Tapinopa Explained

Tapinopa is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851.

Distribution

Spiders in this genus are found in Asia, Europe, and the United States:

Species

, this genus includes nine species:

• Tapinopa bilineata Banks, 1893 – Canada, United States
• Tapinopa disjugata Simon, 1884 – Algeria, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy (Sardinia)
• Tapinopa gerede Saaristo, 1997 – Turkey
• Tapinopa guttata Komatsu, 1937 – Russia (Far East), China, Japan
• Tapinopa hentzi Gertsch, 1951 – United States
• Tapinopa longicisterna Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
• Tapinopa longidens (Wider, 1834) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to West Siberia)
• Tapinopa undata Zhao & Li, 2014 – China, Vietnam, Malaysia (peninsula)
• Tapinopa vara Locket, 1982 – China, Thailand, Malaysia (peninsula), Indonesia (Sumatra)

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Gen. Westring, 1851 . World Spider Catalog . 10.24436/2 . 2026-01-19.
2. Westring. N.. 1851. Förteckning öfver de till närvarande tid Kände, i Sverige förekommande Spindlarter, utgörande ett antal af 253, deraf 132 äro nya för svenska Faunan. Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps och Vitterhets Samhälles Handlingar. 25–62. 2. Niklas Westring.