Posts Tagged: Cryptocteniza
Name That Spider: Meet Cryptocteniza kawtak
Editor's Note: Good Day Sacramento featured Professor Bond and the spider on a segment Oct. 7....
Meet Cryptocteniza kawtak. UC Davis professor Jason Bond discovered the new genus and species on a sandy beach in Moss Landing State Park, Monterey County. This is a female. (Image by Jason Bond)
This is the male of Cryptocteniza kawtak, a trapdoor spider discovered by Jason Bond. UC Davis alumnus Kirsten Pearsons, who holds a doctorate in entomology from Pennsylvania State, selected the winning species name in an international contest.
This is where UC Davis professor Jason Bond discovered a new genus of trapdoor spiders. (Illustration by Jason Bond)
Name That Spider!
Name that spider! UC Davis professor Jason Bond is seeking a species name for a new genus of...
This is the female of the new genus, Cryptocteniza. (Image by Jason Bond)
This is the male of the new genus, Cryptocteniza. (Image by Jason Bond)
UC Davis professor Jason Bond found the genus on a sandy beach at Moss Landing State Park, Monterey County. (Illustration provided by Jason Bond)