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Mecicobothrium

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Mecicobothrium

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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. ^ a b c "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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Mecicobothrium: Brief Summary

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

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.

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