Pseudotapinopa

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Pseudotapinopa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Pseudotapinopa
Wunderlich, 2024 [1]
Species:
P. cotopaxi
Binomial name
Pseudotapinopa cotopaxi
Wunderlich, 2024 [2]

Pseudotapinopa is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Pseudotapinopa cotopaxi. [2]

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Distribution

Pseudotapinopa cotopaxi has only been recorded from Ecuador. [2]

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. [1]

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. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Wunderlich, J. (2024). "Pseudotapinopa cotopaxi n. gen. n. sp. (Araneida: Araneae: Linphiidae) from Ecuador". Beiträge zur Araneologie. 17: 4–6.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Pseudotapinopa Wunderlich, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2026-01-19.


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