Parvicarina

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Parvicarina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Parvicarina
Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023 [1]
Species:
P. felipeleitei
Binomial name
Parvicarina felipeleitei
(Bertani & Leal, 2016) [2]
Synonyms
  • Pterinopelma sazimaiBertani, Nagahama & Fukushima, 2011
  • Pterinopelma felipeleiteiBertani & Leal, 2016

Parvicarina is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae containing the single species, Parvicarina felipeleitei. [2]

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Distribution

Parvicarina felipeleitei has been recorded from Brazil. [2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Latin parvus (small) and carina (keel), referring to the small keels present on the male palpal bulb of the type-species. [1]

The species name honors Brazilian herpetologist Felipe S. F. Leite for his extensive contribution to the knowledge of the biodiversity of the Espinhaço Mountain Range. [3]

Taxonomy

The species was originally described in genus Pterinopelma . [3] It was transferred to its own genus based on advances in phylogeny and morphological differences. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Galleti-Lima, A.; Hamilton, C. A.; Borges, L. M.; Guadanucci, J. P. L. (2023). "Phylogenomics of Lasiodoriforms: reclassification of the South American genus Vitalius Lucas, Silva and Bertani and allied genera (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11 1177627: 1–19. Bibcode:2023FrEEv..1177627G. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1177627 . Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Parvicarina Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  3. 1 2 Bertani, R.; Leal, F. (2016). "A new species of Pterinopelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from the highlands of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil and description of the male of P. sazimai". Zoologia (Curitiba). 33 (2): 1–9. doi:10.1590/S1984-4689zool-20150190. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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