Robertus mazaurici is a species of araneomorph spider in the family Theridiidae first described by Eugène Simon in 1901.
| Robertus mazaurici | |
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| In Hérault, France | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Robertus |
| Species: | R. mazaurici
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| Binomial name | |
| Robertus mazaurici (Simon, 1901)
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Etymology
editThis species was named in honor of the French speleologist and archeologist Félix Mazauric, a conservator at the Archeological Museum of Nîmes (1909-1919), who captured the first specimen in 1901.[1]
Distribution
editR. mazaurici is endemic to France, and has been reported from Gard, Ariège, Pyrénées-Orientales, and Haute-Loire.[2]
References
edit- ^ Simon, E. (1901). "Note sur les arachnides capturés par M. Mazauric dans la grotte de Trabuc (Garde)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 1901: 238-239.
- ^ Ledoux & Emerit (2003). Araignées de la réserve naturelle de Jujols (Pyrénées-Orientales) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Office pour l’Information Eco-Entomologique du Languedoc-Roussillon.
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