Mascaraneus remotus Gallon, 2005

♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Gallon, R. C. (2005). On a new genus and species of theraphosid spider from Serpent Island, Mauritius (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Eumenophorinae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 13: 175-178.

Distribution

Mauritius

Type Locality: Serpent Island, Mauritius

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 1 adult male specimen record, against the rainfall where they live

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Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, Serpent Island, Mauritius. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 0 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.

Etymology

From the Latin adjective for remote, referring to the isolated type locality.

Specimen Records (1)

? ♂ Type Mauritius

Serpent Island, Mauritius

November 1992 · col. Carol Knight

Bibliography (1)

Gallon, R. C. (2005). On a new genus and species of theraphosid spider from Serpent Island, Mauritius (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Eumenophorinae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 13: 175-178.
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