Typhochlaena chapadensis
Live specimen © Bertani, Antunes & Gallão (2025), fig. 1, a live subadult male. Photo: Vinicius AntunesType Locality and Records
Original Description
Distribution
Type Locality: BRAZIL, State of Bahia, Lençóis, Chapada Diamantina region, 390 m a.s.l.
Adult Male Activity
Collection months of 1 adult male specimen record, against the rainfall where they live
Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near where these males were collected, Brazil. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 1020 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.
Etymology
The specific epithet refers to the Chapada Diamantina region, where the holotype was found.
Specimen Records (2)
Holotype male of Typhochlaena chapadensis. Total length without chelicerae 13.01 mm. Found wandering inside a house, probably searching for a female or food. The coordinates are the centre of the municipality of Lençóis, not the collection point: the authors withhold the exact locality because precise data could facilitate illegal collecting for the pet trade, and direct researchers to request it from the holding institution.
Immature of Typhochlaena chapadensis, same data as the holotype, found under loose tree bark in the peri-domiciliary area. Not a type: listed by the authors under other material examined. Coordinates are the municipality centre, as for the holotype.