Arboriticus celsoi Borges & Bertani, 2025

Described by Rogério Bertani, Leandro Malta Borges

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Female Female © Borges et al. (2025), fig. 76, live female CAD 1648 at Parque Nacional do Itatiaia

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Borges, L. M., Abegg, A. D., Paladini, A. & Bertani, R. (2025). A new genus and five new species of arboreal tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 5679(4): 521-551.

Distribution

Brazil

Type Locality: BRAZIL, Minas Gerais, Juiz de Fora

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 2 adult male specimen records

Etymology

A patronym honouring the Brazilian biologist Celso Rios, who collected the types.

Specimen Records (3)

MZUSP 78856 ♂ Holotype Brazil

Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais

February 2015 · col. C. Rios

Holotype male of Arboriticus celsoi, type species of the genus.

MNRJ 12945 ♂ Paratype Brazil

Serra dos Orgaos, Estrada do Garrafao, Guapimirim, 730 m a.s.l., Rio de Janeiro

March 2003 · col. A. C. Caparelli

Paratype male of Arboriticus celsoi.

MZUSP 78857 ♀ Paratype Brazil

Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais

February 2015 · col. C. Rios

Paratype female of Arboriticus celsoi, same data as the holotype.