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Genus: Episinus Walckenaer, 1809 | Family: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

Episinus mucronatus (Simon, 1894)

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007655

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Described: j

Distribution: Singapore

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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

Penictis mucronata Simon, 1894a: 520 (Dj) Original description

Episinus mucronatus Sherwood, 2024b: 212 (immature, species inquirenda)

References

Sherwood, D. (2024b). Studies on spider nomenclature – I: miscellaneous notes on unrecognisable species, new synonyms, and untenable subspecies (Araneae: Araneomorphae). The Indochina Entomologist 1(23): 189-235. doi: 10.70590/ice.2024.01.23 -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1894a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris, pp. 489-760. 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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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
2025-01-05	New taxonomic reference entry	Sherwood, 2024b