Aptostichus bonoi

Taxonavigation edit

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 bonoi

Name edit

Aptostichus bonoi Bond, 2012: figs. 311–315 map 33

Holotype: AMNH AP399, ♂.

Type locality: California, San Bernardino County, Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP), Lower Covington Flat, 34.0401, -116.3102, 1433m, 28.ix.1962.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Bono from the Irish rock group U2 and in recognition of the Joshua Tree album released in March of 1987.

References edit

Primary references edit

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 edit

English: Bono’s Joshua Tree Trapdoor Spider