Taxon details
Talaus opportunus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873)
- Rank: Species
- Status: accepted
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Described:
- Last updated: 2024-01-30
- LSID: [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:031364]
- Distribution: Sri Lanka
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- Syntype: Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) = Hope Entomological Collections Oxford (HECO), Oxford, UK; 1m 4f (b1239) (Benjamin, 2020)
Talaus opportunus Simon, 1895a: 997 (T from Thomisus; f. 1061 see Talaus semicastaneus).
Talaus opportunus Benjamin, 2020: 411, f. 2E-F, 6A-D (mf).
Benjamin, S. P. (2020). Distributional and taxonomic notes on the crab spider genus Talaus Simon, 1886 with description of a new species (Araneae: Thomisidae). Zootaxa 4858(3): 405-416. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4858.3.6 
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Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1873d). On some new genera and species of Araneida. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 41(1): 112-129, pl. 12-14. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1873.tb00501.x -- Show included taxa
Simon, E. (1895a). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier. Roret, Paris, pp. 761-1084. [second pdf with detailed publication dates of the single parts] doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973 -- Show included taxa
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| Date | Type | Reference | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-01 | New taxonomic reference entry | Benjamin, 2020 | n/a |
| 2020-10-01 | Species distribution update | Benjamin, 2020 | n/a (Old value) |