Biology:Cotztetlana villadai

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Cotztetlana villadai
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Cotztetlana
Species:
C. villadai
Binomial name
Cotztetlana villadai
Estrada-Alvarez, 2014

Cotztetlana villadai is a tarantula species in the Cotztetlana genus. It was first described by Julio C. Estrada-Alvarez in 2014. It is found in State of Mexico in Mexico. This spider is named after Manuel María Villada Peimbert, a Mexican naturalist and founder of a natural history museum that now bears his name.[1]

Characteristics

This tarantula is distinguished from Cotztetlana omiltemi because of the spermatheca, the receptors having converging borders. Its coloration is completely dark brown, with legs of brownish orange hairs, in the majority of the legs, its opisthosoma is darker, with brownish orange hairs. [1]

Habitat

This species is found in the State of Mexico, Temascalcingo. The majority of this territory is around 2,600 m above sea level, the average temperature being 15.4°C, the annual rainfall being around 874.6 mm. In this regions pines, oaks and cedars are common trees, common plants being agave, chayote and huizache.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27505600 entry