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Genus: Psechrus Thorell, 1878 | Family: Psechridae Simon, 1890

Psechrus himalayanus Simon, 1906

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:020367

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Described:

Distribution: Himalaya (India, Nepal, Bhutan, China)

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Type Repository Provide information

Lectotype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France m (AR5206) - (Bayer, 2012)
Paralectotype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France 1f (AR5206) - (Hu, 2025b)

Taxonomic References

Psechrus himalayanus Simon, 1906b: 287 (Dm) Original description

Psechrus himalayanus Hubert, 1973a: 678, f. 7-12 (m, Df)

Psechrus himalayanus Levi, 1982: 119, f. 7-12 (mf)

Psechrus himalayanus Bayer, 2012: 64, f. 31a-d, 32a-k, 82l, 85g, 88h, 91h (mf)

Psechrus himalayanus Hu, 2025b: 499, f. 1A-C, 3A-B (m)

References

Bayer, S. (2012). The lace-sheet-weavers – a long story (Araneae: Psechridae: Psechrus). Zootaxa 3379: 1-170. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3379.1.1 -- Show included taxa

Hu, C. H. (2025b). On Psechrus species from Xizang, China (Araneae: Psechridae). Journal of Plateau Agriculture 9(4): 498-504. doi: 10.19707/j.cnki.jpa.2025.04.010 -- Show included taxa

Hubert, M. (1973a). Araignées du Népal 1. Description d'Amaurobius milloti n. sp. (Amaurobiidae) et répartition de Psechrus himalayanus Sim. (Psechridae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris (3) 125(Zoologie 97): 675-682. -- Show included taxa

Levi, H. W. (1982). The spider genera Psechrus and Fecenia (Araneae: Psechridae). Pacific Insects 24: 114-138. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1906b). Etude sur les araignées de la section des cribellates. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 50: 284-308. -- Show included taxa

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-07-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Hu, 2025b
2025-07-30	Species distribution update	Hu, 2025b	Old value