Aphonopelma superstitionense Hamilton, Hendrixson & Bond, 2016

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Female Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Distribution

USA

Type Locality: Superstition Mtns, Flat Iron, just above Flat Bowl Siphon Draw

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 3 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

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Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 657 m. Northern hemisphere seasons.

Etymology

The specific epithet is a neuter adjective taken from type locality, the Superstition Mountains, where this species was first discovered.

Specimen Records (4)

APH_0504 ♀ Type USA

0.25 mi S Crismon Rd on Usery Pass Rd

May 2009 · col. Brent E. Hendrixson | Bernadette DeRussy | Sloan Click

APH_1443 ♂ Type USA

Superstition Mtns, Flat Iron, just above Flat Bowl Siphon Draw

December 2011 · col. Tim Cota

APH_1607 ♂ Type USA

Superstition Mtns, Peralta Canyon Trail

November 2012 · col. Brent E. Hendrixson | Tim Cota | Molly Taylor

APH_1643 ♂ USA

Apache Trail

November 2012 · col. Tim Cota

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