Aptostichus lucerne Bond, 2012
Deadman’s trapdoor spider
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 25 October 1957
Distribution
San Bernardino County, California, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: AMNH AP434 (male)
Type locality: California, San Bernardino County, Deadman’s Point, locality presumed to be point E of Apple Valley, jnct. HWY’s 18 and 247, 34.47221, -117.1223, 922m, coll. E. Sleeper 25.x.1957
Paratype: AMNH AP433 (male)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Bond, Jason E. (2012). Phylogenetic treatment and taxonomic revision of the trapdoor spider genus Aptostichus Simon (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Euctenizidae). ZooKeys 252: 1-209.
Other references:
https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/22437/aptostichus-lucerne