World Spider Catalog

Genus: Modisimus Simon, 1893 | Family: Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850

Modisimus anguillensis Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor, 2026

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066794

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Described:

Distribution: Anguilla

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Manchester Museum of the University of Manchester (MMUE/MMUM), Manchester, United Kingdom m (G7730.134) - (Sherwood et al., 2026c)
Paratype: Manchester Museum of the University of Manchester (MMUE/MMUM), Manchester, United Kingdom 3m 3f (G7730.135-136) - (Sherwood et al., 2026c)

Taxonomic References

Modisimus anguillensis Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor in Sherwood et al., 2026c: 17, f. 9A-K, 10A-J (Dmf) Original description

References

Sherwood, D., Mukhida, F., Connor, R. A., Hughes, G., Carter, D., Curtis, I., Hochart, J., Gumbs, K., Gumbs, J. C., Buckmire, Z., Morrishaw, Z., Child, N. & Bosquet, I. V. (2026c). New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species. Faunitaxys 14(22): 1-30. doi: 10.57800/faunitaxys-14(22) -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-03-19	New taxonomic reference entry	Sherwood et al., 2026c
2026-03-19	New species inserted	Sherwood et al., 2026c

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