Jump to content

Neocteniza

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neocteniza
Neocteniza sclateri Pocock, 1895. 3. Eyes. 3a. Side view of carapace. 3b. Labium and part of sternum.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Idiopidae
Genus: Neocteniza
Pocock, 1895[1]
Type species
N. sclateri
Pocock, 1895
Species

18, see text

Neocteniza is a genus of armored trapdoor spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1895.[2] Originally placed with the Actinopodidae, it was moved to the Idiopidae in 1985.[3]

Species

[edit]

As of May 2019 it contains eighteen species found in Central and South America:[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Neocteniza Pocock, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  2. ^ Pocock, R. I. (1895). "Descriptions of new genera and species of trap-door spiders belonging to the group Trionychi". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 16 (6): 187–197. doi:10.1080/00222939508680252.
  3. ^ Raven, R. J. (1985). "The spider infraorder Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladistics and systematics". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 182: 138.