Melloina pacifica Echeverri, Gómez Torres, Pinel & Perafán, 2023

Described by Carlos Perafán, Mariana Echeverri, Sebastián Gómez Torres, Nicolás Pinel

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Echeverri, M., Torres, S. G., Pinel, N. & Perafán, C. (2023). Four new species of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Halonoproctidae and Theraphosidae) from the Colombian Pacific region (Bahía Solano, Chocó). ZooKeys 1166: 49-90.

Distribution

Colombia

Type Locality: Colombia, Chocó, Bahía Solano, Jardín Botánico del Pacífico

Etymology

The specific epithet pacifica is a noun in feminine refers to the Colombian Pacific region, where the species is distributed.