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Genus: Thiratoscirtus Simon, 1886 | Family: Salticidae Blackwall, 1841

Thiratoscirtus obesus Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:059235

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Described:

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Distribution: Central African Rep., Gabon

External Resources*: Jumping Spiders of the World Metzner (2026)

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Holotype: Beaty Biodiversity Museum (BBM), Spencer Entomological Museum of the University of British Columbia (UBC–SEM), Vancouver, Canada f - (Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023)

Taxonomic References

Thiratoscirtus obesus Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023: 383, f. 8A-C (Df) Original description

References

Wesołowska, W. & Wiśniewski, K. (2023). A contribution to thiratoscirtines from Central Africa with description of new genera and species (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiratoscirtina). Annales Zoologici, Warszawa 73(3): 375-387. doi: 10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.3.002 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Metzner, H. (2026). Jumping spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) of the world. Online at https://www.jumping-spiders.com.

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value
2026-01-12	Species distribution update	Wesołowska, Russell-Smith & Danflous, 2026	Old value
2023-10-03	New taxonomic reference entry	Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023
2023-10-03	New species inserted	Wesołowska & Wiśniewski, 2023