Afrophantes tullgreni (Bosmans, 1978)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:011327

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Described:

Distribution: Tanzania

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Type Repository Provide information
  • Holotype: Swedish Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet), Stockholm (NHRS), Sweden m - (Bosmans, 1978)
  • Paratype: Swedish Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet), Stockholm (NHRS), Sweden 2m 28f 5j - (Bosmans, 1978)
Taxonomic References
Lepthyphantes tullgreni Bosmans, 1978: 270, f. 60-69, 72 (Dmf) Original description
Afrophantes tullgreni Tanasevitch, 2025d: 364, f. 3C, F (mf, T from Lepthyphantes)
References

Bosmans, R. (1978). Description of four new Lepthyphantes species from Africa, with a redescription of L. biseriatus Simon & Fage and L. tropicalis Tullgren. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 4(4): 258-274. -- Show included taxa

Tanasevitch, A. V. (2025d). A new genus for the tropicalis species-group of Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866 sensu lato (Linyphiidae: Micronetinae). Invertebrate Zoology 22(2): 360-366. doi: 10.15298/invertzool.22.2.10 -- 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 Comment
2025-06-25 New taxonomic reference entry Tanasevitch, 2025d
2025-06-25 Species transferred to new genus Tanasevitch, 2025d Species transferred from Lepthyphantes to Afrophantes

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