Aptostichus sarlacc
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Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Cyrtauchenioidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Euctenizidae
Genus: Aptostichus
Species: Aptostichus sarlacc
Name
edit- 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
editPrimary 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
editEnglish: The Sarlacc Trapdoor Spider