Aptostichus dorothealangeae

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