Chaetopelma turkesi Topçu & Demircan, 2014

Described by Aydın Topçu , Nurcan Demircan

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Topçu, A. & Demircan, N. (2014). A new species of the genus Chaetopelma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Turkey. Zoology in the Middle East 60(3): 267-271.

Distribution

Turkey

Type Locality: Turkey, Hatay province, Dörtyol district, Yahyalı plateau (36°49’N, 36°17’E)

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 1 adult male specimen record

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Assoc. Prof. Tuncay Türkeş, who has made an important contribution to Turkish arachnology.

Specimen Records (2)

NUAM THR-31/007 ♂ Type Turkey

Turkey, Hatay province, Dörtyol district, Yahyalı plateau (36°49’N, 36°17’E), 988 m

May 2007 · col. O. Seyyar & H. Demir

NUAM THR-31/007 Type Turkey

Turkey, Hatay province, Dörtyol district, Yahyalı plateau (36°49’N, 36°17’E), 988 m

May 2007 · col. O. Seyyar & H. Demir

2 male, 2 female

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