Ranops
Genus of spiders
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Ranops is a genus of southern African spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was first described in 1991 by Jocqué.[1]
| Ranops | |
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| Female R. robinae | |
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| Female R. robinae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Zodariidae |
| Genus: | Ranops Jocqué[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ranops caprivi | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Species
As of September 2025[update], this genus includes five species:[1]
- Ranops caprivi Jocqué, 1991 – Namibia, Zimbabwe (type species)
- Ranops dippenaarae Russell-Smith & Jocqué, 2015 – Tanzania
- Ranops robinae Jocqué & Henrard, 2020 – South Africa
- Ranops tharinae Jocqué & Henrard, 2020 – Botswana
- Ranops wandae Jocqué & Henrard, 2020 – Namibia
