''Cybaeopsis'' is a
genus
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of
tangled nest spiders first described by
Embrik Strand
Embrik Strand (2 June 1876 – 3 November 1947) was an entomologist and arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species, including the greenbottle blue tarantula.
Life and career
Strand was born in Ål, Norway. He studied at t ...
in 1907,
and transferred from
Agelenidae
The Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae. Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus ''Agelenopsis''. Nearly all Agelenidae are harmless to humans, but the bite of the hobo spider (''Era ...
to
Amaurobiidae
Amaurobiidae is a family of three-clawed cribellate or ecribellate spiders found in crevices and hollows or under stones where they build retreats, and are often collected in pitfall traps. Unlidded burrows are sometimes quite obvious in crusty, ...
by
Pekka T. Lehtinen
Pekka T. Lehtinen (born 1934) is a Finnish arachnology, arachnologist and taxonomy (biology), taxonomist. He is known for his works in systematics and for the many expeditions in which he has participated.
Biography
Lehtinen was born on 5 April ...
in 1967.
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.
It is considered a
senior synonym
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...
of ''Callioplus'',
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:
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Cybaeopsis armipotens''
(Bishop & Crosby, 1926) – USA
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Cybaeopsis euopla''
(Bishop & Crosby, 1935) – USA, Canada
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Cybaeopsis hoplites''
(Bishop & Crosby, 1926) – USA
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Cybaeopsis hoplomachus''
(Bishop & Crosby, 1926) – USA
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Cybaeopsis lodovicii
''Cybaeopsis'' is a genus of Amaurobiidae, tangled nest spiders first described by Embrik Strand in 1907, and transferred from Agelenidae to Amaurobiidae by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. They all occur in North America except for three species; ''C. ...
''
Ballarin & Pantini, 2022 – Italy
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Cybaeopsis macaria''
(Chamberlin, 1947) – USA
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Cybaeopsis pantopla''
(Bishop & Crosby, 1935) – USA
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Cybaeopsis spenceri''
(Leech, 1972) – USA
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Cybaeopsis theoblicki''
(Bosmans, 2021) – Portugal
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Cybaeopsis tibialis''
(Emerton, 1888) – USA, Canada
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Cybaeopsis typica''
Strand, 1907 – Russia (Sakhalin, Kurile Is.), Japan
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Cybaeopsis wabritaska''
(Leech, 1972) – USA, Canada
References
Amaurobiidae
Amaurobiidae genera
Spiders of North America
Taxa named by Embrik Strand
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