''Pulchellodromus simoni'' is a spider species found in Portugal, Spain and Algeria. The species was first described in 1875 by

Eugène Simon Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...

as ''Philodromus pernix''. However, this name had already been used, so in 1929, Mello-Leitão gave it the

replacement name In biological nomenclature, a ''nomen novum'' (Latin for "new name"), new replacement name (or replacement name, new substitute name, substitute name) is a scientific name that is created specifically to replace another scientific name, but only w ...

''Philodromus simoni''. It was later moved to the genus '' Pulchellodromus''.

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Philodromidae Spiders of Europe Spiders of Africa Fauna of Algeria Spiders described in 1875 {{philodromidae-stub