Una nueva especie de Acanthoscurria (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) sin órgano estridulador, del sur de Perú

Acanthoscurria sacsayhuaman sp. nov. (Araneae: Theraphosidae) is described based on a male from Cusco, Peru. The new species is characterized by the absence of stridulatory bristles on retrolateral face of palpal trochanter. Moreover, it can be distinguished by morphology of the male palpal bulb and...

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Authors: Ferretti, Nelson, Ochoa, José A., Chaparro, Juan C.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Perú
Institution:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repository:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/12375
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/12375
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cordillera de los Andes
Cusco
Mygalomorphae
nueva especie
taxonomía.
Andes mountain range
new species
taxonomy.
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Summary:Acanthoscurria sacsayhuaman sp. nov. (Araneae: Theraphosidae) is described based on a male from Cusco, Peru. The new species is characterized by the absence of stridulatory bristles on retrolateral face of palpal trochanter. Moreover, it can be distinguished by morphology of the male palpal bulb and tibial apophysis of the first pair of legs. The genus is recorded for the first time for Peru.