Taxon details

Family: Araneidae / Genus: Caerostris

Caerostris kuntneri Gregorič & Yu, 2025

  • Rank: Species
  • Status: accepted
  • Described: m f
  • Last updated: 2025-04-25
  • LSID: [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:064919]
  • Distribution: Madagascar
Type deposit provide information
  • Holotype: National Museum of Natural History = United States National Museum (USNM), Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA; f (ARA5602) (Gregorič et al., 2025a)
  • Paratype: National Museum of Natural History = United States National Museum (USNM), Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA; 1m (ARA1961) (Gregorič et al., 2025a)
Taxonomic references
Caerostris kuntneri Gregorič & Yu, in Gregorič et al., 2025a: 14, f. 1F, 6G-I, 7A-M (Dmf).
References

Gregorič, M., Yu, K. P., Rojas Velez, W. & Garb, J. E. (2025a). Caerostris (Araneidae: Araneae) cryptic diversity highlights the need for taxonomic expertise in the genomic era. European Journal of Taxonomy 989: 1-23. doi:10.5852/ejt.2025.989.2877 download pdf -- Show included taxa

Edit history
Date Type Reference Detail
2025-04-25 New taxonomic reference entry Gregorič et al., 2025a n/a
2025-04-25 New species inserted Gregorič et al., 2025a n/a