Taxon details

Family: Corinnidae / Genus: Merenius

Merenius alberti Lessert, 1923

  • Rank: Species
  • Status: accepted
  • Described: m f
  • Last updated: 2023-08-30
  • LSID: [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:025312]
  • Distribution: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini
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Taxonomic references
Merenius alberti Lessert, 1923: 192, f. 38-41 (Dmf).
Merenius alberti Haddad & Louw, 2012: 577, f. 1-6, 12-49 (mf).
Merenius alberti Haddad, 2013b: 77, f. 22, 25 (f).
Merenius alberti Haddad et al., 2023: 57, p. 56: 1-2, p. 57: 1-10, p. 58: 1-4 (mf).
References

Haddad, C. R. & Louw, S. V. (2012). A redescription of Merenius alberti Lessert, 1923 (Araneae: Corinnidae), with remarks on colour polymorphism and its relationship to ant models. African Invertebrates 53(2): 571-591. doi:10.5733/afin.053.0213 download pdf -- Show included taxa

Haddad, C. R. (2013b). Taxonomic notes on the spider genus Messapus Simon, 1898 (Araneae, Corinnidae), with the description of the new genera Copuetta and Wasaka and the first cladistic analysis of Afrotropical Castianeirinae. Zootaxa 3688: 1-79. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3688.1.1 download pdf -- Show included taxa

Haddad, C. R., Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S., Foord, S. H. & Lotz, L. N. (2023). The Corinnidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide, Irene, 72 pp. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8300753 download pdf -- Show included taxa

Lessert, R. de (1923). Araignées du sud de l'Afrique. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 30: 161-212. download pdf -- Show included taxa

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Date Type Reference Detail
2023-08-30 New taxonomic reference entry Haddad et al., 2023 n/a