Pamphobeteus lasjuntas Peñaherrera-R., Cisneros-Heredia, León-E., Sherwood, Gabriel, Brescovit & Lucas, 2023

Described by Ray Gabriel, Antonio Domingos Brescovit, Sylvia Marlene Lucas, Danniella Sherwood, Pedro J. Peñaherrera Romero, Roberto J. León-E, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia

♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Sherwood, D., Gabriel, R., Peñaherrera-R., P. J., León-E, R. J., Cisneros-Heredia, D. F., Brescovit, A. D. & Lucas, S. M. (2023). Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901: redescriptions, new species and records, description of a missing sex, with taxonomic notes and changes in Megaphobema Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 19(6): 894-930.

Distribution

Ecuador

Type Locality: ECUADOR: Cascada Chorro Blanco, cerca de la comunidad Las Juntas, 0.7989 -78.1314, 1645 m, parroquia El Goaltal, cantón Espejo, provincia de Carchi

Etymology

The specific epithet is a noun in apposition honouring the community of Las Juntas and its inhabitants, who have always preserved the natural areas near them, such as the waterfall of Chorro Blanco, the type locality of this new species.