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Notnops

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Notnops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Caponiidae
Genus: Notnops
Platnick, 1994[1]
Species:
N. calderoni
Binomial name
Notnops calderoni
Platnick, 1994

Notnops is a monotypic genus of South American araneomorph spiders in the family Caponiidae, containing the single species, Notnops calderoni. It was first described by Norman I. Platnick in 1994,[2] and has only been found in Chile.[1] They have an orange carapace with yellow legs. Males have a body length of about 2 millimetres (0.079 in) long, and females are slightly larger, with a body length up to 3 millimetres (0.12 in).[2]

Name

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Most caponiid spiders are in the subfamily Nopinae, but none of them occur in Chile. Several of these genera have names indicating they aren't among the nopines, including Notnops (literally "not Nops"), Taintnops ("it ain't Nops"), and Tisentnops ("it isn't Nops"). The species name is in honor of Chilean arachnologist Raúl Calderón.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Notnops Platnick, 1994". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  2. ^ a b c Platnick, N. I. (1994). "A review of the Chilean spiders of the family Caponiidae (Araneae, Haplogynae)". American Museum Novitates (3113): 7.