Corniclypeus
| Corniclypeus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trachelidae |
| Genus: | Corniclypeus Jin, Li & Zhang, 2024[1] |
| Species: | C. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Corniclypeus simplex (Jin, Li & Zhang, 2024)[2] | |
Corniclypeus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Trachelidae containing the single species, Corniclypeus simplex.[2]
This genus was originally named Cornifronus, then corrected to Cornifrons, which was already taken by a moth genus.[1]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Latin "corniger" (horned) and "clypeus".[1]
Distribution
References
- 1 2 3 Jin, C.; Li, L. T.; Zhang, F. (2024). "Corniclypeus gen. nov., a replacement name for Cornifrons Jin, Li & Zhang, 2024 (Araneae: Trachelidae), preoccupied in Lepidoptera". Zootaxa. 5443 (2): 298. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5443.2.12. PMID 39646677.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Corniclypeus Jin, Li & Zhang, 2024". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.