Biology:Tmesiphantes yupanqui

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Short description: Species of spider

Tmesiphantes yupanqui
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Tmesiphantes
Species:
T. yupanqui
Binomial name
Tmesiphantes yupanqui
(Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Melloleitaoina yupanqui Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014

Tmesiphantes yupanqui is a species of spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae of the family Theraphosidae. It is endemic to Argentina .[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 2014 as Melloleitaoina yupanqui.[1] The specific name yupanqui is in honour of Atahualpa Yupanqui, a famous musician and a synonym of Héctor Aramburu.[2] In 2019, it was transferred to the genus Tmesiphantes.[1]

Characteristics

Tmesiphantes yupanqui has a very curved embolus with no triangular spine, and a discontinued prolateral superior keel (still on the embolus) which separates into two keels. The female spermathecae are short and with large granules.[2]

References

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