Neoxyphinus gregoblin

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dysderoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Series: Haplogynae
Superfamilia: Dysderoidea

Familia: Oonopidae
Genus: Neoxyphinus
Species: Neoxyphinus gregoblin

Name

Neoxyphinus gregoblin Abrahim & Santos, 2012: 28, figs. 1-2, 11, 21, 45, 103-133

Holotype: AMNH PBI_OON 14298, male, 28 Jun 1989, S. Peck and J. Peck.
Type locality: Andres Bello, Mérida, Venezuela, 20 km SE Azulita, ULA, Biological Reserve La Carbonera, 08°38′N 71°21′W, 2150 m.
Allotype: AMNH PBI_OON 14299, female.
Etymology: The specific name is a contraction of “Great Goblin,” a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Hobbit, in reference to the body size of the specimens, the largest known in the genus.

References

  • Abrahim, N., A. D. Brescovit, C. R. Rheims, A. J. Santos, R. Ott & A. B. Bonaldo. 2012: A revision of the Neotropical goblin spider genus Neoxyphinus Birabén, 1953 (Araneae, Oonopidae). American Museum Novitates. 3743: 1–75.
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