Losdolobus

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

Species

The known species of Losdolobus include:

• Losdolobus nelsoni <small>Pompozzi, 2015</small> — Argentina
• Losdolobus opytapora <small>Brescovit, Bertoncello & Ott, 2004</small> — Brazil
• Losdolobus parana <small>Platnick & Brescovit, 1994</small> — Argentina
• Losdolobus xaruanus <small>Lise & Almeida, 2006</small> — Brazil
• Losdolobus ybypora <small>Brescovit, Ott & Lise, 2004</small> — 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".

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)

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