Nopsma Sánchez-Ruiz, Brescovit, and Bonaldo 2020
- Dataset
- Revision of the spider genus Nyetnops Platnick & Lise (Araneae: Caponiidae) with proposition of the new genus Nopsma, from Central and South America
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Sánchez-Ruiz, Alexander, Brescovit, Antonio D., Bonaldo, Alexandre 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
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Araneae
- family
- Caponiidae
- genus
- Nopsma
Nopsma Sánchez-Ruiz & Brescovit & Bonaldo 2020
Key for the species of Nopsma n. gen. (males only)
1. Large tegulum, reaching or exceeding the palpal tibia length (Figs 11B; 17B)...................................... 2
- Small tegulum, not reaching the palpal tibia length (Figs 15B; 18B)............................................. 3
2. Elongated palpal tibia, two times the patella length (Fig. 11B), embolus projecting from the prolateral distal surface of the tegulum (Figs 11 B–C; 14A), with a keel bordering the tip (Fig. 14 D–F)............................. N. enriquei n. sp.
- Short palpal tibia, just a little greater than patella length (Fig. 17B), embolus projecting from the prolateral median surface of the tegulum, with three very thin, long projections on the tip (Fig. 17 B–C, F)........................ N. armandoi n. sp.
3. Conspicuous small oval tegulum, only one-fifth the cymbium length (Fig. 18 B–C), embolus tip with short distal projections...................................................................................... N. florencia n. sp.
- Oval tegulum one-third of the cymbium length (Fig. 15B, D), embolus with a keel bordering almost two-third of the tip (Fig. 16 B–E)........................................................................ N. juchuy (Dupérré, 2014)