Loxosceles niedeguidonae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scytodoidea

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: Scytodoidea

Familia: Sicariidae
Genus: Loxosceles
Species: Loxosceles niedeguidonae

Name

• Loxosceles niedeguidonae Gonçalves-de-Andrade, Bertani, Nagahama & Ribeiro Barbosa, 2012: 30, figs. 1-13

Holotype: MNRJ 04359, male, 16 March 2009, R. M. Gonçalves-de-Andrade & Maria Fátima Ribeiro Barbosa.

Type locality: Brazil, Piauí, Coronel José Dias, Boqueirão do Sítio da Pedra Furada – Toca, 8°51'S, 42°33'W.

Etymology: The specific name is a patronym in honor of Dr Niéde Guidon, one of the most important Brazilian archeologists, internationally acknowledged for her archeological work and her battle for the preservation of archeological sites in Brazil and the conservation of remnant patches of Caatinga vegetation, as well as important social work, especially in the Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara.

References

• Gonçalves-de-Andrade, R.M., Bertani, R., Hiroaki Nagahama, R. & Ribeiro Barbosa, M.F. 2012. Loxosceles niedeguidonae (Araneae, Sicariidae) a new species of brown spider from Brazilian semi-arid region. ZooKeys 175: 27–36. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.175.2259 .