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Genus: Araneus Clerck, 1757 | Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Araneus pulcherrimus (Roewer, 1942)

SPECIES | NOMEN DUBIUM

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015139

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Described:

Distribution: Austria?

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Taxonomic References

Epeira pulchra C. L. Koch, 1835: 129, pl. 21 (Df; preoccupied in Aranea by Razumowsky, 1789, see Argiope bruennichi)

Epeira pulchra C. L. Koch, 1844: 100, f. 908 (f)

Aranea pulcherrima Roewer, 1942a: 790 (replacement name) Original description

Araneus pulcherrimus Sherwood, Blick & Ballarin, 2025: 44 (no type material, unidentifiable, nomen dubium)

References

Koch, C. L. (1835). Arachniden. In: Herrich-Schäffer, G. A. W. (ed.) Deutschlands Insecten. Friedrich Pustet, Regensburg, Heft 127-134. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.15007 [[H. 127 & 134 moved from 1834 & 1836 after Nagel & Grieder, 2019: 109]] -- Show included taxa

Koch, C. L. (1844). Die Arachniden. Elfter Band. C. H. Zeh'sche Buchhandlung, Nürnberg, pp. 1-174, pl. 361-396 (f. 850-959). doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.43744 [[for the correct year of publication see Brignoli, 1985b]] -- Show included taxa

Roewer, C. F. (1942a). Katalog der Araneae von 1758 bis 1940. 1. Band (Mesothelae, Orthognatha, Labidognatha: Dysderaeformia, Scytodiformia, Pholciformia, Zodariiformia, Hersiliaeformia, Argyopiformia). Natura, Buchhandlung für Naturkunde und exakte Wissenschaften Paul Budy Bremen, 1040 pp. -- Show included taxa

Sherwood, D., Blick, T. & Ballarin, F. (2025). Studies on spider nomenclature IV: additional dubious and unavailable nomina, status of genera with invalid type species, further synonymies, and emendations (Arachnida: Araneae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 47: 43-54. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Bosmans, R., Kropf, C., Stäubli, A.: Spiders of Europe. www.araneae.nmbe.ch. Version 01.2026. doi: 10.24436/1

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
2026-01-12	Taxon is nomen dubium	Sherwood, Blick & Ballarin, 2025		Taxon declared a nomen dubium