''Godumops'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of Papuan
wall spiders containing the single species, ''Godumops caritus''. It was first described by S. C. Crews &
Mark Stephen Harvey
Mark Stephen Harvey (born 17 September 1958) is a museum scientist and biologist. Since 1989 he has been based at the Western Australian Museum.
Career
Harvey graduated from Monash University in 1983 with a PhD titled "Contributions to the sy ...
in 2011,
and is found in
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
.
See also
*
List of Selenopidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Selenopidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
''Amamanganops''
'' Amamanganops'' Crews & Harvey, 2011
* '' A. baginawa'' Crews & Harvey, 2011 (type) — Philippines
''Anyphops''
...
References
Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
Monotypic Araneomorphae genera
Selenopidae
Spiders of Oceania
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