Biology:Robertus mazaurici

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Short description: Species of spider

Robertus mazaurici
Robertus mazaurici.jpg
In Hérault, France
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Robertus
Species:
R. mazaurici
Binomial name
Robertus mazaurici
(Simon, 1901)

Robertus mazaurici is a species of araneomorph spider in the family Theridiidae first described by Eugène Simon in 1901.

Etymology

This species was named in honor of the French speleologist and archeologist Félix Mazauric, a conservator at the Archeological Museum of Nîmes (1909-1919), who captured the first specimen in 1901.[1]

Distribution

R. mazaurici is endemic to France, and has been reported from Gard, Ariège, Pyrénées-Orientales, and Haute-Loire.[2]

References

  1. Simon, E. (1901). "Note sur les arachnides capturés par M. Mazauric dans la grotte de Trabuc (Garde)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 1901: 238-239.
  2. Ledoux & Emerit (2003). Araignées de la réserve naturelle de Jujols (Pyrénées-Orientales) . Office pour l’Information Eco-Entomologique du Languedoc-Roussillon.

Wikidata ☰ Q2358012 entry