Tmesiphantes hypogeussp. nov. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), the first troglobitic tarantula from Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências

Rogério Bertani¹  Maria Elina Bichuette¹  Denis R. Pedroso¹ 

关键词: cave;    mygalomorph;    new species;    spider taxonomy;    tarantula;    caverna;    migalomorfa;    espécie nova;    taxonomia de aranhas;    tarantula;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0001-37652013005000007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A new species of Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892, is described from sandstone/quartizitic caves of Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil. This is the fifth species of the genus and the first record of a troglobitic mygalomorph in Brazil. A key is presented for all Tmesiphantes species.

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