NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Ctenus elgonensis Benoit, 1978
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ctenus elgonensis Benoit, 1978
- Name authority
- Benoit, 1978
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Ctenidae
- Genus
- Ctenus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumChelicerata
- classArachnida
- orderAraneae
- familyCtenidae Keyserling, 1877
- genusCtenus Walckenaer, 1805
- speciesCtenus elgonensis Benoit, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ctenus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ctenus alienus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus anahitaeformis Benoit, 1981 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus auricomus Arts, 1912 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus bigibbosus Benoit, 1980 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus bilobatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus bolivicola Strand, 1907 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus caligineus Arts, 1912 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus captiosus Gertsch, 1935 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus capulinus (Karsch, 1879) | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus celisi Benoit, 1981 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus coccineipes Pocock, 1903 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ctenus colonicus Arts, 1912 | CtenidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Benoit, P. L. G. (1978d). Espèces est-africaines du genre Ctenus Walckenaer (Araneae - Ctenidae). Revue Zoologique Africaine 92(2): 525-532. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:327T7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.