Aptostichus angelinajolieae

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Angelina Jolie trapdoor spider
Female specimen
Male specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Euctenizidae
Genus: Aptostichus
Species:
A. angelinajolieae
Binomial name
Aptostichus angelinajolieae
Bond, 2008[1]

Aptostichus angelinajolieae, the Angelina Jolie trapdoor spider, is a

United Nations High Commission for Refugees.[1] It was one of only seven described species of Aptostichus until 2012, when it was joined by Bono's Joshua Tree trapdoor spider and 32 other species.[3][2]

Identification and distribution

91–93 – male paratype. 91 – retrolateral aspect right leg I. 92 – prolateral aspect right leg I. 93 – retrolateral aspect pedipalp. 94 – cleared spermathecae, female holotype.

It is difficult to identify an individual as being an A. angelinajolieae specimen due to the species' morphological similarity to

coastal dunes, which are the habitat of the geographically proximate but lighter colored A. stephencolberti. Female specimens are normally seen on road cuts and humid, shaded steep banks. The species creates shallow burrows with a thin silk-soil trapdoor and white silken lined retreat.[4]

Taxonomy

Due to the Salinas Valley barrier, there is no

Sibling Species Complex along with the closely related species A. atomarius, A. dantrippi, A. miwok, A. stanfordianus and A. stephencolberti.[4]

Conservation status

In addition to being widespread and abundant in its range, the Angelina Jolie trapdoor spider flourishes in moderately developed residential areas. Therefore, in terms of its conservation status, it is not considered to be a threatened species.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^
    PMID 18686196
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  2. ^ a b NPT Staff (18 January 2013). "Joshua Tree National Park Boasts Three Previously Unknown Species Of Trapdoor Spiders, One Named After Bono". National Parks Traveller. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. ^ "New spider species named for Angelina Jolie, Bono". CBS. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. ^
    ISBN 978-9546426642
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