Modisimus Simon, 1893

Bernhard A. Huber, Philippe Le Gall & Jacques Francois Mavoungou, 2014, Pholcid spiders from the Lower Guinean region of Central Africa: an overview, with descriptions of seven new species (Araneae, Pholcidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 81, pp. 1-46 : 8

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2014.81
publication LSID	urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AC69F89F-C11B-49B1-8EEE-183286EDA755
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6139603
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038C87B3-FF92-FF84-84A8-127DFE82FB6B
treatment provided by	Jeremy
scientific name	Modisimus Simon, 1893
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Of this otherwise New World genus, only the pantropical M. culicinus ( Simon, 1893) occurs in Africa. It is probably common throughout the region, but rare in collections due to its small size and cryptic lifestyle.