Neischnocolus caxiuana (Pérez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2008)

Described by Fernando Pérez-Miles, Laura Tavares Miglio, Alexandre Bonaldo

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Pérez-Miles, F., Gabriel, R., Miglio, L. T., Bonaldo, A., Gallon, R. C., Jimenez, J. J. & Bertani, R. (2008). Ami, a new Theraphosid genus from Central and South America, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Mygalomorphae). Zootaxa 1915: 54–68.

Distribution

Brazil

Type Locality: BRAZIL: Caxiuanã, Melgaço, Pará

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 1 adult male specimen record, against the rainfall where they live

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Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near where these males were collected, Brazil. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 35 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself.

Etymology

The specific epithet is a noun in apposition from the Tupí language for the name of the type locality, which means ‘place of many snakes’.

Specimen Records (2)

MPEG 00994 ♂ Holotype Brazil

Caxiuanã, Melgaço, Pará

October 2003 · col. J. A. P. Barreiros & L. T. Miglio

Holotype male of Neischnocolus caxiuana, type species of Ami

MPEG 00989 ♀ Paratype Brazil

Caxiuanã, Melgaço, Pará

May 2003 · col. J. A. P. Barreiros & C. O. Araújo

Paratype female of Neischnocolus caxiuana

Genitalia

Spermathecae
Male palp © Pérez-Miles et al. (2008, figs 7–8) — male left palpal organ, prolateral and retrolateral views

Bibliography (1)

Pérez-Miles, F., Gabriel, R., Miglio, L. T., Bonaldo, A., Gallon, R. C., Jimenez, J. J. & Bertani, R. (2008). Ami, a new Theraphosid genus from Central and South America, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Mygalomorphae). Zootaxa 1915: 54–68.
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