Bistriopelma matuskai

Bistriopelma matuskai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Theraphosidae
Genus:Bistriopelma
Species: B. matuskai
Binomial name
Bistriopelma matuskai
Kaderka, 2015[1]

Bistriopelma matuskai is a species of tarantula, in the theraphosinae subfamily, which is (as of February 2016) only known from Peru.[2]

Etymology

Bistriopelma matuskai 's specific name is in honour of Ondřej Matuška, the author's brother-in-law, who helped in field research.[2]

Characteristics

B. matuskai has no fovea, and only has fine grains on the spermathecae. It has only an undeveloped basal tubercle.[2]

References

  1. "Taxon details Bistriopelma matuskai Kaderka, 2015", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-05-15
  2. 1 2 3 Kaderka, R. (2015). "Bistriopelma, a new genus with two new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae)". Revista Peruana de Biología. 22 (3): 275–288. doi:10.15381/rpb.v22i3.11432.


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