Aprusia strenuus Simon, 1893a

Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L. & Benjamin, Suresh P., 2018, Three new species of Aprusia (Araneae: Oonopidae) from Sri Lanka with a phylogenetic analysis of the genus, Journal of Natural History 52 (11 - 12), pp. 713-738 : 723

Aprusia strenuus Simon, 1893a

( Grismado et al. 2011, figs. 1–5)

Aprusia strenuus Simon, 1893a: 295 . Two immature syntypes from Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, 06°58′N, 80°47′E ( MNHN 1502 ) . See Grismado et al. (2011) for a detailed description and diagnosis.

Remarks

During a recent revision of Aprusia, Grismado et al. (2011) redescribed A. strenuus based on the original juvenile specimens. Although they mentioned the possibility that A. strenuus might be conspecific with one of the other described species, they could not unambiguously match any of their specimens to the original types or description of A. strenuus . We conducted extensive fieldwork in Nuwara Eliya and the surrounding forests. However, we did not find any Aprusia specimens in the area. Further, none of our specimens can be unambiguously matched to the original types or the recent redescription of Grismado et al. (2011) of the species. As we continue to search for A. strenuus , we refrain from effecting any taxonomic changes at this juncture.