Cybaeopsis Explained

Cybaeopsis is a genus of tangled nest spiders first described by Embrik Strand in 1907,[1] and transferred from Agelenidae to Amaurobiidae by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.[2] They all occur in North America except for three species; C. lodovicii, C. theoblicki and C. typica.

Members of this genus closely resemble those of the genus Callobius, especially the females.[3] It is considered a senior synonym of Callioplus,[4] but not of Alauximus, which is a synonym of Tugana.

Species

The former C. crassa and C. infumata have both been moved to the Cuban genus, Tugana, and several species have synonyms with the name "Amaurobius", such as C. armipotens and C tibialis. this genus contains twelve species:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Strand. E.. 1907. Vorläufige Diagnosen süd- und ostasiatischer Clubioniden, Ageleniden, Pisauriden, Lycosiden, Oxyopiden und Salticiden.. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 558–570. 31.
  2. Lehtinen. P.T.. 1967. Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 4.
  3. Leech. R. E.. 1972. A revision of the Nearctic Amaurobiidae (Arachnida: Araneida). Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 84.
  4. Yaginuma. T.. 1987. On amaurobiid spiders of Japan. Otemon Gakuin University, Ibaraki. 451–465.
  5. Web site: Gen. Cybaeopsis Strand, 1907 . 13 October 2022 . World Spider Catalog . Natural History Museum Bern.

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