Biology:Bistriopelma lamasi

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Short description: Species of spider

Bistriopelma lamasi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Bistriopelma
Species:
B. lamasi
Binomial name
Bistriopelma lamasi
Kaderka, 2015[1]

Bistriopelma lamasi is a species of theraphosine tarantula, which is native to Peru.[2]

Etymology

The specific name lamasi is in honour of Gerardo Lamas Müller, who specialized in butterflies and collected the types.[2]

Characteristic features

B. lamasi has a deep fovea and the spermathecae have large granules, and has a well developed basal tubercle.[2]

References

  1. "Taxon details Bistriopelma lamasi Kaderka, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/54626. Retrieved 2016-05-15. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kaderka, R. (2015). "Bistriopelma, a new genus with two new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Revista Peruana de Biología 22 (3): 275–288. doi:10.15381/rpb.v22i3.11432. 

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