Myrmarachne platypalpus Bradoo, 1980

SPECIES |   NOMEN DUBIUM

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:034882

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Described:


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Taxonomic References
Myrmarachne platypalpus Bradoo, 1980: 387, f. 1-8 (Dmf) Original description
Myrmarachne platypalpus Sherwood & Caleb, 2024: 115 (unrecognisable, types could not be located, nomen dubium)
References

Bradoo, B. L. (1980). A new ant-like spider of the genus Myrmarachne (Salticidae) from India. Current Science 49: 387-388. -- Show included taxa

Sherwood, D. & Caleb, J. T. D. (2024). On ten unavailable and thirty-four dubious names for spiders (Araneae) from India. Revista Ibérica de Aracnología 44: 113-118. -- 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.

Prószyński, J. (2025). Salticidae (Araneae) Genera of the World "a management tool for developing a new system of Salticidae" - a scrollable e-Textbook. Version December 20th, 2025, online at http://www.salticidae.pl.

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
2024-07-14 Taxon is nomen dubium Sherwood & Caleb, 2024 Myrmarachne platypalpus Bradoo, 1980 declared a nomen dubium
2024-07-14 New taxonomic reference entry Sherwood & Caleb, 2024

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