Exechocentrus lancearius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Araneidae
Genus: Exechocentrus
Species: Exechocentrus lancearius

Name

• Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889b

Noetype: ZMUC; Cat no. ZMUC00021482, ♀.

Type locality: Madagascar, Fianarantsoa province. 3.62 km ENE of Ranomafana, Parc Nationale Ranomafana, Vohiparara, 21°14′26″S 47°23′34″E, 3.3 km WNW (297.2°) of the Centre ValBio Research Station adjacent to Ranomafana National Park, 1115 m a.s.l. Evergreen rainforest, along road, 11.i.2009, G. Hormiga & N. Scharff leg.

Mentions

• Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889b: 227.
• Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1895a: 888, figs 951-953.
• Exechocentrus lancearius Emerit, 1980: 14, pl. 1A; Scharff & Hormiga, 2012: 110, figs 1A-B, 2A-B, 3A-C, 4A-B, 5A-B.

References

• ICZN 2014: Opinion 2338 (Case 3580): Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889 (Arachnida, Araneae, ARANEIDAE): a neotype designated. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature 71(3): 189–190. Reference page. 
• Simon, E. 1889b: Etudes arachnologiques. 21e Mémoire. XXXI. Descriptions d'espèces et the genres nouveaux de Madagascar et de Mayotte. Annales de la Société entomologique de France, (6) 8: 223–236.
• Scharff, N. & Hormiga, G. 2012: First evidence of aggressive chemical mimicry in the Malagasy orb weaving spider Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889 (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) and description of a second species in the genus. Arthropod systematics & phylogeny, 70(2): 107–118. PDF.Reference page.