Aamunops
| Aamunops | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Caponiidae |
| Genus: | Aamunops Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. olmeca Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022 | |
| Species | |
|
7, see text | |
Aamunops is a Mexican genus of spiders in the family Caponiidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This genus is endemic to Mexico.[2] All species described in 2022 are found in the eastern part of the country.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of aamu, which means "spider" in the Popoluca de la Sierra language spoken in the south of Veracruz, and the ending -nops, commonly used for caponiid genera.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes seven species:[2]
- Aamunops chimpa Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022 – Mexico
- Aamunops hoof Sánchez-Ruiz & Bonaldo, 2024 – Mexico
- Aamunops kalebi Chamé-Vázquez & Jiménez, 2024 – Mexico
- Aamunops misi Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022 – Mexico
- Aamunops noono Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022 – Mexico
- Aamunops olmeca Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022 – Mexico (type species)
- Aamunops yiselae Sánchez-Ruiz & Bonaldo, 2024 – Mexico
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Galán-Sánchez, M. A.; Álvarez-Padilla, F. (2022). "A new genus of caponiid spiders with its phylogenetic placement within Nopinae and the description of a new species of Orthonops Chamberlin, 1924 from eastern Mexico (Araneae: Synspermiata, Caponiidae)". Zootaxa. 5128 (4): 547–573. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5128.4.5. PMID 36101158.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Aamunops Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-21.