Tmesiphantes mutquina

Tmesiphantes mutquina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Tmesiphantes
Species:
T. mutquina
Binomial name
Tmesiphantes mutquina
(Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Melloleitaoina mutquina Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014

Tmesiphantes mutquina is a species of theraphosid spider in the subfamily Theraphosinae. It is native to Argentina.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 2014 as Melloleitaoina mutquina.[1] The specific name matquina comes from the Quechua language, meaning "a place or thing to smell", and is the name of the type locality, Mutquín. When it rains there, herbs release a pleasant smell.[2] In 2019, it was transferred to the genus Tmesiphantes.[1]

Characteristics

Tmesiphantes mutquina is only known from the male, which has a relatively straight embolus lacking any subapical triangular spine.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Taxon details Tmesiphantes mutquina (Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2014)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. ^ a b Perafán, C. & Pérez-Miles, F. (2014). "Three new species of Melloleitaoina Gerschman and Schiapelli, 1960 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from northern Argentina". ZooKeys (404): 17–129. Bibcode:2014ZooK..404..117P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.404.6243. PMC 4023263. PMID 24843274.


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