Aptostichus barackobamai sp. n. 174–176 male holotype from Mendocino Co. (AP411) 174 habitus [806630] 175 retrolateral aspect, leg I [806634] 176 prolateral aspect, leg I [806636] 177–179 male paratype from Tehama Co. (MY3805) 177 retrolateral aspect, leg I [806638] 178 prolateral aspect, leg I [806642] 179 retrolateral aspect, pedipalp [806644] 180 line drawings of leg I holotype and paratype specimens; retrolateral aspect of holotype pedipalp. Scale bars = 1.0mm.

Taxonavigation

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 barackobamai

Name

  • Aptostichus barackobamai Bond, 2012: figs. 174–187 maps 18, 19
Holotype: AMNH AP411, ♂.
Type locality: California, Mendocino County, Hopland Field Station, 39.0016, -123.08553, 253m, coll. M. Bentzien 29.viii.1973, 21.xii.1972.
Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Barack Obama, first African American President of the United State and reputed fan of spiders.

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: The Barack Obama Trapdoor Spider
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