Biology:Tapponia

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Tapponia is a genus of Southeast Asian lynx spiders, first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885,[1]

It was long considered a monotypic genus with the sole species T. micans, only found in Indonesia and Malaysia. Three new species from Taiwan were described in 2024.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes four species:[2]

  • Tapponia auriola Lo, Cheng & Lin, 2024 – Taiwan
  • Tapponia micans Simon, 1885 – Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo) (type species)
  • Tapponia parva Lo, Cheng & Lin, 2024 – Taiwan
  • Tapponia rarobulbus Lo, Cheng & Lin, 2024 – Taiwan

See also

References

  1. Simon, E. (1885). "Arachnides recueillis par M. Weyers à Sumatra. Premier envoi". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 29: 30–39. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Gen. Tapponia Simon, 1885". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2221. Retrieved 2025-10-10. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3006919 entry