Nopsma is a genus of tropical spiders in the family Caponiidae. It was first described by A. Sánchez-Ruiz, Antônio Domingos Brescovit and A. B. Bonaldo in 2020.[2] It was originally described under the name "Nyetnops juchuy" in 2014.[3] They are found in Central and South America.[1]

Nopsma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Caponiidae
Genus: Nopsma
Sánchez-Ruiz, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2020[1]
Type species
Nyetnops juchuy
(Dupérré, 2014)
Species

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Species

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As of November 2021 it contains seven species:[1]

  • N. armandoi Sánchez-Ruiz, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2020 – Nicaragua
  • N. enriquei Sánchez-Ruiz, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2020 – Peru
  • N. florencia Sánchez-Ruiz, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2020 – Colombia
  • N. juchuy (Dupérré, 2014) – Ecuador
  • N. leticia Sánchez-Ruiz, Martínez & Bonaldo, 2021 – Colombia
  • N. macagual Sánchez-Ruiz, Martínez & Bonaldo, 2021 – Colombia
  • N. paya Sánchez-Ruiz, Martínez & Bonaldo, 2021 – Colombia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Nopsma Sánchez-Ruiz, Brescovit & Bonaldo, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2021. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  2. ^ Sánchez-Ruiz, A.; Brescovit, A. D.; Bonaldo, A. B. (2020). "Revision of the spider genus Nyetnops Platnick & Lise (Araneae: Caponiidae) with proposition of the new genus Nopsma, from Central and South America". Zootaxa. 4751 (3): 461–486. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4751.3.3. PMID 32230405. S2CID 214748535.
  3. ^ Dupérré, N. (2014). "Three new species of Caponiid spiders from Ecuador (Araneae, Caponiidae)". Zootaxa. 3838 (4): 462–474. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3838.4.5. PMID 25081790.

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