Aptostichus pennjillettei

Aptostichus pennjillettei

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 pennjillettei

Name

• Aptostichus pennjillettei Bond, 2012: figs. 120–126 map 1

Holotype: AMNH AP413, ♂.

Type locality: Nevada, Clark Co., Mercury, Nuclear Test Site, 37.08906, -116.061873, elev. 1376m, coll. 12.ii.1962 & 3.i.1962.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym in honor of Mr. Penn Jillette, freethinker and advocate of scientific skepticism.

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 Atomic Penn Jillette Trapdoor Spider