Neocybaeina

Neocybaeina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cybaeidae
Genus: Neocybaeina
Bennett, 2023[1]
Type species
Cybaeina xantha
Chamberlin & Ivie, 1937
Species

2, see text

Neocybaeina is a genus of spiders in the family Cybaeidae.[2]

Distribution

Neocybaeina is endemic to the United States.[2]

All described N. burnetti specimens were collected in late September and early October 1959 in Curry County, coastal southwestern Oregon.[1]

N. xantha has been collected in western Oregon, most recently in 1962.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Greek "neo-" (new) and the related genus Cybaeina.[1]

The species N. burnetti is named after the late blues musician, lyricist, and band leader Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was erected in 2023 to accommodate the newly described species N. burnetti and a species previously described in genus Cybaeina.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[2]

  • Neocybaeina burnetti Bennett, 2023 โ€“ United States
  • Neocybaeina xantha (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1937) โ€“ United States (type species)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bennett, R.; Copley, C. (2023). "Revision of the western Nearctic spider genus Cybaeina including the description of Neocybaeina gen. nov. and Rothaeina gen. nov. (Araneae: Cybaeidae: Cybaeinae)". Zootaxa. 5318 (1): 97โ€“120. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5318.1.5. PMID 37518395.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gen. Neocybaeina Bennett, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-27.