Tmesiphantes mutquina
Tmesiphantes mutquina is a species of theraphosid spider, in the subfamily Theraphosinae. It is native to Argentina.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Tmesiphantes |
| Species: | T. mutquina |
| Binomial name | |
| Tmesiphantes mutquina (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)[1] | |
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Taxonomy
The species was first described in 2014 as Melloleitaoina mutquina.[1] The specific name matquina comes from the Quechua language, meaning "a place or thing to smell", and is the name of the type locality, Mutquín. When it rains there, herbs release a pleasant smell that perfumes the village there.[2] In 2019, it was transferred to the genus Tmesiphantes.[1]
Characteristics
Tmesiphantes mutquina is only known from the male, which has an embolus which lacks any subapical triangular spine and is relatively straight.[2]
References
- "Taxon details Tmesiphantes mutquina (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- Perafán, C. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2014). "Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina". ZooKeys. 404: 17–129. doi:10.3897/zookeys.404.6243.
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