M Hedin
Hypochilus petrunkevitchi (F Hypochilidae), adult male
"The relict spiders of the family Hypochilidae are aristocrats of the
Suborder Araneomorphae." Willis Gertsch 1958
In the early history of Hypochilus taxonomy, new species were named after eminent arachnologists. In 1958, Willis Gertsch named a species from the central and southern Sierra Nevada after Alexander Petrunkevitch. the paper can be found here: digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/4446
Later, in 1963, Richard Hoffman named an Appalachian species after Gertsch!
Hypochilus petrunkevitchi (F Hypochilidae), adult male
"The relict spiders of the family Hypochilidae are aristocrats of the
Suborder Araneomorphae." Willis Gertsch 1958
In the early history of Hypochilus taxonomy, new species were named after eminent arachnologists. In 1958, Willis Gertsch named a species from the central and southern Sierra Nevada after Alexander Petrunkevitch. the paper can be found here: digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/4446
Later, in 1963, Richard Hoffman named an Appalachian species after Gertsch!