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Hypochilus xomote
lampshade spider
Hypochilus xomote is a species of lampshade spider described in 2022 from the southern Sierra Nevada of California. It represents the southernmost known population of the genus Hypochilus in this mountain range and is considered a short-range endemic with an extremely restricted distribution. The specific epithet derives from the Yowlumni word for "south," reflecting its geographic position.