Biology:Melloleitaoina yupanqui
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Melloleitaoina yupanqui is a species of spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae of the family Theraphosidae. It is endemic to Argentina .[1]
Etymology
Yupanqui, the specific name of this species, is in honour of Atahualpa Yupanqui, a famous musician and a synonym of Héctor Aramburu.[2]
Characteristics
M. 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
- ↑ Melloleitaoina yupanqui Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Perafán, C. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2014a). Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina. ZooKeys 404: 117-129. Link doi:10.3897/zookeys.404.6243. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
Wikidata ☰ Q21320237 entry
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