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
Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:‡
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Synonyms and Chresonyms† Taxonomic References†
Gertsch, W. J. & H. K. Wallace. 1936. Notes on new and rare American mygalomorph Spiders. Amer. Mus. Novit. 884: 1-25. †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
Nearctic States & Provinces:
CA
‡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
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
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
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.