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Genus: Metagonia Simon, 1893 | Family: Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850

Metagonia bicornis (Keyserling, 1891)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:003509

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Described:

Distribution: Brazil

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Taxonomic References

Spermophora bicornis Keyserling, 1891: 179, pl. 6, f. 124 (Df) Original description

Metagonia bicornis Simon, 1893a: 472

Metagonia bicornis Mello-Leitão, 1918c: 111, f. 27 (f)

Metagoni bicornis Schmidt, 1956a: 31 (Dm)

References

Keyserling, E. (1891). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Brasilianische Spinnen. Dritter Band. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 278 pp, 10 pls. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.64832 -- Show included taxa

Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1918c). Scytodidas e pholcidas do Brasil. Revista do Museu Paulista 10: 83-144. -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, G. (1956a). Genus- und Speziesdiagnosen neuer, mit Bananen eingeschleppter Spinnen nebst Mitteilung über das Auffinden der Männchen zweier Spinnenarten. Zoologischer Anzeiger 157: 24-31. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1893a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris, pp. 257-488. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- 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]

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