Bonnetina cyaneifemur

Bonnetina cyaneifemur
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Clade: Avicularioidea
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Bonnetina
Species:
B. cyaneifemur
Binomial name
Bonnetina cyaneifemur
(Vol, 2000)

Bonnetina cyaneifemur, also known as the Mexican blue femur, is a species of tarantula from the genus Bonnetina. It was first described in 2000 by Fabian Vol.[1]

The genus name is in recognition of the French arachnologist, Pierre Bonnet and the species name refers to the dark blue (cyan) color of the spider's femurs.

It is found in Mexico and has been spotted in the Mountains near Manzanillo.[2][3]

Behavior

The spider usually makes a burrow under the topsoil or amongst branches, rocks and other forest floor debris.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Vol, F. (2000a). Description de Bonnetina cyaneifemur, gen. n. & sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae) du Mexique. Arachnides 44: 2–9.
  2. ^ "World spider catalog". Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Mexican Blue-femur Tarantula Observed". Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ Tarantulas of the world: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen – Band 1. Published by the author, 148 pp.