Hapalotremus kuka Ferretti, Cavalllo, Chaparro, Ríos-Tamayo, Seimon & West, 2018

Described by Rick C. West, Nelson Ferretti, Patricio E. Cavallo, Juan C. Chaparro, Duniesky Ríos Tamayo, Tracie A. Seimon

♀ Female described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Ferretti, N., Cavallo, P. E., Chaparro, J. C., Tamayo, D. R., Seimon, T. A. & West, R. C. (2018). The Neotropical genus Hapalotremus Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with the description of seven new species and the highest altitude record for the family. Journal of Natural History 52(29-30): 1927-1984.

Distribution

Bolivia

Type Locality: Bolivia, Chapare, Cochabamba, northeast of Sacaba, 3300 m a.s.l

Etymology

The specific name is a noun in apposition formed by the Quechua and Aymara word kuka, which means ‘coca’, referring to the plant species Erythroxylum coca Lam.

Bibliography (2)

Ferretti, N., Chaparro, J. C., Ochoa, J. A. & West, R. C. (2025). Phylogeny of the high-altitude tarantulas Hapalotremus Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) with the description of a new species. Insect Systematics & Evolution 56 (1): 90-110.