Bistriopelma lamasi

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Bistriopelma lamasi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Bistriopelma
Species:
B. lamasi
Binomial name
Bistriopelma lamasi
Kaderka, 2015 [1]

Bistriopelma lamasi is a species of theraphosine tarantula, which is native to Peru. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name lamasi is in honour of Gerardo Lamas Müller, who specialized in butterflies and collected the types. [2]

Characteristic features

B. lamasi has a deep fovea and the spermathecae have large granules, and has a well developed basal tubercle. [2]

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References

  1. "Taxon details Bistriopelma lamasi Kaderka, 2015". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. 1 2 3 Kaderka, R. (2015). "Bistriopelma, a new genus with two new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Revista Peruana de Biología. 22 (3): 275–288. doi: 10.15381/rpb.v22i3.11432 .