Bothriocyrtum californicum, the California trapdoor spider, is a species of spider in the family Halonoproctidae. It is found in the United States.[1] Males are smaller than females.[2] Predators include the spider wasp Psorthaspis planata, which use their bodies as larval nurseries, and skunks, which dig up their burrows.[2]
| Bothriocyrtum californicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Halonoproctidae |
| Genus: | Bothriocyrtum |
| Species: | B. californicum
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothriocyrtum californicum (O. P.-Cambridge, 1874)
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Additional images edit
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California trapdoor spider, Bothriocyrtum californicum -
California trapdoor spider, Bothriocyrtum californicum
References edit
- ^ "NMBE World Spider Catalog, Bothriocyrtum californicum". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ a b Hogue & Hogue (2015), p. 388.
Sources edit
- Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.
External links edit
Media related to Bothriocyrtum californicum at Wikimedia Commons
