Bothriocyrtum
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| Bothriocyrtum | |
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| Bothriocyrtum californicum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Halonoproctidae |
| Genus: | Bothriocyrtum Simon, 1891[1] |
| Type species | |
| B. californicum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) | |
| Species | |
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Bothriocyrtum is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Halonoproctidae, first described by Eugène Simon in 1891.[2] They are native to Mexico, Taiwan, and the southern United States.[1] It was separated from Cyrtocarenum in 1891 for several reasons, including an increased width of separation and a distinctly different arrangement of the eyes.[3] As of April 2019[update] it contains only three species: B. californicum, B. fabrile, and B. tractabile.[1]