Neischnocolus ballerioi Dupérré & Tapia, 2025

Described by Nadine Dupérré, Elicio Tapia

♂ Male described

Male © Dupérré & Tapia (2025, fig. 1A) — holotype male ECFN 11641

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2025). Four new species of Neischnocolus (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) from Western Ecuador. Zootaxa 5706(4): 530-550.

Distribution

Ecuador

Type Locality: ECUADOR: Esmeraldas, Otokiki Reserve, 684 m

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Etymology

A patronym honouring the Italian entomologist Alberto Ballerio, a specialist in Scarabaeidae, for his contributions to the knowledge of Ecuadorian fauna.

Specimen Records (1)

ECFN 11641 (QCAZ) ♂ Holotype Ecuador

Otokiki Reserve, 684 m, Esmeraldas

September 2019 · col. E. Tapia

Holotype male of Neischnocolus ballerioi; hand collected

Genitalia

Male palp © Dupérré & Tapia (2025, fig. 2E–H) — holotype male ECFN 11641