Tekoapora

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Tekoapora
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T. wacketi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Tekoapora
Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023 [1]
Species:
T. wacketi
Binomial name
Tekoapora wacketi
Synonyms
  • Pterinopelma wacketiMello-Leitão, 1923
  • Pamphobeteus insularisMello-Leitão, 1923
  • Pamphobeteus masculusPiza, 1939
  • Pamphobeteus platyommaBücherl, 1949
  • Pamphobeteus litoralisPiza, 1976
  • Vitalius platyommaSchmidt, 1993
  • Aphonopelma wacketiSchmidt, 1997
  • Vitalius wacketiBertani, 2001

Tekoapora is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. It contains the single species Tekoapora wacketi. [2]

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Distribution

T. wacketi is endemic to the highlands (up to 1,100 m above sea level) of the Espinhaço Mountain range and States of Minas Gerais and Bahia, Brazil. [1]

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Mbayá language term "tekoá porã" (meaning "good land"), which the Mbayá people originally used to refer to the Serra do Mar region. [1]

The species is named after M. Wacket, who collected the male holotype in 1900. [3]

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 .
  2. 1 2 "Gen. Tekoapora Galleti-Lima, Hamilton, Borges & Guadanucci, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  3. ↑ Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923). "Theraphosideas do Brasil". Revista do Museu Paulista. 13: 1–438.


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