Bonnetina hobbit Ortiz & Francke, 2017

Described by David Ortiz, Oscar F. Francke

♀ Female described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Ortiz, D. & Francke, O. F. (2017). Reconciling morphological and molecular systematics in tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae): revision of the Mexican endemic genus Bonnetina. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2017, XX, 1–68.

Distribution

Mexico

Type Locality: Guerrero State: Mártir de Cuilapán municipality: 2.8 km road Apango to Zotoltitlán: Barranca del Tigre: 1300 masl

Etymology

The specific name is a noun in apposition after the hobbits, fictional humanoid beings in the novels ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’, by the English writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.