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Bothriocyrtum

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Bothriocyrtum

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Bothriocyrtum is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Halonoproctidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1891. They are native to Mexico, Taiwan, and the southern United States. It was separated from Cyrtocarenum in 1891 for several reasons, including an increased width of separation and a distinctly different arrangement of the eyes. it contains only three species: B. californicum, B. fabrile, and B. tractabile.

Species

California Trapdoor Spider

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyHalonoproctidae
Observations1,411

Bothriocyrtum is een spinnengeslacht uit de familie valdeurspinnen (Ctenizidae).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
7
With media
1
Family
Ctenizidae
Collections
DUGWAY, MCZ, INHS, USNM
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Halonoproctidae
Image
TrapDoorSpiderDorsal.jpg
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Commons category
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taxon name
Bothriocyrtum
taxon rank
genus
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Category:Bothriocyrtum
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Bothriocyrtum is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Halonoproctidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1891. They are native to Mexico, Taiwan, and the southern United States. It was separated from Cyrtocarenum in 1891 for several reasons, including an increased width of separation and a distinctly different arrangement of the eyes. it contains only three species: B. californicum, B. fabrile, and B. tractabile.

==References==

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