Antikuna valladaresi Ferretti, Kaderka & West, 2021

Described by Rick C. West, Nelson Ferretti, Radan Kaderka

♀ Female described ♂ Male 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, Junín, Yauli, next to Ticlio

Etymology

The specific name is a patronym dedicated to Manuel Valladares, a Peruvian naturalist who is devoted to the conservation of theraphosid spiders in Peru and who discovered this species.