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Genus: Coelossia Simon, 1895 | Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Coelossia aciculata Simon, 1895

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Described: j

Distribution: Sierra Leone

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France j (ES 15637) - (Emerit, 1980b)

Taxonomic References

Coelossia aciculata Simon, 1895a: 888 (Df; j per Emerit, 1980b: 17) Original description

Coelossia aciculata Emerit, 1980b: 17, f. 3-4, pl. 1B (j)

References

Emerit, M. (1980b). Exechocentrus lancearius Simon, 1889: la redécouverte d'une araignée rare de Madagascar; considérations sur les Exechocentreae. Revue Arachnologique 3(1): 13-23. -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1895a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris, pp. 761-1084. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.51973 [[second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts]] -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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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
2026-04-29	New taxonomic reference entry	Emerit, 1980b