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Genus: Spelocteniza Gertsch, 1982 | Family: Microstigmatidae Roewer, 1942

Spelocteniza ashmolei Gertsch, 1982

SPECIES | ACCEPTED | TYPE SPECIES

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:001353

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Described:

Distribution: Ecuador

External Resources*: GBIF

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, USA f (IZC 00357161) - (Dupérré & Tapia, 2025d)
Holotype: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, USA f - (Raven, 1985a)

Taxonomic References

Spelocteniza ashmolei Gertsch, 1982a: 85, f. 8-9 (Df) Original description

Spelocteniza ashmolei Dupérré & Tapia, 2025d: 95, f. 4A-B, 5A-C, 24A-D, 25A-D (f)

References

Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2025d). Revision of the Ecuadorian Microstigmatidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae), with the description of six new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 1007: 87-132. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1007.2999 -- Show included taxa

Gertsch, W. J. (1982a). The troglobitic mygalomorphs of the Americas (Arachnida, Araneae). Association for Mexican Cave Studies Bulletin 8: 79-94. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-08-08	New taxonomic reference entry	Dupérré & Tapia, 2025d