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Genus: Epilineutes Coddington, 1986 | Family: Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881

Epilineutes globosus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896)

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Described:

Distribution: Mexico to Brazil

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Syntype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK 3m 5f - (Coddington, 1986)

Taxonomic References

Andrasta globosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896a: 192, pl. 24, f. 5-6 (Dmf, lapsus in generic name) Original description

Theridiosoma globosum F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 414 (misidentified per Coddington, 1986: 79)

Theridiosoma globosum Archer, 1953: 11, f. 16 (f; misidentified per Coddington, 1986: 79)

Epilineutes globosus Coddington, 1986: 79, f. 169-178, 188-195 (mf, T from Theridiosoma)

Epilineutes globosus Labarque et al., 2025: 127, f. 6C, G, 59A-F, 60A-D (mf)

References

Archer, A. F. (1953). Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae). 3. American Museum Novitates 1622: 1-27. -- Show included taxa

Coddington, J. A. (1986). The genera of the spider family Theridiosomatidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 422: 1-96. -- Show included taxa

Labarque, F. M., Piacentini, L. N., Pons, J., Hormiga, G., Arnedo, M. A. & Ramírez, M. J. (2025). Ray spider rush: fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama's cloud forests. European Journal of Taxonomy 1010: 1-145. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1010.3021 -- Show included taxa

Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1896a). Arachnida. Araneida. In: Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London 1, 161-224. [[for the exact dates see Lyal, 2011]] -- Show included taxa

Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1902a). Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones. In: Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London 2, 313-424. [[for the exact dates see Lyal, 2011]] -- 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
2025-08-26	New taxonomic reference entry	Labarque et al., 2025