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| Nesiocoelotes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Subfamily: | Coelotinae |
| Genus: | Nesiocoelotes Okumura & Zhao, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| Coelotes insulanus Shimojana, 2000 | |
| Species | |
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Nesiocoelotes is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The genus Nesiocoelotes is endemic to Japan, with all five species occurring on the Japanese islands including the Ryukyu archipelago.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek nisiotikós "island" (referring to its distribution on Japanese islands) and related genus Coelotes.[1]
Species
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes five species:[2]
- Nesiocoelotes gotoensis (Okumura, 2007) – Japan
- Nesiocoelotes insulanus (Shimojana, 2000) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
- Nesiocoelotes koshikiensis (Okumura, 2013) – Japan
- Nesiocoelotes nasensis (Shimojana, 2000) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
- Nesiocoelotes osamui (Nishikawa, 2009) – Japan
References
[edit]- 1 2 Okumura, K. I.; Zhao, Z. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of six species of the subfamily Coelotinae (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Japan accompanied with the description of Nesiocoelotes gen. n." Acta Arachnologica. 71: 93–103. doi:10.2476/asjaa.71.93.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Nesiocoelotes Okumura & Zhao, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
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