Nesiocoelotes

Nesiocoelotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Agelenidae
Subfamily:	Coelotinae
Genus:	Nesiocoelotes; Okumura & Zhao, 2022
Type species
	Coelotes insulanus; Shimojana, 2000
Species
	5, see text

Nesiocoelotes is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.

Distribution

The genus Nesiocoelotes is endemic to Japan, with all five species occurring on the Japanese islands including the Ryukyu archipelago.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek nisiotikós "island" (referring to its distribution on Japanese islands) and related genus Coelotes.

Species

As of October 2026^[update], this genus includes five species:

Nesiocoelotes gotoensis (Okumura, 2007) – Japan
Nesiocoelotes insulanus (Shimojana, 2000) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
Nesiocoelotes koshikiensis (Okumura, 2013) – Japan
Nesiocoelotes nasensis (Shimojana, 2000) – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
Nesiocoelotes osamui (Nishikawa, 2009) – Japan

References

1 2 Okumura, K. I.; Zhao, Z. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of six species of the subfamily Coelotinae (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Japan accompanied with the description of Nesiocoelotes gen. n." Acta Arachnologica. 71: 93–103. doi:10.2476/asjaa.71.93.
1 2 3 "Gen. Nesiocoelotes Okumura & Zhao, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.

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[okumura2022-1] 1 2 Okumura, K. I.; Zhao, Z. (2022). "Taxonomic revision of six species of the subfamily Coelotinae (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Japan accompanied with the description of Nesiocoelotes gen. n." Acta Arachnologica. 71: 93–103. doi:10.2476/asjaa.71.93.

[wsc-2] 1 2 3 "Gen. Nesiocoelotes Okumura & Zhao, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.