Grammostola quirogai Montes De Oca et al, 2015

Described by Fernando Pérez-Miles, Laura Montes de Oca, Guillermo D' Elia

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Oca, L. M. de, Elia, G. D. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2015). An integrative approach for species delimitation in the spider genus Grammostola (Theraphosidae, Mygalomorphae). Zoologica Scripta.

Distribution

Uruguay

Type Locality: URUGUAY, Cuchilla del Dayman, Route 31 km 24, 31°24002″ S, 57°41029″W, 14 February 2013, F. Costa, F. Perez-Miles & L. Montes de Oca (FCE-MY 1215).

Etymology

The specific epithet is a patronym dedicated to the memory of Horacio Quiroga, an Uruguayan poet, playwright and master of short story writing, born in Salto where the new species has been registered.