Aptostichus dorothealangeae

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 dorothealangeae

Name

  • Aptostichus dorothealangeae Bond, 2012: figs. 342–346 map 34
Holotype: AUMNH AP426, ♂.
Type locality: California, Kern Co., Bakersfield, South Bank of Kern River, 35.3947, -119.0313, elev. 137m, coll. W. Icenogle 6.x.1971.
Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of the American photographer and photojournalist Dorothea Lange (1895–1965); best known for her photo documentation work for the Farm Security Administration during the American Great Depression.

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: Dorothea Lange’s Trapdoor Spider
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