Chinchaysuyu spinosa Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2022

Described by Rick C. West, Nelson Ferretti, José A. Ochoa, Juan C. Chaparro

♀ Female described ♂ Male described
Male Male

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Ferretti, N., Chaparro, J. C., Ochoa, J. A. & West, R. C. (2022). A new tarantula (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) genus endemic from Peru with a novel genitalic morphology among theraphosinae and its phylogenetic placement. Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology 302(3).
Kaderka, R. (2024). Revision of the monotypic genus Chinchaysuyu Ferretti et al., 2023 from Peru (Araneae; Theraphosidae; Theraphosinae). Revista peruana de biología 31 (4): e27352.

Distribution

Peru

Type Locality: PERU, Cajamarca department, San Jose

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 4 adult male specimen records

Etymology

The specific epithet is a Latin adjective, meaning ‘spined’ and refers to the presence of spines on the ventral maxillae.

Specimen Records (6)

MUBI 60 ♂ Holotype Peru

San José (precise coordinates withheld; protected species), Cajamarca

February 2022 · col. J. C. Chaparro

Holotype male of Chinchaysuyu spinosa. Collected 22 February 2022.

MUBI 134 ♀ Paratype Peru

San José (precise coordinates withheld; protected species), Cajamarca

February 2022 · col. J. C. Chaparro

Paratype female of Chinchaysuyu spinosa. Collected 22 February 2022. Its two pairs of seminal receptacles are considered a genital anomaly by Kaderka (2024).

MUBI 135 ♂ Paratype Peru

San José (precise coordinates withheld; protected species), Cajamarca

July 2022 · col. J. C. Chaparro

Paratype male of Chinchaysuyu spinosa. Collected 30 July 2022.

MUSM-ENT 0501492 ♀ Peru

La Encañada, 3880 m, Cajamarca

September 2010 · col. C. Carranza

Female of Chinchaysuyu spinosa described by Kaderka (2024); new population from La Encañada district. Collected 4-14 September 2010. Label longitude 72°19'W corrected to 78°19'W.

MUBI 67 ♂ Peru

Lagunas, 3935 m, Cajamarca

February 2012 · col. J. C. Chaparro

Non-type male of Chinchaysuyu spinosa. Collected 19 February 2012.

MUBI 66 ♂ Peru

Cumbemayo, 3730 m, Cajamarca

February 2022 · col. J. C. Chaparro

Non-type male of Chinchaysuyu spinosa. Collected 19 February 2022.