Cornitibia is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae containing the single species, Cornitibia simplicithorax.[1] It is endemic to Nepal, where it was found in Alnus forest along a river in Ilam District.[2]
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”).[2] The species name refers to the unmodified shape of the male carapace.[3]
References
- ^ a b “Gen. Cornitibia Lin, Lopardo & Uhl, 2022″. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ a b c Lin, S. W.; Lopardo, L.; Uhl, G. (2022). “Evolution of nuptial-gift-related male prosomal structures: taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Oedothorax (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae)”. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (2): 417–584. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab033.
- ^ a b c Tanasevitch, A. V. (1998). “New Oedothorax Bertkau, 1883, from Nepal (Arachnida, Araneae, Linyphiidae)” (PDF). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge. 47: 429–441.