A new species of Thrixopelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) from southern Peru

Millenpeier, M., Chaparro, J. C., Ochoa, J. A., Ferretti, N. & West, R. C. (2024). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 59 (2): 578-586.

Original paper DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2024.2328938

Authors

Micaela MillenpeierJuan C. Chaparro Juan C. ChaparroJosé A. Ochoa José A. OchoaNelson Ferretti Nelson FerrettiRick C. West Rick C. West

Abstract

This work aims to describe a new species of Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994 from southcentral Peru in the Department of Cusco. Thrixopelma choquequirao sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from congeneric species by the low number of labial cuspules, a very long palpal tibia, morphology of the male palpal bulb and female spermathecae. Currently the genus Thrixopelma comprises seven formally described species which inhabit Perú and Ecuador, distributed in Amazonian rainforest, Coastal Dry Forest, and Andean Dry Forest.

Species (1)

Thrixopelma choquequirao