Mecicobothrium
M. thorelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Mecicobothriidae
Genus: Mecicobothrium
Holmberg[1]
Species

See text.

Mecicobothrium is a genus of dwarf tarantulas first described by Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg in 1882.[1][2]

These spiders have three tarsal claws. The cephalic groove (fovea) is longitudinal. The abdomen has plates. The male palpal bulb lies in a long modified final joint. The posterior lateral spinnerets are very long, with the last joint whiplike.[3]

Species

As of July 2020, the genus contained only two species:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mecicobothriidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. ↑ Holmberg, E. L. (1882). "Observations à propos du sous-ordre des araignées territélaires (Territelariae), spécialement du genre nordaméricain Catadysas Hentz et de la sous-famille Mecicobothrioidae, Holmberg". Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Córdoba. 4: 153–174.
  3. ↑ Norman, I. Platnick (2020). Spiders of the World: A Natural History. London: Ivy Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-78240-750-8.


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