Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of south-western North American Euctenizinae trapdoor spiders and their relatives (Araneae: Mygalomorphae, Cyrtaucheniidae)

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 487-534

  Bond, Jason E ^a   Opell, Brent D ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; Cladistics; Euctenizinae; Homoplasy; Rastelloid phylogeny; Rastelloidina; Spider taxonomy; Trapdoor spiders

Indexed keywords

ACTINOPODIDAE; APOMASTUS; APOMASTUS SCHLINGERI; APTOSTICHUS; ARANEAE; CYRTAUCHENIIDAE; ENTYCHIDES; IDIOPIDAE; MYGALOMORPHAE; NEMESIIDAE; PROMYRMEKIAPHILA;

EID: 0036828489     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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