The endless search for type specimens; illustrations of eleven spider (Araneae Mygalomorphae) species described by Eugène Simon Author Dupérré, Nadine 0000-0003-2195-878X Zoological Museum, Center of Natural History, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146 Hamburg, Germany. & Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, U. S. A. nadine.duperre@uni-hamburg.de Author Tapia, Elicio 0000-0001-9005-5328 Fundación OTONGA, Calle Rither y Bolivia Quito, Ecuador. & https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9005 - 5328 text Zootaxa 2021 2021-04-06 4951 2 259 282 journal article 7404 10.11646/zootaxa.4951.2.3 29a4191d-6969-4e29-8e4c-9177e61b17df 1175-5326 4664047 F9842659-4211-4346-B4B2-A61ABBBA7F18 Heterothele caudicula ( Simon, 1886 ) Fig. 21 A–D . Mitura caudicula Simon, 1886 c: 575 (Description female). Mitothele caudicula Simon, 1892a: 135 . Heterothele caudicula Simon, 1903a: 925 . Type material. ♀ . Ceph. Th., long. 7 mm 8; lat. 6 mm .Abd., long. 11 mm ; lat., 6 mm . Examined. Label information (no original labels). Museum Paris AR 5029, 8332 Heterothele caudicula Simon. Female Sta Cruz de Patagonia, Vu par Schiapelli –G. de Pikelin Type designation. Female lectotype designated here (AR 5029). Distribution. Argentina Note. The genus Heterothele is in need of a thorough revision, most of the species were never illustrated, including the type species. Heterothele caudicula is the only species found in the Americas.