Umbyquyra

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Umbyquyra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Umbyquyra
Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018 [1]
Type species
U. paranaiba Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018
Species

12, see text

Umbyquyra is a genus of South American tarantulas first described in 2018 by Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas. They are found exclusively in Brazil and Bolivia. The name Umbyquyra derives from the words "pointed bird beak" in the native Tupi language, which makes reference to the palpal bulb. [2]

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Description

The species of this genus range from 18 to 24 cm. Usually they are dark brown in coloration, with legs that are a lighter shade of brown. The side of their abdomens are usually covered in reddish or golden hairs. All of them have eight eyes, ringed with black coloration. [2]

Species

As of December 2024 it contains twelve species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Umbyquyra Gargiulo, Brescovit & Lucas, 2018". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. 1 2 Gargiulo, F. de F.; Brescovit, A. D.; Lucas, S. M. (2018). "Umbyquyra gen. nov., a new tarantula spider genus from the Neotropical region (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae), with a description of eight new species". European Journal of Taxonomy (457): 1–50. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2018.457 .


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