Mecicobothrium thorelli

Mecicobothrium thorelli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Mecicobothriidae
Genus:	Mecicobothrium
Species:	M. thorelli
Binomial name
	Mecicobothrium thorelli; Holmberg, 1882

Last updated May 18, 2025

Mecicobothrium thorelli is a spider in the family Mecicobothriidae, native to Argentina and Uruguay. It was first described in 1882 by Holmberg.^[1]^[2] The specific name thorelli honours Tamerlan Thorell.^[2] The species is most abundant in autumn and winter. ^[3]

References

1 2 "Taxon details Mecicobothrium thorelli Holmberg, 1882", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-07-16
1 2 Holmberg, E.L. (1882), "Observations à propos du sous-ordre des araignées territélaires (Territelariae), spécialement du genre nordaméricain Catadysas Hentz et de la sous-famille Mecicobothrioidae, Holmberg", Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Córdoba (in French), 4: 153–174
↑ Panchuk, Justina; Ferretti, Nelson (17 January 2022). "A first comprehensive ecological approach on the highly endemic mygalomorph spider Mecicobothrium thorelli (Araneae: Mecicobothriidae): understanding life history traits to address future conservation issues". Journal of Natural History. 56 (1–4). Informa UK Limited: 49–66. Bibcode:2022JNatH..56...49P. doi:10.1080/00222933.2022.2048110. ISSN 0022-2933.

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[WSC_s21190-1] 1 2 "Taxon details Mecicobothrium thorelli Holmberg, 1882", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-07-16

[Holm82-2] 1 2 Holmberg, E.L. (1882), "Observations à propos du sous-ordre des araignées territélaires (Territelariae), spécialement du genre nordaméricain Catadysas Hentz et de la sous-famille Mecicobothrioidae, Holmberg", Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Córdoba (in French), 4: 153–174

[Panchuk_Ferretti_2022_pp._49–66-3] Panchuk, Justina; Ferretti, Nelson (17 January 2022). "A first comprehensive ecological approach on the highly endemic mygalomorph spider Mecicobothrium thorelli (Araneae: Mecicobothriidae): understanding life history traits to address future conservation issues". Journal of Natural History. 56 (1–4). Informa UK Limited: 49–66. Bibcode:2022JNatH..56...49P. doi:10.1080/00222933.2022.2048110. ISSN 0022-2933.

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