Neoapachella
| Neoapachella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Euctenizidae |
| Genus: | Neoapachella Bond & Opell, 2002 |
| Binomial name | |
| Neoapachella rothi Bond & Opell, 2002 | |
Neoapachella is a genus of trapdoor spider in the family Euctenizidae comprising the sole species Neoapachella rothi, found in the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico. Individuals are small to medium-sized spiders, reaching about 20.7 mm (0.81 in) in body length. The scientific name honors the Apache Indian Nation as well as the late arachnologist Vincent D. Roth.[1]
References
- ↑ Bond, Jason E.; Opell, Brent 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.