Anqasha lima Sherwood, Peñaherrera-R., Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025

Described by Ray Gabriel, Antonio Domingos Brescovit, Sylvia Marlene Lucas, Danniella Sherwood, Pedro J. Peñaherrera Romero, Roberto J. León-E, Christine Rollard, Elise-Anne Leguin

♀ Female described

Original Description

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P. J., León-E, R. J., Rollard, C., Leguin, E., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2025). On the identity of some taxa in the tarantula tribe Hapalopini, with two synonymies, and description of four new genera and three new species (Araneae: Theraphosidae). ZooNova 46: 1-23.

Distribution

Peru

Type Locality: PERU: Lomas Flor de Amancaes, Lima

Etymology

A noun in apposition from the Peruvian Department of Lima.

Specimen Records (1)

MUSM-ENT 0501413 ♀ Holotype Peru

Lomas Flor de Amancaes, Lima, Lima

October 2005 · col. C. Castillo

Holotype female of Anqasha lima, examined only through the photographs published by Kaderka (2023) as "Anqasha sp."

Bibliography (1)

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P. J., León-E, R. J., Rollard, C., Leguin, E., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2025). On the identity of some taxa in the tarantula tribe Hapalopini, with two synonymies, and description of four new genera and three new species (Araneae: Theraphosidae). ZooNova 46: 1-23.