Aamunops is a Mexican genus of spiders in the family Caponiidae.
Distribution This genus is endemic to Mexico. All species described in 2022 are found in the eastern part of the country.
Etymology The genus name is a combination of aamu, which means "spider" in the Popoluca de la Sierra language spoken in the south of Veracruz, and the ending -nops, commonly used for caponiid genera.
Species , this genus includes seven species:
Aamunops chimpa Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022 – Mexico Aamunops hoof Sánchez-Ruiz & Bonaldo, 2024 – Mexico Aamunops kalebi Chamé-Vázquez & Jiménez, 2024 – Mexico Aamunops misi Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022 – Mexico Aamunops noono Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022 – Mexico Aamunops olmeca Galán-Sánchez & Álvarez-Padilla, 2022 – Mexico (type species) Aamunops yiselae Sánchez-Ruiz & Bonaldo, 2024 – Mexico
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