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Genus: Phonophilus Ehrenberg, 1831 | Family: Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833

Phonophilus portentosus Ehrenberg, 1831

SPECIES | NOMEN DUBIUM | TYPE SPECIES

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:019050

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Described: ?

Distribution: Libya

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Taxonomic References

Phonophilus portentosus Ehrenberg, 1831: 9 (D; N.B.: apparently omitted by Roewer, described as "Habitus Lycosaea" and presumably therefore listed by Bonnet as "Lycosidae ?" but the eyes are in two transverse, parallel rows, and the animal may be a sparassid) Original description

Phonophilus portentosus Sherwood, Blick & Ballarin, 2025: 45 (no type material, unidentifiable, nomen dubium)

References

Ehrenberg, C. G. (1831). Symbolae physicae. Animalia Evertebrata exclusis Insectis. Series prima cum tabularum decade prima. Continet animalia africana et asiatica 162. Animalia Mollusca. Ex Officina Academica, Berolini [= Berlin], 46 pp., pl. 1-2. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.107403 -- Show included taxa

Sherwood, D., Blick, T. & Ballarin, F. (2025). Studies on spider nomenclature IV: additional dubious and unavailable nomina, status of genera with invalid type species, further synonymies, and emendations (Arachnida: Araneae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 47: 43-54. -- 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
2026-01-12	Taxon is nomen dubium	Sherwood, Blick & Ballarin, 2025		Taxon declared a nomen dubium