Cyriocosmus elegans (Simon, 1889)
Description
Additional information
Non-established species in Europe (Nentwig, 2015)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(Schiapelli & Gerschman 1973b)
Bulbus, prolateral view
(Schiapelli & Gerschman 1973b)
Bulbus, retrolateral view
(Schiapelli & Gerschman 1973b)
Spermathecae, dorsal view
(Fukushima et al. 2005)
Prosoma, dorsal view
(Fukushima et al. 2005)
Eyes
(Schiapelli & Gerschman 1973b)
Tibial apophysis leg I
(Schiapelli & Gerschman 1973b)
Tibial apophysis leg I, ventral view
(Fukushima et al. 2005)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Fukushima et al. 2005)
Opisthosoma, lateral view
(Fukushima et al. 2005)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Fukushima et al. 2005)
Spermathecae, dorsal view
(Schiapelli & Gerschman 1973b)
Spermathecae, dorsal view
(Sherwood 2025)
Eyes
(Schiapelli & Gerschman 1973b)
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(Fukushima et al. 2005)
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(Fukushima et al. 2005)
Distribution List
References
Fukushima C S, Bertani R, da Silva Jr. P I (2005) Revision of Cyriocosmus Simon, 1903, with notes on the genus Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Zootaxa 846: 1-31 
Nentwig W (2015) Introduction, establishment rate, pathways and impact of spiders alien to Europe. Biological Invasions 17: 2757-2778
Schiapelli R D, Gerschman de Pikelin B S (1973b) Género Cyriocosmus Simon 1903 (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Physis, Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales (C) 32: 61-70
Sherwood D (2025) Annotated checklist of imported non-native spider (Araneae) taxa recorded in the United Kingdom 1800–2024. Arthropoda Selecta 34: 121-160
Wilson R (2012) An American jumper in Leeds, west Yorkshire and an update on non-native taxa recorded in the UK. Newsletter of the British Arachnological Society 123: 10-15
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 02-05-2025 | Image insert | |
| 31-01-2024 | Image insert | |
| 23-11-2023 | Distribution insert | Detail |