Bumba lennoni Pérez-Miles, Bonaldo & Miglio, 2014

Described by Fernando Pérez-Miles, Laura Tavares Miglio, Alexandre Bonaldo

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Pérez-Miles, F., Bonaldo, A. & Miglio, L. T. (2014). Bumba, a replacement name for Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2005 and Bumba lennoni, a new tarantula species from western Amazonia (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae). ZooKeys 448.

Distribution

Brazil

Type Locality: Estação Cientí- fica Ferreira Penna, FLONA Caxiuanã, Melgaço, Pará, Brazil

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 7 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

Adult males collected

Of 7 adult males, 1 of 7 (14%) fall in the six wettest months, and 5 of 7 (71%) in the six warmest. Collections peak in August. The warmer half of the year is much the closer fit here.

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 35 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.

Etymology

The specific name is patronymic in honor of John Winston Lennon (1940–1980), the legendary creator of The Beatles, who contributed to make this world a gentler place.

Specimen Records (13)

MPEG 1924 ♀ Type Brazil

Melgaço, Pará, FLONA Caxiuanã, Estação Científica Ferreira Penna,Plot TEAM 2

November 2000 · col. A. B. Bonaldo leg

MPEG 1001 ♂ Type Brazil

Melgaço, Pará, FLONA Caxiuanã, Estação Científica Ferreira Penna,Plot TEAM 2

July 2002 · col. D. E. Guimarães leg

MPEG 983 ♂ Type Brazil

Estação Científica Ferreira Penna, FLONA Caxiuanã, Melgaço, Pará

June 2003 · col. J. A. P. Barreiros & C. O. Araújo leg

MPEG 976 ♂ Type Brazil

Melgaço, Pará, FLONA Caxiuanã, Estação Científica Ferreira Penna,Plot TEAM 2

August 2003 · col. J. A. P. Barreiros leg

MPEG 985 ♂ Type Brazil

Melgaço, Pará, FLONA Caxiuanã, Estação Científica Ferreira Penna,Plot TEAM 2

August 2003 · col. J. A. P. Barreiros leg

MPEG 975 ♂ Type Brazil

Melgaço, Pará, FLONA Caxiuanã, Estação Científica Ferreira Penna,Plot TEAM 2

October 2003 · col. J. A. P. Barreiros & L. T. Miglio leg

MPEG 19040 ♀ Type Brazil

Melgaço, Pará, FLONA Caxiuanã, Estação Científica Ferreira Penna,Plot TEAM 2

October 2005 · col. B. C. Araújo leg

MPEG 19041 ♀ Type Brazil

Melgaço, Pará, FLONA Caxiuanã, Estação Científica Ferreira Penna,Plot TEAM 2

October 2005 · col. N. Abrahim leg.

MPEG 19039 ♀ Type Brazil

Pará, Acampamento PPBio, Plot PPBio

May 2005 · col. C. A. Lopes leg

IBSP 229902 ♂ Brazil

BRAZIL, Pará: Brejo Grande do Araguaia, Fazenda Campo Alegre

September 2015 · col. R.M.F. Guedes

IBSP 229903 ♂ Brazil

BRAZIL, Pará: Brejo Grande do Araguaia, Fazenda Campo Alegre

September 2015 · col. R.M.F. Guedes

IBSP 229498 ♀ Brazil

BRAZIL, Pará: Brejo Grande do Araguaia, Fazenda Campo Alegre

September 2015 · col. R.M.F. Guedes

IBSP 229499 ♀ Brazil

BRAZIL, Pará: Brejo Grande do Araguaia, Fazenda Campo Alegre

September 2015 · col. R.M.F. Guedes

Bibliography (1)

Pérez-Miles, F., Bonaldo, A. & Miglio, L. T. (2014). Bumba, a replacement name for Maraca Pérez-Miles, 2005 and Bumba lennoni, a new tarantula species from western Amazonia (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae). ZooKeys 448.