bosmans, R. (2006a). Contribution to the knowledge of the Linyphiidae of the Maghreb. Part XI. Miscellaneous linyphiid genera and additions (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Linyphiinae). Bulletin & Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 141: 125-161. -- Show included taxa

Lecigne, S., Moutaouakil, S. & Lips, J. (2025). Contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of Morocco (Arachnida: Araneae) – second note. On new species and new records from caves and miscellaneous terrestrial ecosystems. Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society 40(1, supplement): 1-184. -- Show included taxa

Rehfeldt, S. & Cassar, T. (2024). A contribution to the arachnofauna (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) of the Maltese Islands, with two new records for Europe. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 67: 18-47. doi: 10.30963/aramit6704 -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1884a). Les arachnides de France. Tome cinquième, deuxième et troisième partie. Roret, Paris, pp. 180-885, pl. 26-27. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1929). Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae. Tome VI. 3e partie. Roret, Paris, 533-772. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Bosmans, R., Kropf, C., Stäubli, A.: Spiders of Europe. www.araneae.nmbe.ch. Version 01.2026. doi: 10.24436/1

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
2025-04-07	New taxonomic reference entry	Lecigne, Moutaouakil & Lips, 2025
2025-04-07	Species distribution update	Lecigne, Moutaouakil & Lips, 2025	Old value
2024-06-17	New taxonomic reference entry	Rehfeldt & Cassar, 2024
2024-06-17	Species distribution update	Rehfeldt & Cassar, 2024	Old value