World Spider Catalog

Genus: Propostira Simon, 1894 | Family: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

Propostira ranii Bhattacharya, 1935

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007954

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Described:

Distribution: Bangladesh

External Resources*: GBIF

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: f (no type deposition mentioned; probably in NZC-ZSI/Kolkata) - (Bhattacharya, 1935a)

Taxonomic References

Propostira ranii Bhattacharya, 1935a: 961, f. 1-3 (Df) Original description

References

Bhattacharya, G. C. (1935a). A new spider of Bengal, mimicking Oecophylla smaragdina (Fabr.). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 37(4): 960-962. -- 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
2026-03-19	Species distribution update	Bhattacharya, 1935a	Old value