Losdolobus Explained

Losdolobus is a genus of six-eyed spiders found in Brazil belonging to the family Orsolobidae.

Species

The known species of Losdolobus include:^[1]

• Losdolobus nelsoni Pompozzi, 2015 — Argentina
• Losdolobus opytapora Brescovit, Bertoncello & Ott, 2004 — Brazil
• Losdolobus parana Platnick & Brescovit, 1994 — Argentina
• Losdolobus xaruanus Lise & Almeida, 2006^{[2] [3]} — Brazil
• Losdolobus ybypora Brescovit, Ott & Lise, 2004 — Brazil

Curiosity

This genus name constitutes a curiosity: the arachnologists Platnick and Brescovit wanted to honor two Argentinians who helped them, Pablo Goloboff and Martín Ramírez. Asked to suggest a name, they proposed "losdolobus", which is drawn from the Buenos Aires argot called Lunfardo and loosely translates as "the morons".^{[4] [5]}

Bibliography

• Forster, R.R, Platnick, N.I. (1985): A review of the austral spider family Orsolobidae (Arachnida, Araneae), with notes on the superfamily Dysderoidea. Bulletin of the AMNH 181 PDF (147Mb!) Abstract
• Griswold, C.E., Platnick, N.I. (1987): On the first African spiders of the family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea). American Museum Novitates 2892. (PDF 5Mb) Abstract (Afrolobus, Azanialobus)
• Platnick, N.I., Brescovit, A.D. (1994): A new genus of the spider family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea) from Brazil. American Museum Novitates 3112 (PDF) (Abstract) (Losdolobus)

External links

• Antonio D. Brescovit . Luis A. Bertoncello . Ricardo Ott . Arno A. Lise . Two new species of Brazilian spiders. 10 August 2019. . 9 . 249-257.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Losdolobus. World Spider Catalog. 9 July 2017.
2. http://globalspecies.org/ntaxa/101048 Losdolobus xaruanus
3. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/z01277p027f.pdf Losdolobus xaruanus
4. http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/puns/puns.html Curious taxonomy
5. Web site: Fundéu. 5. 13 Dec 2012. Donde dice... octubre-diciembre 2008. es.