Alcimosphenus
Simon, 1895
Alcimosphenus is a of long-jawed orb-weaver spiders in the Tetragnathidae, established by Eugène Simon in 1895. The genus is currently considered doubtful in status, with its taxonomic validity questioned in modern arachnological literature. It is poorly known, with limited published information on its constituent , , or diagnostic characteristics. Most records of this genus are historical, and its species may require taxonomic revision.
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Taxonomic Status
The Alcimosphenus is marked as 'doubtful' in the GBIF backbone , indicating that its validity as a distinct is uncertain. This status often results from insufficient original descriptions, loss of , or subsequent taxonomic revisions that have questioned its separation from related genera such as Tetragnatha or other tetragnathid genera.
Historical Context
Eugène Simon (1895) described this during his extensive work on spider in the late 19th century. Many of Simon's genera from this period have been synonymized or redefined as arachnological knowledge has advanced, particularly with the advent of molecular and more rigorous morphological analysis.