Aptostichus sarlacc

Aptostichus sarlacc

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 sarlacc

Name

• Aptostichus sarlacc Bond, 2012: figs. 228–235 Map 25

Holotype: CAS AP417, ♂.

Type locality: California, San Bernardino County, 14.5km N, 16km E of Ridgecrest sand dunes, 35.7553, -117.5006, 960m, coll. D. Giuliani 15.ii.1981-12.iv.1981.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a noun in apposition taken from the fictional creature in George Lucas’ science fiction saga, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

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 Sarlacc Trapdoor Spider