Aptostichus bonoi

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Cyrtauchenioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Cyrtauchenioidea

Familia: Euctenizidae
Genus: Aptostichus
Species: Aptostichus bonoi

Name[edit]

Aptostichus bonoi Bond, 2012: figs. 311–315 map 33

Holotype: AMNH AP399, ♂.

Type locality: California, San Bernardino County, Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP), Lower Covington Flat, 34.0401, -116.3102, 1433m, 28.ix.1962.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Bono from the Irish rock group U2 and in recognition of the Joshua Tree album released in March of 1987.

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Bond, J.E. 2012: Phylogenetic treatment and taxonomic revision of the trapdoor spider genus Aptostichus Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Euctenizidae). ZooKeys, 252: 1–209. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.252.3588 Reference page.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Bono’s Joshua Tree Trapdoor Spider