Aphonopelma xwalxwal Hamilton, 2016

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Male

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Hamilton, C. A., Hendrixson, B. E. & Bond, J. E. (2016). Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. ZooKeys 560: 1-340. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.560.6264.

Distribution

USA

Type Locality: Hwy S22 (Montezuma Valley Rd), 3.3 miles S junction with Palm Canyon Dr. (Borrego Springs), Anza-Borrego State Park, San Diego Co., California

Adult Male Activity

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Etymology

The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, referencing the word for “a type of small spider” in the language of the Cahuilla Native Americans, whose traditional territory includes the distribution of this species.

Pronunciation

Pronounced “hwalhwal”; xw - sounds like a light raspy sound when blowing out a candle; a - sounds like “a” in father; l - sounds like “l” in light.

Specimen Records (14)

APH_3133 ♂ Type USA

Hwy S22 (Montezuma Valley Rd), 4 miles S junction with Palm Canyon Dr. (Borrego Springs), Anza-Borrego State Park

October 2013 · col. Wendell R. Icenogle

APH_3134 ♂ Type USA

Hwy S22 (Montezuma Valley Rd), 3.3 miles S junction with Palm Canyon Dr. (Borrego Springs), Anza-Borrego State Park

October 2013 · col. Wendell R. Icenogle

AUMS_2668 ♂ USA

Deep Canyon

October 1963 · col. E. Schlinger

AUMS_2670 ♂ USA

P.L. Boyd Deep Canyon Reserve Center, 3.5 miles S of Palm Desert

October 1969 · col. Saul Frommer

AUMS_3319 ♂ USA

Carrizo Creek, .25 miles S of Hwy 74 (bridge), 4 miles S of Palm Desert or Hwy 111

March 1972 · col. W.R. Icenogle

AUMS_3318 ♂ USA

on Hwy 74, 2.5 (road) miles S of Carrizo Creek (bridge), 6.5 miles S of Palm Desert or Hwy 111

October 1976 · col. W. Icenogle

AUMS_2344 ♂ USA

P.L. Boyd Deep Canyon Reserve, at reserve gate - North