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

Orsolobidae Orsolobidae is a six-eyed spider family with about 180 described species in thirty genera. It was first described by J. A. L. Cooke in 1965, and was raised to family status from "Dysderidae" in 1985. Genera Most genera are endemic to New Zeala ...

Species

The known species of ''Losdolobus'' include: * '' Losdolobus nelsoni'' Pompozzi, 2015 — Argentina * '' Losdolobus opytapora'' Brescovit, Bertoncello & Ott, 2004 — Brazil * '' Losdolobus parana'' Platnick & Brescovit, 1994 — Argentina * '' Losdolobus xaruanus'' Lise & Almeida, 2006 — Brazil * '' Losdolobus ybypora'' Brescovit, Ott & Lise, 2004 — 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 18
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*Griswold, C.E., Platnick, N.I. (1987): On the first African spiders of the family Orsolobidae (Araneae, Dysderoidea). ''American Museum Novitates'' 2892.
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(''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
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References

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* Orsolobidae Spiders of Brazil Spiders of Argentina Araneomorphae genera {{Araneomorphae-stub