Pululahua kunukyaku
Live specimen © Dupérré & Tapia (2025), fig. 45A, holotype male alive, lateral viewType Locality and Records
Distribution
Type Locality: ECUADOR, Pichincha Province, Termas de Pululahua, 2128 m
Adult Male Activity
Collection months of 2 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live
All 2 were collected in November 2016, so the bars show when collecting took place, not when males are active.
Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near where these males were collected, Ecuador. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 2851 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.
Etymology
The specific epithet is an invariable noun taken from the Kichwa language, meaning thermal springs, in reference to the habitat in which the species was collected.
Specimen Records (5)
Holotype male of Pululahua kunukyaku, type species of the genus. Total length 8.60 mm. Photographed alive.
Paratype male of Pululahua kunukyaku, same data as the holotype.
Paratype female of Pululahua kunukyaku, the specimen described in the paper. Total length 11.43 mm. Its internal genitalia are figured as fig. 50C.
Paratype female of Pululahua kunukyaku. Its internal genitalia are figured as fig. 50D.
Paratype female of Pululahua kunukyaku, same data as the holotype.