Aptostichus
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| Aptostichus | |
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| Aptostichus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Euctenizidae |
| Genus: | Aptostichus Simon, 1891[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. atomarius Simon, 1891 | |
| Species | |
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41, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aptostichus is a genus of North American mygalomorph spiders in the family Euctenizidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1891.[3] They are found predominantly in southern California, United States.[2][4]
Members of the North American genus, Aptostichus, assemble tunnels with side chambers, but they do not close these chambers with additional trapdoors.[5]
