Aptostichus muiri

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 muiri

Name

Aptostichus muiri Bond, 2012: figs. 169–173 map 1

Holotype: CAS AP409, ♂.

Type locality: California, Mariposa County, 3.2km SE of Mariposa, 37.4668, -119.93845, 640m, coll. M. Bentzien 20.ix.1972.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of John Muir, one of the first European explorers to visit Yosemite Valley, and to subsequently fight for its preservation.

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 Yosemite Valley Trapdoor Spider