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