Elisabeth’s Desert Trapdoor Spider

Elisabeth’s Desert Trapdoor SpiderMale spiders have a deep and recurved foveal groove. Male spiders have eyes on a low mound. The sternum of male spiders is moderately setose. In January 1997 at Pisgah Crater, observed burrows were 15–20 cm deep, with numerous side chambers and horizontal underground extensions often exceeding 10 cm. There are confirmed type collecting records from Pisgah Crater in San Bernardino County, California, USA.What does it look like?Male spiders have a deep and recurved foveal groove.Where and how does it live?In January 1997 at Pisgah Crater, observed burrows were 15–20 cm deep, with numerous side chambers and horizontal underground extensions often exceeding 10 cm.Male spiders have eyes on a low mound.The sternum of male spiders is moderately setose.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.