Hapalopus planetearth Dupérré & Tapia, 2025

Described by Nadine Dupérré, Elicio Tapia

♀ Female described
Live specimen Live specimen © Dupérré & Tapia (2025, fig. 16A) — paratype in life, showing the W-shaped abdominal mark

Original Description

Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2025). Description of seven new species of Theraphosidae (Araneae, Theraphosinae; Ischnocolinae) from Ecuador, along with the identification of a new variation of type I urticating setae. Zootaxa 5722(4): 451-484.

Distribution

Ecuador

Type Locality: ECUADOR: Sucumbíos province, 826 m

Etymology

A noun in apposition in English, planet earth, for the importance of our unique planet and all its inhabitants.

Specimen Records (1)

ECFN 1333 (QCAZ) ♀ Holotype Ecuador

Sucumbíos, 826 m, under a pile of rocks, Sucumbíos

May 2019 · col. E. Tapia

Holotype female of Hapalopus planetearth. A juvenile female (ECFN 1341) shares the same data. No coordinates are published for the type locality.

Bibliography (1)

Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2025). Description of seven new species of Theraphosidae (Araneae, Theraphosinae; Ischnocolinae) from Ecuador, along with the identification of a new variation of type I urticating setae. Zootaxa 5722(4): 451-484.
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