Taxon details
Cryptothele cristata Simon, 1884
- Rank: Species
- Status: nomen dubium
- Described: j
- Last updated: 2025-01-02
- LSID: [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:026146]
- Distribution: Mexico (probably false locality)
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- It is widely assumed that most of the type material from Simon can be found in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France
Cryptothele cristata Sherwood, 2024b: 202 (immature, unidentifiable, nomen dubium).
Sherwood, D. (2024b). Studies on spider nomenclature – I: miscellaneous notes on unrecognisable species, new synonyms, and untenable subspecies (Araneae: Araneomorphae). The Indochina Entomologist 1(23): 189-235. doi:10.70590/ice.2024.01.23 
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Simon, E. (1884f). Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Cryptothele L. Koch. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 28(C.R.): 301-302. -- Show included taxa
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| Date | Type | Reference | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-02 | Taxon is nomen dubium | Sherwood, 2024b | Cryptothele cristata Simon, 1884 declared a nomen dubium |
| 2025-01-02 | New taxonomic reference entry | Sherwood, 2024b | n/a |
| 2014-08-11 | Species distribution update | n/a (Old value) |