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Issue: Vol. 5723 No. 1: 24 Nov. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-11-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5723.1.8
Page range: 138-142
Abstract views: 35
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Reidentification of historical specimens assigned to Cupiennius oculifer (Karsch, 1879) (Araneae: Trechaleidae)

Department of Biology; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; University of Prishtina; Mother Teresa street p.n.; 10000 Prishtinë; Republic of Kosovo; Arachnology Research Association; 124 City Road; London; ECIV 2NX; United Kingdom; Fundación Ariguanabo; 4111; Calle 58; e/ ave. 41 y ave. 43; San Antonio de los Baños; Provincia Artemisa c.p. 18100; Cuba; Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas de Honduras (CIBIOH); 5to piso edificio palmira; Departamento Francisco Morazán; Tegucigalpa; Honduras
Museum für Naturkunde; Berlin; Germany
Museum für Naturkunde; Berlin; Germany
Museum für Naturkunde; Berlin; Germany
Department of Biology; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; University of Prishtina; Mother Teresa street p.n.; 10000 Prishtinë; Republic of Kosovo
Instituto Butantan; Av. Vital Brasil; 1500—Butantã; São Paulo—SP; 05503-900; Brazil
Instituto Butantan; Av. Vital Brasil; 1500—Butantã; São Paulo—SP; 05503-900; Brazil
Araneae Trechaleidae Cupiennius oculifer Mexico

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How to Cite

Sherwood, D., Cobo, S.A., Dunlop, J.A., Tsavalas, A.T., Geci, D., Lucas, S.M. & Brescovit, A.D. (2025) Reidentification of historical specimens assigned to Cupiennius oculifer (Karsch, 1879) (Araneae: Trechaleidae). Zootaxa, 5723 (1), 138–142. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5723.1.8