Bothriocyrtum californicum

Bothriocyrtum californicum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Halonoproctidae
Genus:	Bothriocyrtum
Species:	B. californicum
Binomial name
Bothriocyrtum californicum (O. P.-Cambridge, 1874)

Bothriocyrtum californicum, the California trapdoor spider, is a species of spider in the family Halonoproctidae. It is found in the United States.^[1] Males are smaller than females.^[2] Predators include the spider wasp Psorthaspis planata, which use their bodies as larval nurseries, and skunks, which dig up their burrows.^[2]

Additional images

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  California trapdoor spider, Bothriocyrtum californicum
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  California trapdoor spider, Bothriocyrtum californicum

References

1. "NMBE World Spider Catalog, Bothriocyrtum californicum". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. Hogue & Hogue (2015), p. 388.

Sources

• Hogue, Charles L.; Hogue, James N. (2015). Insects of the Los Angeles Basin (3rd ed.). Los Angeles: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. ISBN 978-0938644-44-6. LCCN 93084264. OCLC 910654655.

External links

• Media related to Bothriocyrtum californicum at Wikimedia Commons