Dolichothele mottai Revollo, da Silva & Bertani, 2017

Described by Rogério Bertani, Pedro Ismael da Silva Júnior, Irene Soliz Revollo

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Revollo, I. S., Silva Júnior, P. I. da & Bertani, R. (2017). Two new Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 species from Brazil and Bolivia (Araneae, Theraphosidae). ZooKeys 724: 1-20.

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Distribution

Brazil

Type Locality: Distrito Federal, Brasília, Reserva Ecológica do IBGE

Etymology

The specific name is a patronym in honor of the arachnologist Dr. Paulo Cesar Motta, for his contributions to the taxonomy and biology of mygalomorphs inhabiting the Brazilian Cerrado region.

Specimen Records (2)

DZUB 8246 ♀ Type Brazil

Distrito Federal, Brasília, Reserva Ecológica do IBGE, Brazil

July 2007 · col. R. Bertani, P. Motta, C. S. Fukushima, R. H. Nagahama, J. Crisóstomo

DZUB 8248 ♂ Type Brazil

Distrito Federal, Brasília, Brazil

Bibliography (1)

Revollo, I. S., Silva Júnior, P. I. da & Bertani, R. (2017). Two new Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 species from Brazil and Bolivia (Araneae, Theraphosidae). ZooKeys 724: 1-20.

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