Three’s a Crowd: On the Taxonomic Status of Three Species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871, Described from Africa by Pierre L. G. Benoit (Araneae: Macrothelidae)

 

Three’s a Crowd: On the Taxonomic Status of Three Species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871, Described from Africa by Pierre L. G. Benoit (Araneae: Macrothelidae)

Abstract and figures

The three macrothelid species described by the late P. L. G. Benoit at the Royal Museum for Central Africa are digitised and re-evaluated: Macrothele abrupta Benoit, 1965 and Macrothele incisa Benoit, 1965 are declared nomina dubia as the name bearing types of both taxa are juvenile. Macrothele triangularis Benoit, 1965 is a valid species and we depict and describe its spermathecae for the first time.

Sherwood, Danniella & Jocqué, Rudy. (2025). Three's a crowd: on the taxonomic status of three species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 described from Africa by Pierre L. G. Benoit (Araneae: Macrothelidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 47. 69-72.