Eldivo

Eldivo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Ctenidae
Genus: Eldivo
Hazzi & Hormiga, 2024[2]
Species:
E. tuxtlas
Binomial name
Eldivo tuxtlas
Hazzi & Hormiga, 2024[1]

Eldivo is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Ctenidae containing the single species, Eldivo tuxtlas.[1]

Distribution

Eldivo tuxtlas has been recorded from Mexico.[1]

Etymology

The genus is dedicated to the memory of Mexican singer and songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, known colloquially as "El Divo".[2]

The species is named after the type locality Reserva de la Biósfera Los Tuxtlas, a protected tropical rainforest in Veracruz.[2]

Taxonomy

Eldivo is the sister lineage to the genus Kiekie.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Eldivo Hazzi & Hormiga, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  2. ^ a b c d Hazzi, N.; Hormiga, G. (2024). "Systematics, distribution patterns and historical biogeography of the Central America wandering spider genus Kiekie Polotow & Brescovit, 2018 (Araneae: Ctenidae)". PeerJ. 12 e17242. doi:10.7717/peerj.17242. PMC 11064872. PMID 38699180. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.