Modisimus Simon, 1893

Bernhard A. Huber, Philippe Le Gall & Jacques Francois Mavoungou, 2014, Pholcid spiders from the Lower Guinean region of Central Africa: an overview, with descriptions of seven new species (Araneae, Pholcidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 81 (81), pp. 1-46 : 8

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2014.81
publication LSID	urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AC69F89F-C11B-49B1-8EEE-183286EDA755
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6139603
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scientific name	Modisimus Simon, 1893
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Of this otherwise New World genus, only the pantropical M. culicinus ( Simon, 1893) occurs in Africa. It is probably common throughout the region, but rare in collections due to its small size and cryptic lifestyle.

References

Simon E. 1893. Histoire Naturelle des Araignees. 2 nd edition., 1 (2): 256 - 488. Paris.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Arachnida
Order	Araneae
Family	Pholcidae

Specimens