Zyngoonops

Zyngoonops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Oonopidae
Genus:	Zyngoonops ; Benoit, 1977
Type species
	Z. clandestinus ; Benoit, 1977
Species
	10, see text

Last updated January 26, 2026

Zyngoonops is a genus of Central African goblin spiders that was first described by P. L. G. Benoit in 1977.^[2]

Species

As of June 2019^[update] it contains ten species, found only in the Central African Republic and the Middle Africa:^[1]

Zyngoonops beatriceae Fannes, 2013 – Congo
Zyngoonops chambersi Fannes, 2013 – Congo
Zyngoonops clandestinus Benoit, 1977 (type) – Congo
Zyngoonops goedaerti Fannes, 2013 – Congo
Zyngoonops marki Fannes, 2013 – Congo
Zyngoonops moffetti Fannes, 2013 – Congo
Zyngoonops redii Fannes, 2013 – Congo
Zyngoonops rockoxi Fannes, 2013 – Congo
Zyngoonops swammerdami Fannes, 2013 – Congo
Zyngoonops walcotti Fannes, 2013 – Central African Rep.

References

1 2 "Gen. Zyngoonops Benoit, 1977". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-07-03.
↑ Benoit, P. L. G. (1977). "Oonopidae anophthalmes africains nouveaux avec une clé des genres (Araneae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 91: 243–249.

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[wsc-1] 1 2 "Gen. Zyngoonops Benoit, 1977". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-07-03.

[Beno1977-2] Benoit, P. L. G. (1977). "Oonopidae anophthalmes africains nouveaux avec une clé des genres (Araneae)". Revue Zoologique Africaine. 91: 243–249.

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