Callipelis is a genus of ground spiders containing the single species, Callipelis deserticola. It was first described by Alireza Zamani & Yuri M. Marusik in 2017,[2] and is only found in Iran.[1]

Callipelis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Callipelis
Zamani & Marusik, 2017
Species:
C. deserticola
Binomial name
Callipelis deserticola
Zamani & Marusik, 2017[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Callipelis Zamani & Marusik, 2017". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  2. ^ Zamani, A.; Marusik, Y. M. (2017). "Six new species of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Iran". Oriental Insects. 51 (4): 313–329. doi:10.1080/00305316.2017.1282386. S2CID 91081073.