Apomastus Explained

Apomastus is a genus of North American mygalomorph spiders in the family Euctenizidae, and was first described by Jason Bond & B. D. Opell in 2002.^[1] it contains only two species, both found in the Los Angeles Basin of southern California:^[2] A. kristenae and A. schlingeri.^[3]

External links

• Apomastus at BugGuide

Further reading

• Bond. J. E.. 2004. Systematics of the Californian euctenizine spider genus Apomastus (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Cyrtaucheniidae): the relationship between molecular and morphological taxonomy. Invertebrate Systematics. 18. 4. 361–376. 10.1071/IS04008.
• Bond. J.E.. etal. 2006. Combining genetic and geospatial analyses to infer population extinction in mygalomorph spiders endemic to the Los Angeles region. Animal Conservation. 9. 2. 145–157. 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00024.x.

Notes and References

1. Bond. J. E.. Opell. B. D.. 2002. 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. 487–534. 136. 3. 10.1046/j.1096-3642.2002.00035.x. free.
2. Web site: Genus Apomastus. BugGuide. 2019-06-03.
3. Gen. Apomastus Bond & Opell, 2002. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-03. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.