Biology:Bonnetina cyaneifemur
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Short description: Species of tarantula
| Bonnetina cyaneifemur | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arthropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chelicerata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arachnida |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Araneae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Mygalomorphae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Avicularioidea |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Theraphosidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Bonnetina |
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| Binomial name | |
| Bonnetina cyaneifemur (Vol, 2000)
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Bonnetina cyaneifemur, also known as the Mexican blue femur, is a species of tarantula from the genus Bonnetina. It was first described in 2000 by Fabian Vol.[1]
The genus name is in recognition of the French arachnologist, Pierre Bonnet and the species name refers to the dark blue (cyan) color of the spider's femurs.
It is found in Mexico and has been spotted in the Mountains near Manzanillo.[2][3]
Behavior
The spider usually makes a burrow under the topsoil or amongst branches, rocks and other forest floor debris.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Vol, F. (2000a). Description de Bonnetina cyaneifemur, gen. n. & sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae) du Mexique. Arachnides 44: 2–9.
- ↑ "World spider catalog". https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/37235.
- ↑ "Mexican Blue-femur Tarantula Observed". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/264087-Bonnetina-cyaneifemur.
- ↑ Tarantulas of the world: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen – Band 1. Published by the author, 148 pp.
Wikidata ☰ Q2915248 entry
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