Yanomamius waikoshiemi (Bertani & Araújo, 2006)

Described by Rogério Bertani, Yelinda Araújo

♀ Female described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Bertani, R. & Araújo, Y. (2006). A new species of Holothele Karsch, 1879 (Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae) from Venezuela. Revta Iberica Arachnol. 12: 13-16.

Guadanucci, J. P. L., Lucas, S. M., Indicatti, R. P. & Yamamoto, F. U. (2007). Description of Guyruita gen. nov. and two new species (Ischnocolinae, Theraphosidae). Revta bras. Zool. 24: 991-996.

Distribution

Venezuela

Type Locality: VENEZUELA, Amazonas, Reserva de Biosfera Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare, 411 km from Puerto Ayacucho, Río Mavaca, Yanomami community Motorema

Etymology

The specific name is a noun in apposition taken from the Yanomami language meaning a kind of spider.

Specimen Records (4)

? ♀ Type Venezuela

Río Mavaca =Macava, Yanomami community Motorema

col. Paulo Beserra & Ignacio Nimo

? ♀ Type Venezuela

Río Mavaca, Yanomami communities Motorema

col. Yelinda Araujo, Paulo Beserra and Ignacio Nimo

? juvenile Type Venezuela

Hatakoa, 411 km from Puerto Ayacucho, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela

col. Yelinda Araujo, Paulo Beserra and Ignacio Nimo

UFMG 16690 ♀ Brazil

Amajari, Estância Ecológica SESC Tepequém, Vila Tepequém

July 2014 · col. L.S. Carvalho & M.C. Schneider