Kankuamo marquezi Perafán, Galvis & Gutiérrez, 2016

Described by Carlos Perafán, William Galvis, Miguel Gutiérrez

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Male

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Perafán, C., Galvis, W., Gutiérrez, M. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2016). Kankuamo, a new theraphosid genus from Colombia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae), with a new type of urticating setae and divergent male genitalia. ZooKeys 601: 89-109.

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Distribution

Colombia

Type Locality: Colombia, Magdalena, Santa Marta, Corregimiento Minca, Sector San Lorenzo, 2200m above sea level

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 2 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, 2200 m. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 1933 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.

Etymology

The specific epithet is a noun in genitive in honor to Gabriel García Márquez (Aracataca, Colombia, 1927 - Mexico D.F., Mexico, 2014), who was a renowned Colombian writer

Specimen Records (3)

ICN-Ar 7983 ♂ Type Colombia

Colombia, Magdalena, Santa Marta, Corregimiento Minca, Sector San Lorenzo, 2200m above sea level

August 2014 · col. W. Galvis and J. Moreno

Allotype female contains same data.

ICN-Ar 7984 ♀ Type Colombia

Colombia, Magdalena, Santa Marta, Corregimiento Minca, Sector San Lorenzo, 2200m above sea level

August 2014 · col. W. Galvis and J. Moreno

ICN-Ar 7985 ♂ Colombia

Colombia, Magdalena, Santa Marta, Corregimiento Minca, Sector San Lorenzo, 2200m above sea level

September 2014 · col. Miguel Gutierrez

Bibliography (1)

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