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Issue: Vol. 5271 No. 2: 26 Apr. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-04-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5271.2.1
Page range: 201-230
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On the genus Thalerommata Ausserer, 1875 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with the description of six new species

Laboratório Especial de Ecologia e Evolução; Instituto Butantan. Avenida Vital Brazil; 1500; 05503-900 São Paulo; SP; Brazil.
Queensland Museum; PO Box 3300; South Brisbane; 4101; Queensland; Australia.
Araneae Barychelidae Cyrtogrammomma Psalistops Trichopelma Trichopelmatinae

Abstract

The poorly known mygalomorph genus Thalerommata Ausserer, 1875 is redescribed and rediagnosed. Thalerommata gracilis Ausserer, 1875 (type species) and T. macella (Simon, 1903) are rediagnosed. Thalerommata meridana (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938) is considered a nomen dubium. Six new species are described: T. squamea n. sp., T. huila n. sp., T. splendens n. sp., T. pecki n. sp., T. maculata n. sp., and T. gertschi n. sp. Thalerommata is transferred from Barychelidae to Theraphosidae and considered closely related with Trichopelma Simon, 1888, with which it shares the biserially dentate superior tarsal claws in males in combination with non-incrassate PLS. The genus is distributed from northern South-America to the Caribbean.

 

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