Xysticus clercki (Audouin, 1826)

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Described:

Distribution: Egypt, Ethiopia


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Taxonomic References
Thomisus clerckii Audouin, 1826: 398, pl. 6, f. 13 (Df) Original description
Xysticus clercki Pavesi, 1883: 63
Xysticus clercki Sherwood, 2024b: 201, f. 3F (type lost, unidentifiable, nomen dubium)
References

Audouin, V. (1826). Explication sommaire des planches d'arachnides de l'Égypte et de la Syrie. In: Savigny, M. J. C. L. de: "Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée franҫaise, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand.". Histoire Naturelle 1(4): 1-339 (arachnids, pp. 99-186, pl. 1-7). [[for year of publication and authorship see Sherbourn, 1897, Tollitt, 1986 and ICZN, 1987b; a second edition was publ. in 1829, with different pagination: arachnids, pp. 291-430]] -- Show included taxa

Pavesi, P. (1883). Spedizione italiana nell'Africa equatoriale. Risultati zoologici. Aracnidi del regno di Scioa. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 20: 5-105. -- Show included taxa

Sherwood, D. (2024b). Studies on spider nomenclature – I: miscellaneous notes on unrecognisable species, new synonyms, and untenable subspecies (Araneae: Araneomorphae). The Indochina Entomologist 1(23): 189-235. doi: 10.70590/ice.2024.01.23 -- Show included taxa

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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
2025-01-02 Taxon is nomen dubium Sherwood, 2024b Xysticus clercki (Audouin, 1826) declared a nomen dubium
2025-01-02 New taxonomic reference entry Sherwood, 2024b

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