Eldivo

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Eldivo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Ctenidae
Genus: Eldivo
Hazzi & Hormiga, 2024 [1]
Species:
E. tuxtlas
Binomial name
Eldivo tuxtlas
Hazzi & Hormiga, 2024 [2]

Eldivo is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Ctenidae containing the single species, Eldivo tuxtlas. [2]

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Distribution

Eldivo tuxtlas has been recorded from Mexico. [2]

Etymology

The genus is dedicated to the memory of Mexican singer and songwriter Alberto Aguilera Valadez, known colloquially as "El Divo". [1]

The species is named after the type locality Reserva de la Biósfera Los Tuxtlas, a protected tropical rainforest in Veracruz. [1]

Taxonomy

Eldivo is the sister lineage to the genus Kiekie . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hazzi, N.; Hormiga, G. (2024). "Systematics, distribution patterns and historical biogeography of the Central America wandering spider genus Kiekie Polotow & Brescovit, 2018 (Araneae: Ctenidae)". PeerJ. 12 e17242. doi: 10.7717/peerj.17242 . PMID   38699180. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Eldivo Hazzi & Hormiga, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-21.


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