Schismatothele olsoni Guadanucci, Perafán & Valencia-Cuéllar, 2019

Described by Carlos Perafán, José Paulo Leite Guadanucci, Dayana Valencia-Cuéllar

♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Valencia-Cuéllar, D., Perafán, C., Guerrero, R. J. & Guadanucci, J. P. L. (2019). Schismatothelinae spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from Colombia: four new species and an approach to their diversity. Zootaxa 4545(4): 548-562.

Distribution

ColombiaVenezuela

Type Locality: Chinácota, Norte de Santander

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 2 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

Dry seasonWet season1118°17°JFMAMJJASOND10115mm0
Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, Chinácota, Norte de Santander. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 2144 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself. Records span 2 countries (Colombia, Venezuela), so one climate curve cannot describe all of them.

Etymology

The specific epithet is a noun in the genitive in honor of the Scandinavian American Christian missionary Bruce Olson, for his respect, love and valuable humanitarian work for Colombian indigenous tribe Motilones, who inhabit the territory

Specimen Records (2)

ICN-AR 8358 ♂ Type Colombia

Chinácota, Norte de Santander, 1200 masl

October 1998 · col. D. Weinmann

ICN-Ar 8359 ♂ Type Venezuela

Bramón, Táchira, 1000 masl

September 2006 · col. D. Weinmann & A. Stirm

Bibliography (1)

Valencia-Cuéllar, D., Perafán, C., Guerrero, R. J. & Guadanucci, J. P. L. (2019). Schismatothelinae spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from Colombia: four new species and an approach to their diversity. Zootaxa 4545(4): 548-562.
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