''Metanapis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
araneomorph
The Araneomorphae (also called the Labidognatha or "true spiders") are an infraorder of spiders. They are distinguishable by chelicerae (fangs) that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action, in contrast to the Mygalomorphae (taran ...
spiders in the family
Anapidae
Anapidae is a family of rather small spiders with 233 described extant species in 59 genera. It includes the former family Micropholcommatidae as the subfamily Micropholcommatinae, and the former family Holarchaeidae. Most species are less than ...
, first described by
Paolo Brignoli
Paolo Marcello Brignoli (25 April 1942 – 8 July 1986) was a prominent Italian entomologist. He studied a broad range of arachnid groups, including Araneidae, Acari, Ricinulei, Palpigradi, Schizomida, Opiliones, and Amblypygi. His research mainly ...
in 1981.
Species
it contains five species:
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Metanapis bimaculata''
(Simon, 1895) – South Africa
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Metanapis mahnerti''
Brignoli, 1981 – Kenya
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Metanapis montisemodi''
(Brignoli, 1978) – Nepal
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Metanapis plutella''
(Forster, 1974) – Congo
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Metanapis tectimundi''
(Brignoli, 1978) – Nepal
References
Anapidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Taxa named by Paolo Brignoli
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