Arnapa Explained

Arnapa is a genus of cellar spiders native to Indonesia, first described by B. A. Huber and L. S. Carvalho in 2019. It is named after West Papuan musician and cultural leader Arnold Ap.

Species

it contains six species:

• A. arfak Huber, 2019 (type) – Indonesia (West Papua)
• A. manokwari Huber, 2019 – Indonesia (West Papua)
• A. meja Huber, 2019 – Indonesia (West Papua)
• A. nigromaculata (Kulczyński, 1911) – New Guinea
• A. tinoor Huber, 2019 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
• A. tolire Huber, 2019 – Indonesia (Ternate, North Maluku)

See also

• Psilochorus
• List of Pholcidae species

Further reading

• Chrysanthus. P.. 1967. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. Spiders from south New Guinea IX. 110. 89–105.