Thrixopelma nadineae Sherwood & Gabriel, 2022

Described by Ray Gabriel, Danniella Sherwood

♂ Male described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Sherwood, D. & Gabriel, R. (2022). Thrixopelma nadineae, a New Theraphosine from Ecuador (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Taxonomy 2: 255-260.

Distribution

Ecuador

Type Locality: Loja, Ecuador

Etymology

The epithet is a matronym honouring Nadine Dupérré (Collections Manager, Zoologisches Museum, Universität Hamburg), our friend and colleague, in recognition of her numerous contributions to arachnology, especially on the taxonomy of spiders from Ecuador.