Calathotarsus simoni
Calathotarsus simoni is a species of spider in the family Migidae, found in Argentina.[1] Typical to the trapdoor families of spiders, rather than build nests, this spider creates burrows hidden by a door constructed of nearby detritus camouflaging its location.
Calathotarsus simoni | |
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Adult female with egg sac | |
Adult male | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Migidae |
Genus: | Calathotarsus |
Species: | C. simoni |
Binomial name | |
Calathotarsus simoni Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1975[1] | |
References
- "Taxon details Calathotarsus simoni Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1975", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2018-05-15
- Ferretti, Nelson; Copperi, Sofía; Schwerdt, Leonela; Pompozzi, Gabriel (2014-03-17). "Another migid in the wall: natural history of the endemic and rare spider Calathotarsus simoni (Mygalomorphae: Migidae) from a hill slope in central Argentina". Journal of Natural History. 48 (31–32): 1907–1921. doi:10.1080/00222933.2014.886344. ISSN 0022-2933.
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