Antikuna sapallanga Kaderka, Ferretti & Lüddecke, 2021

Described by Nelson Ferretti, Radan Kaderka, Tim Lüddecke

♀ Female described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Kaderka, R., Ferretti, N., Hüsser, M., Lüddecke, T. & West, R. C. (2021). Antikuna, a new genus with seven new species from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) and the highest altitude record for the family. Journal of Natural History 55(21-22): 1335-1402.

Distribution

Peru

Type Locality: Peru, Huancayo, Huayucachi, Sapallanga

Etymology

The specific name refers to the type locality. Sapallanga is a name composed of two Quechua words: ‘sapa’ which means ‘unique’ and ‘llank’aq’ meaning ‘a worker’.