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Genus: Acusilas Simon, 1895 | Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Acusilas lepidus (Thorell, 1898)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:014458

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Described:

Distribution: Myanmar

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Holotype: Museo Civico Storia Naturale G. Doria, Genova (MCSNG), Italy m - (Ono et al., 2026)

Taxonomic References

Argiope lepida Thorell, 1898: 337 (Dm) Original description

Acusilas lepidus Levi, 1983: 260 (T from Argiope)

Acusilas lepidus Schmidt & Scharff, 2008: 23 (probably misplaced in this genus)

Acusilas lepidus Levi & Santos, 2013: 222, f. 1 (m)

References

Levi, H. W. (1983). The orb-weaver genera Argiope, Gea, and Neogea from the western Pacific region (Araneae: Araneidae, Argiopinae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 150(5): 247-338. -- Show included taxa

Levi, H. W. & Santos, A. J. (2013). New synonymies and a revalidation in the spider genera Eustala and Micrathena (Araneae: Araneidae). Zoologia (Curitiba) 30: 221-226. doi: 10.1590/s1984-46702013000200013 -- Show included taxa

Schmidt, J. B. & Scharff, N. (2008). A taxonomic revision of the orb-weaving spider genus Acusilas Simon, 1895 (Araneae, Araneidae). Insect Systematics & Evolution 39(1): 1-38. doi: 10.1163/187631208788784147 -- Show included taxa

Thorell, T. (1898). Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. LXXX. Secondo saggio sui Ragni birmani. II. Retitelariae et Orbitelariae. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 39: 271-378. -- 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
2026-03-17	Type repository inserted	Ono et al., 2026