On a new genus of dwarf tarantulas (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) endemic from Peru: evidence from morphology and molecular phylogeny, with description of three new species

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  On a new genus of dwarf tarantulas ( Araneae : Mygalomorphae : Theraphosidae ) endemic from Peru: evidence from morphology and molecular phylogeny, with description of three new species Abstract Recent field campaigns conducted in Peru along with the examination of museum specimens allowed us to identify small tarantulas that do not fit with any known Theraphosidae genera. Morphology and additional molecular evidence from the mitochondrial gene COI led us to propose Kiskalla gen. nov . from southern Peru, at Puno region. Three new species of Kiskalla gen. nov . ( K. ignacioi sp. nov ., K. yeisoni sp. nov . and K. zukuapasanka sp. nov .) are herein described, diagnosed and illustrated. Kiskalla gen. nov . differs from the known Theraphosinae genera in the presence of lateral stripes on the abdomen and a small dorsal arrowhead-shaped patch of type III urticating setae, presence of a large number of spines on all legs, short and stout setae on the dorsal metatarsi encirc...

Two new species of Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Colombia

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Two new species of Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Colombia

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Two new species of the genus Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 are described: S. paula sp. nov. from the Colombian Caribbean coast and S. neisi sp. nov. from central Colombia. Both species are proposed based on the morphology of the palpal bulb, tibial apophysis and spermathecae. Taxo-nomic keys for all known species of the genus and a distribution map for Colombian species are provided.  

Bolaño-Manjarres, Emel & Benavides, Léiner & Tamaris-Turizo, Cesar & Osorio Vanegas, Luis. (2024). Two new species of Spinosatibiapalpus Gabriel & Sherwood, 2020 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Colombia. Arachnology. 19. 1205-1210.