Country roads, take me home: Cyclocosmia johndenveri, a new species of trapdoor spider from the mountains of West Virginia (Araneae: Halonoproctidae)

 


Country roads, take me home: Cyclocosmia johndenveri, a new species of trapdoor spider from the mountains of West Virginia (Araneae: Halonoproctidae)

Abstract
A new species of the enigmatic trapdoor spider genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 is described from West Virginia, United States of America. Cyclocosmia johndenveri sp. nov. represents a significant northeasterly range extension for the genus and is described based on the male. 

Sherwood, Danniella. (2025). Country roads, take me home: Cyclocosmia johndenveri, a new species of trapdoor spider from the mountains of West Virginia (Araneae: Halonoproctidae). Natura Somogyiensis. 45. 27-40. 10.24394/NatSom.2025.45.27. 

Special thanks to Danni Sherwood for providing this paper via ResearchGate