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Genus: Allocosa Banks, 1900 | Family: Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833

Allocosa tenebrosa (Thorell, 1897)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017360

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Described: j

Distribution: Myanmar

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Holotype: Swedish Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet), Stockholm (NHRS), Sweden jf - (Ono et al., 2026)

Taxonomic References

Tarentula tenebrosa Thorell, 1897b: 24 (Dj) Original description

Allocosa tenebrosa Roewer, 1955c: 205

Allocosa tenebrosa Sherwood, 2024b: 208 (immature, species inquirenda)

References

Roewer, C. F. (1955c). Katalog der Araneae von 1758 bis 1940, bzw. 1954. 2. Band, Abt. a (Lycosaeformia, Dionycha [excl. Salticiformia]). 2. Band, Abt. b (Salticiformia, Cribellata) (Synonyma-Verzeichnis, Gesamtindex). Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1751 pp. -- 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

Thorell, T. (1897b). Araneae paucae Asiae australis. Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 22(IV, 6): 1-36. -- 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
2025-01-03	New taxonomic reference entry	Sherwood, 2024b