Species delimitation and phylogeography of Aphonopelma hentzi (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae): cryptic diversity in North American tarantulas.
BackgroundThe primary objective of this study is to reconstruct the phylogeny of the hentzi Vacuum Trim Cover species group and sister species in the North American tarantula genus, Aphonopelma, using a set of mitochondrial DNA markers that include the animal "barcoding gene".An mtDNA genealogy is used to consider questions regarding species bounda