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Genus: Firmicus Simon, 1895 | Family: Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833

Firmicus lentiginosus (Simon, 1886)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030408

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Described: j

Distribution: DR Congo, near Zambezi River (no details)

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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

Synaema lentiginosum Simon, 1886b: 180 (Dj) Original description

Firmicus lentiginosus Simon, 1932: 786

Firmicus lentiginosus Lessert, 1943: 321

Firmicus lentiginosus Sherwood, 2024b: 214 (immature, species inquirenda)

References

Lessert, R. de (1943). Araignées du Congo belge (Troisième partie). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 50(3): 305-338. -- Show included taxa

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. (1886b). Espèces et genres nouveaux de la famille des Thomisisdae. Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux 40: 167-187. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1932). Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae. Tome VI. 4e partie. Roret, Paris, pp. 773-978. -- 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