Biology:Neoapachella

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Neoapachella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euctenizidae
Genus: Neoapachella
Bond & Opell, 2002[1]
Species:
N. rothi
Binomial name
Neoapachella rothi
Bond & Opell, 2002

Neoapachella is a monotypic genus of North American mygalomorph trapdoor spiders in the family Euctenizidae containing the single species, Neoapachella rothi. It was first described by Jason Bond & B. D. Opell in 2002,[2] and has only been found in Arizona and New Mexico.[1] They are small to medium-sized spiders, reaching about 20.7 mm (0.81 in) in body length. It is named in honor of the Apaches as well as arachnologist Vincent D. Roth.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gen. Neoapachella Bond & Opell, 2002. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/861. Retrieved 2019-06-04. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bond, J. E.; Opell, B. D. (2002). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of south-western North American Euctenizinae trapdoor spiders and their relatives (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Cyrtaucheniidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136 (3): 487–534. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00035.x. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14646396 entry