Neoxyphinus petrogoblin

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 petrogoblin

Name

Neoxyphinus petrogoblin Abrahim & Ott, 2012: 42, figs. 3-4, 10, 15, 19-20, 44, 53, 167-197

Holotype: MPEG 10181, PBI_OON 14296, male, , 11–20 Jul 2003, A.B. Bonaldo, J.D. Dias, and D.D. Guimarães.

Type locality: m Base de Operações Geólogo Pedro de Moura, Coari (Porto Urucu, Urucu River, 04°52′07.6″S 65°15′53.6″W), Amazonas, Brazil.

Allotype: MPEG 13809, PBI_OON 14297, female, S.C. Dias, D.F. Candiani, and N.F. Lo Man Hung.

Etymology: The specific name is a contraction of “Petroleum Goblin,” referring to the type locality, which harbors the largest petroleum production facility in Brazilian Amazonia.

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]