Losdolobus

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Losdolobus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Orsolobidae
Genus: Losdolobus
Platnick and Brescovit, 1994
Species

See list.

Losdolobus is a genus of six-eyed spiders found in Brazil belonging to the family Orsolobidae.

Species

The known species of Losdolobus include:[1]

Curiosity

This genus name constitutes a curiosity: the arachnologists Platnick and Brescovit wanted to honor two Argentinians who helped them, Pablo Goloboff and Martín Ramírez. Asked to suggest a name, they proposed "losdolobus", which is drawn from the Buenos Aires argot called Lunfardo and loosely translates as "the morons".[4][5]

Bibliography

  • Forster, R.R, Platnick, N.I. (1985): A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea. Bulletin of the AMNH 181 PDF (147Mb!) Abstract
  • Griswold, C.E., Platnick, N.I. (1987): On the first African spiders of the family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea). American Museum Novitates 2892. (PDF 5Mb) Abstract (Afrolobus, Azanialobus)
  • Platnick, N.I., Brescovit, A.D. (1994): A new genus of the spider family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea) from Brazil. American Museum Novitates 3112 (PDF) (Abstract) (Losdolobus)

References

  1. ^ "Losdolobus". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ Losdolobus xaruanus
  3. ^ Losdolobus xaruanus
  4. ^ Curious taxonomy Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Donde dice... octubre-diciembre 2008" (PDF) (in Spanish). Fundéu. p. 5. Retrieved 13 Dec 2012.

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