Tmesiphantes yupanqui

Tmesiphantes yupanqui is a species of spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae of the family Theraphosidae. It is endemic to Argentina.[1]

Tmesiphantes yupanqui
Scientific classification
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]
  • Melloleitaoina yupanqui Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014

Taxonomy

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]

Characteristics

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]

References
  1. "Taxon details Tmesiphantes yupanqui (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. 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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