NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cupiennius cubae Strand, 1909
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
- Cupiennius cubae Strand, 1909
- Name authority
- Strand, 1909
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Trechaleidae
- Genus
- Cupiennius
- 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
- familyTrechaleidae Simon, 1890
- genusCupiennius Simon, 1891
- speciesCupiennius cubae Strand, 1909
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cupiennius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cupiennius chiapanensis Medina, 2006 | TrechaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cupiennius granadensis (Keyserling, 1877) | TrechaleidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cupiennius arboreus Franganillo, 1935 Franganillo, 1935 | synonym |
| Cupiennius impressus (Franganillo, 1930) (Franganillo, 1930) | synonym |
| Cupiennius pediculatus (Franganillo, 1946) (Franganillo, 1946) | synonym |
| Cupiennius pilosus (Franganillo, 1930) (Franganillo, 1930) | synonym |
| Cupiennius gigas (Franganillo, 1931) (Franganillo, 1931) | synonym |
| Cupiennius variabilis (Franganillo, 1931) (Franganillo, 1931) | synonym |
| Cupiennius obscurus Bryant, 1940 Bryant, 1940 | synonym |
| Cupiennius anclatus (Franganillo, 1931) (Franganillo, 1931) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Cuba
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.
- Strand, E. (1909i). Neue oder wenig bekannte neotropische cteniforme Spinnen des Berliner Museums. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 28(4): 401-428. 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:32FTL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.