Nesiocoelotes

Nesiocoelotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Subfamily: Coelotinae
Genus: Nesiocoelotes
Okumura & Zhao, 2022[1]
Type species
Coelotes insulanus
Shimojana, 2000
Species

5, see text

Nesiocoelotes is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.[2]

Distribution

The genus Nesiocoelotes is endemic to Japan, with all five species occurring on the Japanese islands including the Ryukyu archipelago.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek nisiotikós "island" (referring to its distribution on Japanese islands) and related genus Coelotes.[1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes five species:[2]

  • Nesiocoelotes gotoensis (Okumura, 2007) – Japan
  • Nesiocoelotes insulanus (Shimojana, 2000) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
  • Nesiocoelotes koshikiensis (Okumura, 2013) – Japan
  • Nesiocoelotes nasensis (Shimojana, 2000) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
  • Nesiocoelotes osamui (Nishikawa, 2009) – Japan

References

  1. ^ a b Okumura, K. I.; Zhao, Z. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of six species of the subfamily Coelotinae (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Japan accompanied with the description of Nesiocoelotes gen. n." Acta Arachnologica. 71: 93–103. doi:10.2476/asjaa.71.93.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Nesiocoelotes Okumura & Zhao, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.


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