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Genus: Zimirina Dalmas, 1919 | Family: Prodidomidae Simon, 1884

Zimirina penicillata (Simon, 1893)

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Described:

Distribution: Algeria

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Type Repository Provide information

It is widely assumed that most of the type material from Simon can be found in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France -

Taxonomic References

Prodidomus penicillatus Simon, 1893e: 308 (Dm) Original description

Zimirina penicillata Dalmas, 1919a: 326, f. 15, 19, 32 (m, Df)

Zimirina penicillata Canard et al., 2025: 286, f. 2 (m)

References

Canard, A., Devogel, P., Oger, P., Rollard, C., Villepoux, O. & Ysnel, F. (2025). Description of a male Zimirina corsica sp. nov. (Arachnida, Araneae) – the first Prodidomidae species reported on the European territory of France. ZooKeys 1250: 285-291. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1250.147215 -- Show included taxa

Dalmas, R. de (1919a). Synopsis des araignées de la famille des Prodidomidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 87: 279-340. [(N.B.: pp. 279-289 published in 1918, remainder, including all systematic changes, published in 1919)] -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1893e). Études arachnologiques. 25e Mémoire. XL. Descriptions d'espèces et de genres nouveaux de l'ordre des Araneae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 62: 299-330. -- Show included taxa

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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]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-09-03	New taxonomic reference entry	Canard et al., 2025