Species

Aptostichus miwok (Miwok trapdoor spider)

Aptostichus miwok. Photo: (c) Marshal Hedin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Aptostichus miwok is a species of spider in the family Euctenizidae named after the Coast Miwok Indian tribe known to have inhabited the coastal areas of California from the Golden Gate northward prior to European settlement. It is similar to the Aptostichus angelinajolieae named after actress Angelina Jolie and Aptostichus stephencolberti named after satirist Stephen Colbert described by the same author.

— Wikipedia