Pseudotapinopa
| Pseudotapinopa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotapinopa Wunderlich, 2024[2] |
| Species: | P. cotopaxi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotapinopa cotopaxi Wunderlich, 2024[1]
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Pseudotapinopa is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Pseudotapinopa cotopaxi.[1]
Distribution
Pseudotapinopa cotopaxi has only been recorded from Ecuador.[1]
Description
The species is only known from two males that were beaten from a bush in 1979. It is yellowish, with a body length of 3.5-4.0 mm.[2]
Etymology
The genus is named for its apparent relationship to genus Tapinopa Westring, 1851, with the prefix "pseudo-" "false". The species name is derived from the place of collection of the holotype near the base of volcano Cotopaxi in Ecuador.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Pseudotapinopa Wunderlich, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ a b c Wunderlich, J. (2024). "Pseudotapinopa cotopaxi n. gen. n. sp. (Araneida: Araneae: Linphiidae) from Ecuador". Beiträge zur Araneologie. 17: 4–6.