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Genus: Araeoncus Simon, 1884 | Family: Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859

Araeoncus sicanus Brignoli, 1979

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009444

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Described:

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Distribution: Italy (Sicily)

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Paratype: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Verona (MCSNV), Italy 1f (Brignoli 66) - (Ballarin, Salmaso & Latella, 2020)
Holotype: Istituto di Biologia Animale dell'Università, Catania, Italy f - (Brignoli, 1979e)

Taxonomic References

Araeoncus sicanus Brignoli, 1979e: 280, f. 9 (Df) Original description

Araeoncus sicanus Frick, Sanz-LaParra & Kropf, 2026: 101 (it might belong to another genus within the Savignia-group)

References

Brignoli, P. M. (1979e). Ragni d'Italia XXXII. Specie cavernicole di Sicilia (Araneae). Animalia 5: 273-286. -- Show included taxa

Frick, H., Sanz-LaParra, A. M. & Kropf, C. (2026). Systematic revision of the Savignia genus group (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae) with notes on their cephalic lobe evolution. European Journal of Taxonomy 1071: 1-138. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2026.1071.3296 ZooBank: CFCE23F0-2120-4178-B02D-5C5871E202EA -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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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
2026-07-29	New taxonomic reference entry	Frick, Sanz-LaParra & Kropf, 2026