Corniclypeus

Corniclypeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Trachelidae
Genus: Corniclypeus
Jin, Li & Zhang, 2024[2]
Species:
C. simplex
Binomial name
Corniclypeus simplex
(Jin, Li & Zhang, 2024)[1]

Corniclypeus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Trachelidae containing the single species, Corniclypeus simplex.[1]

This genus was originally named Cornifronus, then corrected to Cornifrons, which was already taken by a moth genus.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Latin "corniger" (horned) and "clypeus".[2]

Distribution

Corniclypeus simplex is endemic to China.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Corniclypeus Jin, Li & Zhang, 2024". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  2. ^ a b c Jin, C.; Li, L. T.; Zhang, F. (2024). "Corniclypeus gen. nov., a replacement name for Cornifrons Jin, Li & Zhang, 2024 (Araneae: Trachelidae), preoccupied in Lepidoptera". Zootaxa. 5443: 298. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5443.2.12.