Tmesiphantes intiyaykuy Nicoletta, Ferretti, Chaparro & West, 2022

Described by Rick C. West, Nelson Ferretti, Juan C. Chaparro, Micaela Nicoletta

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Nicoletta, M., Ferretti, N., Chaparro, J. C. & West, R. C. (2022). First record of Tmesiphantes Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) in Peru: a new species and its phylogenetic placement. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 94(4, e20200702): 1-17.

Distribution

Peru

Type Locality: Peru, Apurímac, Abancay, Cconoc

Etymology

The specific epithet intiyaykuy means “west” or “sunset” in Quechua language, because the species has its westernmost geographical distribution recorded for the genus.