Avicularia purpurea, a new species of theraphosid spider from Ecuador

Kirk, P. J. (1990). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 6(1): 15-19.

Original paper

Abstract

The following is a description of a new species of mygalomorph spider from the Amazonas region of Ecuador, South America. The spider can be classified as follows; family Theraphosidae, subfamily Aviculariinae, genus Avicularia, species purpurea.