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Genus: Punctus Mu & Zhang, 2023 | Family: Phrurolithidae Banks, 1892

Punctus validus (Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048711

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Described:

Distribution: China

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China m - (Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016)
Paratype: Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China 16m 16f - (Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016)

Taxonomic References

Phrurolithus validus Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016: 285, f. 11A-G, 12A-E (Dmf) Original description

Otacilia valida Zamani & Marusik, 2020b: 312 (T from Phrurolithus)

Punctus validus Mu et al., 2025c: 421 (T from Otacilia)

References

Fu, L., Chen, H. M. & Zhang, F. (2016). New Phrurolithus species from China (Araneae, Phrurolithidae). Ecologica Montenegrina 7: 270-290. doi: 10.37828/em.2016.7.5 -- Show included taxa

Mu, Y. N., Wang, L. Y., Shi, S. T. & Zhang, F. (2025c). New taxonomic and faunistic data on guardstone spiders (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) from China. Zootaxa 5719(3): 413-422. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5719.3.8 -- Show included taxa

Zamani, A. & Marusik, Y. M. (2020b). A survey of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida: Araneae) in southern Caucasus, Iran and Central Asia. Zootaxa 4758(2): 311-329. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4758.2.6 -- 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	Comment
2025-11-13	New taxonomic reference entry	Mu et al., 2025c
2025-11-13	Species transferred to new genus	Mu et al., 2025c	Species transferred from Otacilia to Punctus
2020-03-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Zamani & Marusik, 2020b
2020-03-30	Species transferred to new genus	Zamani & Marusik, 2020b	Species transferred from Phrurolithus to Otacilia
2016-09-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016
2016-09-30	New species inserted	Fu, Chen & Zhang, 2016