Modisimus simoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pholcoidea
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: Haplogynae Superfamilia: Pholcoidea

Familia: Pholcidae
Genus: Modisimus
Species: Modisimus simoni

Name

Modisimus simoni Huber, 1997

Type locality: Venezuela, “Orinoco”.

Holotype: MNHN. male ♂. E. Simon collection number 9629.

Synonyms

• Hedypsillus minimus González-Sponga, 2009: 10 (synonymized by Huber & Villarreal, 2020: 204)
  • Type locality: Venezuela, Portuguesa, “Acarigua (Pozo Blanco)” [approximately 9.533° N, 69.176° W].
    • Holotype: MIZA. male ♂. 07.VII.1995. legit A.R. Delgado, M.A. González S. MIZA 105575.

References

Primary references

• Huber, B.A. 1997a. On the distinction between Modisimus and Hedypsilus (Araneae, Pholcidae), with notes on behavior and natural history. Zoologica Scripta 25: 233–240. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1996.tb00164.x. . Reference page. 

Additional references

• González-Sponga, M.A. 2009. Arácnidos de Venezuela. Cuatro nuevos géneros y cinco especies nuevas de la familia Pholcidae (Araneae). Anartia 21: 1-16. Reference page. 
• Huber, B.A. & Villarreal, O. 2020. On Venezuelan pholcid spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 718: 1–317. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.718.1101. . Reference page.