Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0102] Back

Gen. Poltys C. L. Koch, 1843 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:01546 ]
N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Pleuromma Doleschall, 1859: 44 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05549] (type P. moluccum Doleschall, 1859) by Thorell, 1878b: 28 (by T of the type species), and of Cyphagogus Günther, 1862: 299 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05552] (type Cyphagogus mouhoti Günther, 1862), Mastigosoma Ausserer, 1871b: 817 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05554] (type M. idae Ausserer, 1871), Gerrosoma Bradley, 1876b: 222 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05551] (type G. papuense Bradley, 1876) and Rhyncharachne Bradley, 1876c: 240 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05550] (type R. dromedaria Bradley, 1876) by Simon, 1895a: 892; Cyphagogus is preoccupied in Coleoptera by Parry, 1849 and was replaced by Cyphonethis Thorell, 1869: 37 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05553].
Status: accepted
Last updated
2023-05-11
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C. L. Koch, 1843: 97 (type Poltys illepidus C. L. Koch, 1843; gender masculine)
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Species counts
Counts Status
43accepted
11synonym
3nomen dubium
Reference

Koch, C. L. (1843). Die Arachniden. C. H. Zeh'sche Buchhandlung, Nürnberg, Zehnter Band, pp. 37-142, pl. 337-360 (f. 777-849). [for the correct year of publication see Brignoli, 1985b] doi:10.5962/bhl.title.43744 download pdf

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