Biology:Colombiarachne

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Colombiarachne is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae containing the single species, Colombiarachne dianae.[1]

Distribution

Colombiarachne dianae is endemic to the Pacific lowlands of Colombia.[1][2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Colombia" and "arachne" (spider). C. dianae honors Colombian zoologist Diana Arzuza Buelvas.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Colombiarachne Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., Guerrero-Campoverde, León-E., Mora-Bolaños, Ríos-Tamayo & Cisneros-Heredia, 2025". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn%3Alsid%3Anmbe.ch%3Aspidergen%3A06427. Retrieved 2026-01-22. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Peñaherrera-R., P.; Mora-Bolaños, J.; Guerrero-Campoverde, A.; León-E., R. J.; Ríos-Tamayo, D.; Gabriel, R.; Sherwood, D.; Cisneros-Heredia, D. F. (2025). "A new species of Reversopelma Schmidt, 2001 from Ecuador, and two new tarantula genera from Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Arachnology 20: 462-472. doi:10.13156/arac.2024.20.3.14. 

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