<i>Proshapalopus marimbai</i>, a new tarantula species (Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) and first genus record from Colombia

<i>Proshapalopus marimbai</i>, a new tarantula species (Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) and first genus record from Colombia

A new species of Proshapalopus Mello-Leitão, 1923, distributed in the Southwest Colombia in the Chocó Region, is described. A morphological cladistic analysis based on the previous matrix of a Theraphosinae group confirmed the inclusion of this species within Proshapalopus. The new species, Proshap...

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Main Authors: Carlos Perafán, Dayana Valencia-Cuellar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-11-01
Series:Tropical Zoology
Subjects:
Chocó
cladistics
marimba
tarantula
Theraphosinae
Tumaco
Online Access:https://pagepress.org/biology/tz/article/view/35

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