Aptostichus derhamgiulianii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyrtauchenioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Cyrtauchenioidea

Familia: Euctenizidae
Genus: Aptostichus
Species: Aptostichus derhamgiulianii

Name

Aptostichus derhamgiulianii Bond, 2012: figs. 243–248 map 29

Holotype: CAS AP415, ♂.

Type locality: California, Inyo County, Deep Springs Valley sand dunes, 37.3333, -118.0167, 1536m, coll. D. Giuliani 19.xii.1973.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of California naturalist Derham Giuliani who collected a number of very rare Aptostichus specimens.

References

Primary references

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

English: Giuliani’s Desert Trapdoor Spider