Neoxyphinus gregoblin

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dysderoidea

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: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Haplogynae Superfamilia: Dysderoidea

Familia: Oonopidae
Genus: Neoxyphinus
Species: Neoxyphinus gregoblin

Name

Neoxyphinus gregoblin Abrahim & Santos, 2012: 28, figs. 1-2, 11, 21, 45, 103-133

Holotype: AMNH PBI_OON 14298, male, 28 Jun 1989, S. Peck and J. Peck.

Type locality: Andres Bello, Mérida, Venezuela, 20 km SE Azulita, ULA, Biological Reserve La Carbonera, 08°38′N 71°21′W, 2150 m.

Allotype: AMNH PBI_OON 14299, female.

Etymology: The specific name is a contraction of “Great Goblin,” a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit, in reference to the body size of the specimens, the largest known in the genus.

References

• Abrahim, N., A. D. Brescovit, C. R. Rheims, A. J. Santos, R. Ott & A. B. Bonaldo. 2012: A revision of the Neotropical goblin spider genus Neoxyphinus Birabén, 1953 (Araneae, Oonopidae). American Museum Novitates. 3743: 1–75. [1]