Eldivo

Eldivo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Ctenidae
Genus: Eldivo
Hazzi & Hormiga, 2024
Species:
E. tuxtlas
Binomial name
Eldivo tuxtlas
Hazzi & Hormiga, 2024

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

Distribution

Eldivo tuxtlas has been recorded from Mexico.

Etymology

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

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

Taxonomy

Eldivo is the sister lineage to the genus Kiekie.

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. PMC 11064872. PMID 38699180. 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.