A new goblin spider genus of the Zyngoonops group from Costa Rica, with notes on Coxapopha (Araneae, Oonopidae). (American Museum novitates, no. 3820)

Platnick, Norman I.Berniker, Lily.Víquez, Carlos.Goblin Spider Planetary Biodiversity Inventory.2014-12-232014-12-232014-12-22http://hdl.handle.net/2246/656920 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. Part of the oonopid PBI project. (Acknowledgments)A new genus, Hexapopha, is described for a group of species from Costa Rica that resemble those of Coxapopha Platnick in having an elevated carapace and heavily sclerotized, highly modified male endites but differ in retaining six eyes, lacking leg spines, and having no female genitalic scape. Xestaspis reimoseri Fage is transferred to Hexapopha as the type species, its female is described for the first time, and three new species (H. hone, H. jimenez, and H. osa) are described. Dysderina caeca Birabén, from Argentina, is transferred to Coxapopha.en-USHexapopha.Hexapopha hone.Hexapopha jimenez.Hexapopha osa.Coxapopha.Oonopidae.Spiders.Costa Rica.A new goblin spider genus of the Zyngoonops group from Costa Rica, with notes on Coxapopha (Araneae, Oonopidae). (American Museum novitates, no. 3820)New genus of the Zyngoonops group.