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Neoapachella
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Neoapachella

Bond & Opell, 2002
Binomial name
Neoapachella rothi
Bond & Opell, 2002

Neoapachella is a genus of trapdoor spider in the family Euctenizidae comprising the sole species Neoapachella rothi, found in the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico. Individuals are small to medium-sized spiders, reaching about 20.7 mm (0.81 in) in body length. The scientific name honors the Apache Indian Nation as well as the late arachnologist Vincent D. Roth.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bond, Jason E.; Opell, Brent D. (2002). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of south-western North American Euctenizinae trapdoor spiders and their relatives (Araneae: Mygalomorphae, Cyrtaucheniidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136 (3): 487–534. doi:10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00035.x.