Hemirrhagus benzaa Mendoza, 2014

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Marroquín, J. I. M. (2014). Taxonomic revision of Hemirrhagus Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae), with description of five new species from Mexico. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 170: 634–689.

Distribution

Mexico

Type Locality: MEXICO: Oaxaca, 1 km north of Llano de las Flores, Sierra de Juárez

Etymology

The specific name is a noun in apposition in honour of the Zapotecas, the people inhabiting the central region of Oaxaca in ancient Mesoamerica. They call themselves Ben’Zaa, which means cloud people.