Hemirrhagus sprousei Mendoza & Francke, 2018

Described by Jorge Ivan Mendoza Marroquín, Oscar F. Francke

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Marroquín, J. I. M. & Francke, O. F. (2018). Five new cave-dwelling species of Hemirrhagus Simon 1903 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae), with notes on the generic distribution and novel morphological features. Zootaxa 4407(4): 451-482.

Distribution

Mexico

Type Locality: Oaxaca, Mpio. Acatlán, Cueva de la Laguna Verde

Etymology

The specific name is a patronym in honor of Peter Sprouse, for his contribution to the knowledge of Mexican Caves and their fauna, and who collected the first specimen of the species.