Cornitibia

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Cornitibia is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Cornitibia simplicithorax.[2] It is endemic to Nepal, where it was found in Alnus forest along a river in Ilam District.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Cornitibia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Cornitibia
Lin, Lopardo & Uhl, 2022[1]
Species:
C. simplicithorax
Binomial name
Cornitibia simplicithorax
Synonyms
  • Oedothorax simplicithorax Tanasevitch, 1998[3]
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The male has a body length of 1.93 mm. The female is unknown.[3]

Etymology

The genus is named after the tusklike male palpal tibia apophysis, from Latin "cornus" ("horn").[1] The species name refers to the unmodified shape of the male carapace.[3]

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