''Mecicobothrium'' is a genus of
dwarf tarantulas first described by
Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg
Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg (27 July 1852, in Buenos Aires – 4 November 1937) was an Argentine natural historian and novelist, one of the leading figures in Argentine biology. Together with Florentino Ameghino he undertook the inventory of ...
in 1882.
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These spiders have three tarsal claws. The cephalic groove (fovea) is longitudinal. The abdomen has plates. The male ]palpal bulb
The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often descr ...
lies in a long modified final joint. The posterior lateral spinnerets are very long, with the last joint whiplike.
Species
, the genus contained only two species:Mecicobothrium thorelli
''Mecicobothrium thorelli'' is a spider in the family Mecicobothriidae, native to Argentina and Uruguay. It was first described in 1882 by Holmberg. The Specific name (zoology), specific name ''thorelli'' honours Tamerlan Thorell. The species is ...
'' Holmberg, 1882 — Argentina, Uruguay
References
Mygalomorphae
Mygalomorphae genera
Taxa named by Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg
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