Aptostichus dantrippi

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 dantrippi

Name[edit]

Aptostichus dantrippi Bond, 2012: figs. 115–119 maps 12, 13

Holotype: AUMNH AP179, ♂.

Type locality: California, Kern Co., Bakersfield, South Bank of Kern River, 35.3947, -119.03135, elev. 137m, coll. W. Icenogle 6.x.1971.

Etymology: The specific epithet is patronym in honor of Daniel Tripp in recognition of the Tripp family support of biodiversity research and scholarship at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.

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: The Dan Tripp Trapdoor Spider