The World Spider Catalog, Version 4.0
by Norman I. Platnick

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FAM. CAPONIIDAE Simon, 1890

Last updated Apr. 26, 2001

Transferred to other families:
Indonops Tikader, 1976 -- see Tetrablemma under Tetrablemmidae.

In synonymy:
Bruchnops Mello-Leitão, 1939 = Caponina Simon, 1891 (Platnick, 1994a: 2).

Gen. Calponia Platnick, 1993

C. Platnick, 1993a: 2, type C. harrisonfordi Platnick, 1993.

mf harrisonfordi Platnick, 1993 *....................USA
C. h. Platnick, 1993a: 7, f. 1-18 (Dmf).

Gen. Caponia Simon, 1887

f abyssinica Strand, 1908....................Ethiopia
C. a. Strand, 1908m: 80 (Df).

m braunsi Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
C. b. Purcell, 1904: 167, pl. 11, f. 32 (Dm).

mf capensis Purcell, 1904....................South Africa, Mozambique
C. c. Purcell, 1904: 168, pl. 11, f. 33 (Dmf).

m chelifera Lessert, 1936....................Mozambique
C. c. Lessert, 1936: 214, f. 8 (Dm).

m forficifera Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
C. f. Purcell, 1904: 167, pl. 11, f. 31 (Dm).

mf hastifera Purcell, 1904....................South Africa, Mozambique
C. h. Purcell, 1904: 168, pl. 11, f. 34 (Dmf).

mf karrooica Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
C. k. Purcell, 1904: 166, pl. 11, f. 30 (Dmf).

mf natalensis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1874) *....................Tanzania, South Africa
Colophon n. O. P.-Cambridge, 1874c: 170, pl. 17, f. 1 (Dmf).
C. n. Simon, 1887d: 194.
C. n. Simon, 1893a: 329, f. 286, 292-294.
C. n. Cooke, 1972b: 90, f. 3 (m).

f secunda Pocock, 1900....................South Africa
C. s. Pocock, 1900e: 321 (Df).

mf simoni Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
C. s. Purcell, 1904: 168, pl. 11, f. 35 (Dmf).

mf spiralifera Purcell, 1904....................South Africa
C. s. Purcell, 1904: 166, pl. 11, f. 28-29 (Dmf).

Gen. Caponina Simon, 1891

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Bruchnops Mello-Leitão, 1939d: 629, type B. notabilis Mello-Leitão, 1939 by Platnick, 1994a: 2.

Transferred to other genera:
C. blanda Bryant, 1942 -- see Nops.
C. leopoldi Zapfe, 1962 -- see Tisentnops.

In synonymy:
C. chacoensis (Birabén, 1951) = C. notabilis (Mello-Leitão, 1939) (Brignoli, 1977a: 614, sub Bruchnops melloi).
C. melloi (Birabén, 1951) = C. notabilis (Mello-Leitão, 1939) (Platnick, 1994a: 9).

mf alegre Platnick, 1994....................Brazil
C. a. Platnick, 1994a: 8, f. 24, 26-28 (Dmf).

f cajabamba Platnick, 1994....................Peru
C. c. Platnick, 1994a: 11, f. 33 (Df).

mf chilensis Platnick, 1994....................Chile
C. c. Platnick, 1994a: 10, f. 1-20, 32, 36-38 (Dmf).

f chinacota Platnick, 1994....................Colombia
C. c. Platnick, 1994a: 13, f. 35 (Df).

f darlingtoni Bryant, 1948....................Hispaniola
C. d. Bryant, 1948b: 342 (Df; misplaced in this genus).

f longipes Simon, 1893....................Venezuela
C. l. Simon, 1893b: 450, pl. 9, f. 15 (Df; misplaced in this genus).

mf notabilis (Mello-Leitão, 1939)....................Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina
Bruchnops n. Mello-Leitão, 1939d: 629 (Dm).
Bruchnops n. Mello-Leitão, 1941d: 196, f. 89-91, pl. XII, f. 59 (m).
Bruchnops n. Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1951: 333, f. 1-2 (Df).
Bruchnops melloi Birabén, 1951a: 57, f. 1, 3-5 (Dmf).
Bruchnops chacoensis Birabén, 1951a: 62, f. 2, 6 (Df).
Bruchnops melloi Brignoli, 1975f: 36, f. 2N (f).
Bruchnops melloi Brignoli, 1977a: 609, f. 1-7 (mf, S).
C. n. Platnick, 1994a: 8, f. 25, 29-31 (mf, S).

mf paramo Platnick, 1994....................Colombia
C. p. Platnick, 1994a: 12, f. 34, 39-41 (Dmf).

f pelegrina Bryant, 1940....................Cuba
C. p. Bryant, 1940: 272 (Df; misplaced in this genus).

mf sargi F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899....................Guatemala, Costa Rica
C. s. F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1899a: 44, pl. 3, f. 6 (Df).
C. s. Kritscher, 1957: 261, f. 13 (Dm; misplaced in this genus).

f testacea Simon, 1891 *....................St. Vincent
C. t. Simon, 1891c: 573 (Df).
C. t. Platnick, 1994a: 7, f. 21-22 (f).

f tijuca Platnick, 1994....................Brazil
C. t. Platnick, 1994a: 7, f. 23 (Df).

Gen. Diploglena Purcell, 1904

mf capensis Purcell, 1904 *....................South Africa
D. c. Purcell, 1904: 170, pl. 11, f. 36-38 (Dmf).

f capensis major Lawrence, 1928....................South Africa
D. c. m. Lawrence, 1928: 225 (Df).

Gen. Nops MacLeay, 1839

N.B.: as with all other generic names ending in -ops, the gender is masculine (per ICZN).

Transferred to other genera:
N. ovalis Banks, 1898 -- see Orthonops.

In synonymy:
N. olivaceus Franganillo, 1931 = N. guanabacoae MacLeay, 1838 (Franganillo, 1936c: 38).

f anisitsi Strand, 1909....................Paraguay
N. a. Strand, 1909c: 47 (Df).
N. antisitsi Roewer, 1942a: 316 (lapsus).

mf ariguanabo Alayón, 1986....................Cuba
N. a. Alayón, 1986: 2, f. 1 (Dmf).

f bellulus Chamberlin, 1916....................Peru
N. bellula Chamberlin, 1916: 217, pl. 10, f. 6-8, pl. 11, f. 1-3 (Df).

m blandus (Bryant, 1942)....................Hispaniola, Virgin Is.
Caponina blanda Bryant, 1942a: 328, f. 17 (Dm).
N. b. Chickering, 1967a: 4, f. 1-2 (Tm from Caponina).
N. b. Wunderlich, 1988: 66, f. 80 (m).

mf branicki (Taczanowski, 1874)....................French Guiana
Diops branickii Taczanowski, 1874: 73, pl. 2, f. 2 (Df).
Diops b. Hasselt, 1887a: 85, pl. 6, f. 5-6 (Dm).
N. b. Petrunkevitch, 1911: 133.

mf coccineus Simon, 1891....................St. Vincent
N. c. Simon, 1891c: 572, pl. 42, f. 18 (Dmf).
N. c. Simon, 1893a: 324, f. 287-291 (m).
N. c. Chickering, 1967a: 5, f. 3 (m).
N. c. Lehtinen, 1986: 153, f. 4.

mf craneae Chickering, 1967....................Trinidad
N. c. Chickering, 1967a: 6, f. 4 (Dmf).

m farhati Prosen, 1949....................Argentina
N. f. Prosen, 1949: 321, f. A-C (Dm).
N. f. Birabén, 1954c: 44, f. 7 (m).

mf flutillus Chickering, 1967....................Curaçao
N. f. Chickering, 1967a: 7, f. 5-6 (Dmf).

m gertschi Chickering, 1967....................Hispaniola
N. g. Chickering, 1967a: 9, f. 7-8 (Dm).

f glaucus Hasselt, 1887....................Venezuela, Bonaire
N. glauca Hasselt, 1887a: 77, pl. 6, f. 1-4, 10 (Df).

mf guanabacoae MacLeay, 1839 *....................Cuba
N. g. MacLeay, 1839: 3, pl. 1, f. 1 (Df).
N. g. Hasselt, 1887a: 85, pl. 6, f. 7 (f).
N. olivaceus Franganillo, 1931: 287 (D; N.B.: omitted by Roewer).
N. g. Franganillo, 1936c: 38 (S).
N. g. Bryant, 1940: 271, f. 12, 16 (Dm).
N. g. Chickering, 1967a: 11, f. 9-10 (m).
N. g. Alayón, 1977a: 4, f. 2A-B (f).
N. g. Heimer, 1990: 3, f. 3 (m).

mf largus Chickering, 1967....................Panama
N. l. Chickering, 1967a: 11, f. 11-15 (Dmf).

mf ludovicorum Alayón, 1976....................Cuba
N. l. Alayón, 1976: 2, f. 1A-C (Df).
N. l. Alayón, 1977a: 2, f. 1A-B (Dm).

j maculatus Simon, 1893....................Panama, Venezuela
N. maculata Simon, 1893b: 449 (Dj).

f mathani Simon, 1893....................Brazil
N. m. Simon, 1893d: 307 (Df).

m meridionalis Keyserling, 1891....................Brazil
N. m. Keyserling, 1891: 24, pl. 1, f. 6 (Dm).

f nitidus Simon, 1907....................Brazil
N. nitida Simon, 1907c: 264 (Df).

m proseni Birabén, 1954....................Argentina
N. p. Birabén, 1954c: 43, f. 1-6, 8-10 (Dm).

mf simla Chickering, 1967....................Panama, Trinidad
N. s. Chickering, 1967a: 13, f. 16-17 (Dmf).
N. s. Nentwig, 1993: 97, f. 49a-c (m).

mf sublaevis Simon, 1893....................Venezuela
N. s. Simon, 1893b: 450, pl. 9, f. 14 (Dmf).

mf toballus Chickering, 1967....................Jamaica
N. t. Chickering, 1967a: 14, f. 18-19 (Dmf).

mf ursumus Chickering, 1967....................Panama
N. u. Chickering, 1967a: 16, f. 20-21 (Dmf).

mf variabilis Keyserling, 1877....................Colombia, Brazil
N. v. Keyserling, 1877c: 218, pl. 7, f. 8 (Dmf).
N. v. Hasselt, 1887a: 85, pl. 6, f. 8-9 (f).
N. v. Berland, 1913b: 85, pl. 7, f. 11 (mf).

Gen. Nopsides Chamberlin, 1924

f ceralbonus Chamberlin, 1924 *....................Mexico
N. ceralbona Chamberlin, 1924b: 602, f. 38-41 (Df).

Gen. Notnops Platnick, 1994

N. Platnick, 1994c: 2, type N. calderoni Platnick, 1994.

mf calderoni Platnick, 1994 *....................Chile
N. c. Platnick, 1994c: 7, f. 2, 5-21 (Dmf).

Gen. Orthonops Chamberlin, 1924

mf gertschi Chamberlin, 1928....................USA
O. g. Chamberlin, 1928b: 235 (Df).
O. g. Platnick, 1995b: 17, f. 6-23, 48-50 (f, Dm).

mf giulianii Platnick, 1995....................USA
O. g. Platnick, 1995b: 17, f. 45-47 (Dmf).

mf icenoglei Platnick, 1995....................USA, Mexico
O. i. Platnick, 1995b: 14, f. 3, 33-35 (Dmf).

mf iviei Platnick, 1995....................USA
O. i. Platnick, 1995b: 16, f. 5, 42-44 (Dmf).

mf johnsoni Platnick, 1995....................USA
O. j. Platnick, 1995b: 12, f. 4, 27-29 (Dmf).

mf lapanus Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940....................USA
O. gertschi Gertsch, 1935a: 31, f. 33-34 (mf, misidentified).
O. gertschi Comstock, 1940: 305, f. 288 (m, misidentified).
O. l. Gertsch & Mulaik, 1940: 324, f. 16 (Dmf).
O. l. Platnick, 1995b: 15, f. 36-38 (mf).

mf ovalis (Banks, 1898)....................Mexico
Nops o. Banks, 1898b: 211, pl. 13, f. 6 (Df).
O. o. Platnick, 1995b: 13, f. 30-32 (Tmf from Nops).

mf overtus Chamberlin, 1924 *....................Mexico
O. o. Chamberlin, 1924b: 598 (Df).
O. o. Platnick, 1995b: 10, f. 24-26 (f, Dm).

mf zebra Platnick, 1995....................USA
O. z. Platnick, 1995b: 15, f. 1-2, 39-41 (Dmf).

Gen. Taintnops Platnick, 1994

T. Platnick, 1994c: 8, type T. goloboffi Platnick, 1994.

mf goloboffi Platnick, 1994 *....................Chile
T. g. Platnick, 1994c: 9, f. 3, 22-25 (Dmf).

Gen. Tarsonops Chamberlin, 1924

f clavis Chamberlin, 1924....................Mexico
T. c. Chamberlin, 1924b: 600, f. 36 (Df).

f sectipes Chamberlin, 1924 *....................Mexico
T. s. Chamberlin, 1924b: 594, f. 31-34 (Df).

f sternalis (Banks, 1898)....................Mexico
Nops s. Banks, 1898b: 212, pl. 13, f. 5 (Df).
T. s. Chamberlin, 1924b: 598.

f systematicus Chamberlin, 1924....................Mexico
T. s. Chamberlin, 1924b: 601, f. 37 (Df).
T. s. Gertsch, 1935a: 31, f. 35 (f).

Gen. Tisentnops Platnick, 1994

T. Platnick, 1994c: 9, type Caponina leopoldi Zapfe, 1962.

f leopoldi (Zapfe, 1962) *....................Chile
Caponina l. Zapfe, 1962: 3, f. 1-4 (Df).
T. l. Platnick, 1994c: 9, f. 4, 26 (Tf from Caponina).