Luphocemus insidiosus Denis, 1960

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Described:

Distribution: Morocco

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Type Repository Provide information
  • Holotype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France f (AR4519) - (Korba & Opatova, 2026)
Taxonomic References
Luphocemus insidiosus Denis, 1960c: 186, f. 1 (Df) Original description
Harpactirella insidiosa Benoit, 1965c: 297 (T from Luphocemus)
Luphocemus insidiosus Korba & Opatova, 2026: 9 (T from Ischnocolus, removed from S of Ischnocolus elongatus, rejecting Korba et al., 2022: 870)
References

Benoit, P. L. G. (1965c). Etudes sur les Barychelidae du Centre Africain (Araneae - Orthognatha) II. - Leptopelmatinae nouveaux. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 71(3-4): 297-303. -- Show included taxa

Denis, J. (1960c). Notes d'aranéologie marocaine. VIII. Un barychélide nouveau du Maroc. Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles et Physiques du Maroc 39(3-4, 1959): 185-189. -- Show included taxa

Korba, J. & Opatova, V. (2026). Out of North Africa: evolution and biogeography of Afro-Arabian dwarf tarantulas (Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 218(108559): 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2026.108559 -- 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
2026-02-12 Type repository inserted Korba & Opatova, 2026
2026-02-12 Species updated Korba & Opatova, 2026 Old value
2026-02-12 Species transferred to new genus Korba & Opatova, 2026 Species transferred from Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871 to Luphocemus Denis, 1960
2022-10-08 Species updated Korba et al., 2022 Old value Status: Synonym
2022-10-08 Species transferred to new genus Korba et al., 2022 Species transferred from Harpactirella to Ischnocolus

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