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Genus: Monaeses Thorell, 1869 | Family: Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833

Monaeses cinerascens (Thorell, 1887)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:030751

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Described: j

Distribution: Sri Lanka, Myanmar

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Holotype: British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK jf - (Ono et al., 2026)

Taxonomic References

Rhynchognatha cinerascens Thorell, 1887: 285 (Dj) Original description

Monaeses cinerascens Simon, 1895a: 993

Rhynchognatha cinerascens Crome, 1962: 168 (T from Monaeses)

Monaeses cinerascens Sherwood, 2024b: 215 (immature, species inquirenda)

References

Crome, W. (1962). Studien an Krabbenspinnen (Araneae: Thomisidae) 3. Über Monaeses Thorell, 1869, und Rhynchognatha Thorell, 1887. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 38: 163-169. -- 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. (1895a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris, pp. 761-1084. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- Show included taxa

Thorell, T. (1887). Viaggio di L. Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. II. Primo saggio sui ragni birmani. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 25: 5-417. -- 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