Aporus luxus assimilis

(Banks, 1917)

Aporus luxus assimilis is a of in the , originally described by Banks in 1917. Current taxonomic databases list this name as a synonym of Aporus luxus rather than a valid subspecies. The parent A. luxus is a small iridescent -black , 8–15 mm in length, known from western North America. are commonly found on flowers of umbellifers and other plants where they feed on nectar. Females hunt trapdoor (family Euctenizidae), paralyzing them and using the spider's own burrow as a nest for their offspring.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Aporus luxus assimilis: /əˈpɔːrəs ˈlʌksəs əˈsɪmɪlɪs/

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Host Associations

Aptostichus sp. (Euctenizidae) - trapdoor ; female spider into paralysis and uses its burrow as nest

Similar Taxa

Aporus luxusAporus luxus assimilis is currently treated as a synonym of this ; the two names have been combined under A. luxus in modern taxonomic databases

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Taxonomic Status

Catalogue of Life and GBIF both list Aporus luxus assimilis as a synonym of Aporus luxus, not as a currently accepted . The name was originally published by Banks in 1917 but has not been retained in modern .

Parent Species Biology

The Aporus luxus, to which this synonym refers, is characterized by a streamlined that slopes gradually toward the , proportionately short legs compared to other , and short thick . It ranges from central British Columbia to central Baja California, east to western Idaho, Utah, and most of Arizona, with one record from Colorado.

Flower Associations

of A. luxus have been documented on numerous flowering plants including Daucus carota ( Anne's Lace), Eriogonum spp. (buckwheat), Chrysothamnus spp. (rabbitbrush), Grindelia spp. (gumweed), Euphorbia spp. (spurge), Sphenosciadium capitellatum (Woollyhead Parsnip), Bebbia spp. (sweetbush), Sambucus spp. (elderberry), Prosopis spp. (mesquite), Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow), and Tamarix spp. (saltcedar). They also visit of Helianthus annuus and from .

Generation Time

Most of A. luxus have one annually, though southern populations may produce two generations per year.