Xiombarg (spider)
| Xiombarg | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Oonopidae |
| Genus: | Xiombarg Brignoli, 1979 |
| Species: | X. plaumanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Xiombarg plaumanni Brignoli, 1979 | |
Xiombarg is a genus of goblin spiders containing the single species Xiombarg plaumanni, occurring in Southeastern Brazil and adjacent Argentina. Italian arachnologist Paolo Marcello Brignoli described X. plaumanni in 1979, naming the genus after Xiombarg, a character in Michael Moorcock novels.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Brignoli, P. M. (1979). "Ragni del Brasile V. Due nuovi generi e quattro nuove specie dello stato di Santa Catarina (Araneae)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie (in Italian) 8: 913–924.
- ↑ Platnick, N. I. & Brescovit, A. D. (1995). "On Unicorn, a new genus of the spider family Oonopidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea)" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (3152): 1–12.
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