| Tmesiphantes yupanqui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Tmesiphantes |
| Species: | T. yupanqui |
| Binomial name | |
| Tmesiphantes yupanqui (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014) [1] | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Tmesiphantes yupanqui is a species of spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae of the family Theraphosidae. It is endemic to Argentina. [1]
The species was first described in 2014 as Melloleitaoina yupanqui. [1] The specific name yupanqui is in honour of Atahualpa Yupanqui, a famous musician and a synonym of Héctor Aramburu. [2] In 2019, it was transferred to the genus Tmesiphantes . [1]
Tmesiphantes yupanqui has a very curved embolus with no triangular spine, and a discontinued prolateral superior keel (still on the embolus) which separates into two keels. The female spermathecae are short and with large granules. [2]
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