Lycinus tofo

Lycinus tofo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Nemesiidae
Genus: Lycinus
Species: L. tofo
Binomial name
Lycinus tofo
Goloboff, 1995[1]

Lycinus tofo is a mygalomorph spider of Chile, named after its type locality: El Tofo, Elqui, Region IV (Coquimbo Region).[2] Males are distinguished by the palpal bulb, more abruptly tapered than in other species of the genus; females by the long, slender, spiraled spermathecal receptacula.

Description

Distribution and Behaviour

Southern Region III and northern Region IV, in burrows with double flaps.

See also

References

  1. "Taxon details Lycinus tofo Goloboff, 1995". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  2. 1 2 3 Goloboff, Pablo A. "A revision of the South American spiders of the family Nemesiidae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae). Part 1, Species from Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay. Bulletin of the AMNH; no. 224." (1995).

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