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Genus: Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897 | Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869

Phlogiellus aper (Simon, 1891)

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Described:

Distribution: Indonesia (Java)

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Lectotype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France m (AR4675) - (Sriranan et al., 2025)

Taxonomic References

Ischnocolus aper Simon, 1891e: 308 (Dm) Original description

Phlogiellus asper Roewer, 1942a: 264 (lapsus)

Phlogiellus aper Sriranan et al., 2025: 43, Suppl. f. 2I (m)

References

Roewer, C. F. (1942a). Katalog der Araneae von 1758 bis 1940. 1. Band (Mesothelae, Orthognatha, Labidognatha: Dysderaeformia, Scytodiformia, Pholciformia, Zodariiformia, Hersiliaeformia, Argyopiformia). Natura, Buchhandlung für Naturkunde und exakte Wissenschaften Paul Budy Bremen, 1040 pp. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1891e). Etudes arachnologiques. 23e Mémoire. XXXVIII. Descriptions d'espèces et de genres nouveaux de la famille des Aviculariidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 60: 300-312. -- Show included taxa

Sriranan, P., Songsangchote, C., Sihavong, O., Sayavongsa, P., Sidavong, K., Satakoun, L., Inkhavilay, K., Chomphuphuang, N. & Gabriel, R. (2025). A new species of Southeast Asian dwarf tarantula in the genus Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897, from Lao PDR (Theraphosidae, Selenocosmiinae). ZooKeys 1247: 19-43 & Suppl. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.155398 -- Show included taxa

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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
2025-07-23	New taxonomic reference entry	Sriranan et al., 2025