Ochyrocera laracna
| Ochyrocera laracna | |
|---|---|
| Ochyrocera laracna spider, male holotype (A, C–D), female paratype, IBSP 191335 (B, E–F) A–B habitus, dorsal view C left male palp, retrolateral view D same, prolateral view E genitalia, enzyme cleared, dorsal view F same, dorsal view. Abbreviations: NUE = neck of uterus externus, PP = pore-plate, SP = spermathecae. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A, B); 0.7 mm (C, D); 500 µm (E, F). | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Ochyroceratidae |
| Genus: | Ochyrocera |
| Species: | O. laracna
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochyrocera laracna Brescovit, Cizauskas & Mota, 2018
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Ochyrocera laracna is a species of spiders of the family Ochyroceratidae. It is endemic to Brazil. It was named after Shelob (Laracna in Portuguese), giant spider from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Brescovit, Antonio D.; Cizauskas, Igor; Mota, Leandro P. (2018). "Seven new species of the spider genus Ochyrocera from caves in Floresta Nacional de Carajás, PA, Brazil (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae)". ZooKeys (726): 87–130. doi:10.3897/zookeys.726.19778. PMC 5799772. PMID 29416386.