Losdolobus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Orsolobidae |
| Genus: | Losdolobus Platnick and Brescovit, 1994 |
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Losdolobus is a genus of six-eyed spiders found in Brazil belonging to the family Orsolobidae.
Species
The known species of Losdolobus include:[1]
- Losdolobus nelsoni Pompozzi, 2015 — Argentina
- Losdolobus opytapora Brescovit, Bertoncello & Ott, 2004 — Brazil
- Losdolobus parana Platnick & Brescovit, 1994 — Argentina
- Losdolobus xaruanus Lise & Almeida, 2006[2][3] — Brazil
- Losdolobus ybypora Brescovit, Ott & Lise, 2004 — Brazil
Curiosity
This genus name constitutes a curiosity: the arachnologists Platnick and Brescovit wanted to honor two Argentinians who helped them, Pablo Goloboff and Martín Ramírez. Asked to suggest a name, they proposed "losdolobus", which is drawn from the Buenos Aires argot called Lunfardo and loosely translates as "the morons".[4][5]
Bibliography
- Forster, R.R, Platnick, N.I. (1985): A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea. Bulletin of the AMNH 181 PDF (147Mb!) Abstract
- Griswold, C.E., Platnick, N.I. (1987): On the first African spiders of the family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea). American Museum Novitates 2892. (PDF 5Mb) Abstract (Afrolobus, Azanialobus)
- Platnick, N.I., Brescovit, A.D. (1994): A new genus of the spider family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea) from Brazil. American Museum Novitates 3112 (PDF) (Abstract) (Losdolobus)
References
- ^ "Losdolobus". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ Losdolobus xaruanus
- ^ Losdolobus xaruanus
- ^ Curious taxonomy Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Donde dice... octubre-diciembre 2008" (PDF) (in Spanish). Fundéu. p. 5. Retrieved 13 Dec 2012.
External links
- Antonio D. Brescovit; Luis A. Bertoncello; Ricardo Ott; Arno A. Lise. "Two new species of Brazilian spiders" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 9: 249-257. Retrieved 10 August 2019.