Holothele tsala Dupérré & Tapia, 2025

Described by Nadine Dupérré, Elicio Tapia

♀ Female described
Female Female © Dupérré & Tapia (2025, fig. 22) — female holotype ECFN 7797

Original Description

Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2025). Description of seven new species of Theraphosidae (Araneae, Theraphosinae; Ischnocolinae) from Ecuador, along with the identification of a new variation of type I urticating setae. Zootaxa 5722(4): 451-484.

Distribution

Ecuador

Type Locality: ECUADOR: Comunidad Guayusa Loma, Napo, 727 m

Etymology

A noun in apposition from Kichwa, meaning pale and thin, for the species' pale colour and elongate build.

Specimen Records (1)

ECFN 7797 (QCAZ) ♀ Holotype Ecuador

Comunidad Guayusa Loma, 727 m, inside a karstic cave, under rocks, Napo

November 2021 · col. E. Tapia

Holotype female of Holothele tsala. Five juveniles from the same cave are listed as non-type material. No coordinates are published for the type locality.

Bibliography (1)

Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2025). Description of seven new species of Theraphosidae (Araneae, Theraphosinae; Ischnocolinae) from Ecuador, along with the identification of a new variation of type I urticating setae. Zootaxa 5722(4): 451-484.
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