Henriksenia labuanica

Henriksenia labuanica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Thomisidae
Genus:	Henriksenia
Species:	H. labuanica
Binomial name
Henriksenia labuanica Striffler & Rembold, 2009; replacement name[1]
Synonyms[1]
Misumena nepenthicola Pocock, 1898; nomen nudum Misumenops nepenthicola (Pocock, 1898); based on a nomen nudum Misumenops nepenthicola Bristowe, 1930; preoccupied by Fage, 1928

Henriksenia labuanica is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae, found in Malaysia (Borneo).^[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first named by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1898 as Misumena nepenthicola; however, he did not give a diagnosis, so this is a nomen nudum. In 1930, W. S. Bristowe first described the species, giving it the name Misumenops nepenthicola. However, this name had already been used by Louis Fage in 1928 for a different species, so it is a junior homonym. An application to have Bristowe's name conserved was rejected, and in 2009, Striffler and Rembold published the replacement name Henriksenia labuanica – the only legitimate name that applies to the species.^[1][2]

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