The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/518

Bothriocyrtum californicum (O. P.-Cambridge, 1874)
California trapdoor spider

FAMILY: CTENIZIDAE Thorell, 1887
    Genus: Bothriocyrtum Simon, 1891

        Species: Bothriocyrtum californicum (O. P.-Cambridge, 1874)

Common Names

Family Common Name:  trapdoor spiders
Genus Common Name:  none
Species Common Name:  California trapdoor spider

Distribution

Global Distribution: USA
Nearctic States & Provinces:   CA

Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)

Feeding Guild:  (not yet recorded or unknown)
Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280.
Recorded Habitats:  (not yet recorded or unknown)
Life & Natural History:  (not yet recorded or unknown)

Image(s) of Habitus:


Credit: Bryant, Peter

Details About Males

Description:  (not yet recorded or unknown)

Image of External Male Genitalia:  (image not yet available)

Details About Females

Description:  (not yet recorded or unknown)

Image of Epigynum:  (image not yet available)

Synonyms and Chresonyms

Bothriocyrtum californicum O. P.-Cambridge 1874
Cteniza californicum O. P.-Cambridge 1874
Bothriocyrtum californicum Simon 1891
Bothriocyrtum californicum Simon 1892
Cteniza californicum McCook 1894
Bothriocyrtum californicum Moles 1916
Bothriocyrtum californicum Gertsch & Wallace 1936
Bothriocyrtum californicum Griswold & Ledford 2001

Taxonomic References

Gertsch, W. J. & H. K. Wallace. 1936. Notes on new and rare American mygalomorph Spiders. Amer. Mus. Novit. 884: 1-25.

Griswold, C. E. & J. Ledford. 2001. A monograph of the migid trap door spiders of Madagascar and review of the world genera (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Migidae). Occas. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. 151: 1-120.

McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.

Moggridge, J. T. 1874. Harvest ants and trap-door spiders. London, Suppl.: 157-304.

Moles, M. L. 1916. The growth and color patterns in spiders. Jour. Ent. Zool. Clarement 8: 129,158

Simon, E. 1892. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 1: 1-256.

Simon, E. 1891. Liste des espéces de la famille des Aviculariidae qui habitent le Mexique et l'Amérique du Nord. Act. Soc. linn. Bord. 44: 307-326.

Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog accessible at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/CTENIZIDAE.html

Other Nearctic Members of Genus Bothriocyrtum Simon, 1891‡‡

No Other Species

‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution