Rhytidicolus

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Rhytidicolus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Cyrtaucheniidae
Genus: Rhytidicolus
Simon, 1889[1]
Species:
R. structor
Binomial name
Rhytidicolus structor
Simon, 1889

Rhytidicolus is a monotypic genus of South American wafer trapdoor spiders containing the single species, Rhytidicolus structor. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1889,[2] and has only been found in Venezuela.[1] Originally placed with the Ctenizidae, it was moved to the Cyrtaucheniidae in 1985.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Rhytidicolus Simon, 1889". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ^ Simon, E. (1889), "Arachnides", Voyage de M. E. Simon au Venezuela (décembre 1887-avril 1888). 4e Mémoire, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France
  3. ^ Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 132.


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