| Caecoonops | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Oonopidae |
| Genus: | Caecoonops Benoit [1] |
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Caecoonops is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1964 by Benoit. As of 2016 [update] , it contains 2 species. [1]
Oonopidae, also known as goblin spiders, is a family of spiders consisting of over 1,600 described species in about 113 genera worldwide, with total species diversity estimated at 2000 to 2500 species. The type genus of the family is OonopsKeyserling, 1835.
Norman Ira Platnick was an American biological systematist and arachnologist. At the time of his death, he was a Professor Emeritus of the Richard Gilder Graduate School and Peter J. Solomon Family Curator Emeritus of the invertebrate zoology department of the American Museum of Natural History. A 1973 Ph.D. recipient at Harvard University, Platnick described over 1,800 species of spiders from around the world, making him the second most prolific spider taxonomist in history, behind only Eugène Simon. Until 2014 he was also the maintainer of the World Spider Catalog, a website formerly hosted by the AMNH which tracks the arachnology literature, and attempts to maintain a comprehensive list, sorted taxonomically, of every species of spider which has been formally described. In 2007 he received the International Society of Arachnology's Bonnet award, named for Pierre Bonnet, in recognition of his work on the catalog.
Unicorn ("one horn", in Latin) is a genus of goblin spiders from South America, containing seven species that occur predominantly in high elevation, semi-desert regions of Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Individuals are relatively large for goblin spiders, measuring up to 3.0 mm (0.12 in) in body length. The genus name refers to a characteristic pointed projection between the eyes and jaws of males. In at least one species, broken-off tips of the male pedipalps have been found within the genitalia of females, postulated as a means of sperm competition. Unicorn possesses several traits that suggest it is a relatively "primitive" member of the Oonopidae, and is classified with other similar, soft-bodied goblin spiders in the subfamily Sulsulinae.
Diblemma donisthorpei is the only species in the spider genus Diblemma. It is a member of the family Oonopidae. The species is found in the Seychelles and has been introduced in Britain.
Triaeris macrophthalmus is a species of spider from the family Oonopidae. It was described by Lucien Berland in 1914 and is endemic to Tanzania. In 2012, Norman I. Platnick and co-authors described the genus Triaeris as "an enigma wrapped around a mystery". They consider that most species assigned to the genus following Simon in 1890 and before 2012 do not belong to Triaeris, including T. macrophthalmus, which they suggest belongs to one of a group of related genera. As of April 2016, no alternative generic assignment has been accepted by the World Spider Catalog.
Predatoroonops is a genus of goblin spiders endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The genus is characterized by the extremely modified male chelicerae and long pairs of ventral spines. It is the first fully revised endemic Brazilian genus of spiders, uncovered in 2012 after two and a half years of research at São Paulo's Instituto Butantan.
Bannana is a genus of goblin spiders native to Xishuangbanna prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, where it lives in the leaf-litter of tropical rainforest. There are two known species: Bannana crassispina and B. parvula, both described in 2015. Individuals are pale yellow and unpatterned, and range from around 1.0 to 1.8 mm in body length, with females being slightly larger than males. The eyes are reduced or entirely absent. Known only from a nature reserve in Xishuangbanna, Bannana belongs to a group of Asian goblin spiders known as the "Dysderoides complex", that ranges from China to Pakistan and south to Indonesia.
Calculus bicolor, the sole species of the genus Calculus, is a South African spider in the family Orsolobidae. Individuals are 4 mm in length, although only juveniles have been described. The abdomen is pale yellow with a broad brown patch, and black markings on the sides of the spinnerets. Calculus bicolor was described by 1910 by William F. Purcell, and long assigned to the Oonopidae, until a 2012 study assigned Calculus to the family Orsolobidae on the basis of sensory organs that differed those of oonopids.
Australoonops is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1915 by Hewitt. As of 2016, it contains 3 South African species.
Bidysderina is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2013 by Platnick et al.. As of 2016, it contains 5 species, all from Ecuador.
Birabenella is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2010 by Grismado. As of 2016, it contains 4 species.
Coxapopha is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2000 by Platnick. As of 2016, it contains 5 species.
Khamisia is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2006 by Saaristo & van Harten. As of 2016, it contains 4 species.
Ovobulbus is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2007 by Saaristo. As of 2016, it contains 3 species found in Egypt and Israel.
Telchius is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1893 by Simon. As of 2016, it contains 3 African species.
Termitoonops is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 1964 by Benoit. As of 2016, it contains 5 species, all from Congo.
Tolegnaro is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2012 by Álvarez-Padilla, Ubick & Griswold. As of 2016, it contains 2 species, both found in Madagascar.
Hexapopha is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2014 by Platnick, Berniker & Víquez. As of 2016, it contains 4 species, all in Costa Rica.
Khamisoides is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2015 by Platnick & Berniker. As of 2016, it contains 3 species from the Virgin Islands.
Volborattella is a genus of spiders in the family Oonopidae. It was first described in 2015 by Saucedo & Ubick. As of 2016, it contains 5 species, all of Madagascar.
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